26 terms in this category
Multiple plotlines expose different sides of the same theme and keep things moving.
A major section of a longer story.
The progression or journey a character makes through the story.
The first requirement of effective business storytelling.
The man who made Campbell's Hero's Journey practical for Hollywood and storytellers.
The emotional peak of a story.
The teaser scene/sequence before the titles of a TV programme.
Any story that ends happily (in the classical definition).
Your mind may jump to James Bond and the seconds ticking down on the bomb ...
The section of the story that comes after the climax.
Background context that supports or explains the story.
A simplified story that illustrates fundamental truths.
You know what this is and you may have a favourite ...
Joseph Campbell's universal story structure from 1949. The foundation of modern storytelling.
The line, conflict or idea that pulls the audience into a story.
A shortened story of approx 20k to 40k words.
The mechanics that create the effect: selection, focus, and the removal of friction.
The implicit promise that a storyteller makes to their audience.
The location of a story (in time and space).
My minimum viable definition ...
The twelve-beat scaffolding for telling origin stories based on the Hero's Journey.
Dan Harmon's simplified Hero's Journey: eight beats for television storytelling.
The interconnected stories a brand or business tells about itself and what it stands for.
Any story that ends unhappily (as opposed to Comedies...
The moment when a character abandons their mask to reveal their true self.
The wider process of building your interconnected web of stories, ideas, concepts, and insights.