WRITERS and FILMMAKERS
James Bonnet's Storymaking:
The Master Class
The Quintessential Screenwriting and Storymaking Seminar
by the Author of Stealing Fire from the Gods
Whether you are a professional or novice writer or filmmaker, this intensive story seminar will take you beyond Classical Story Structure and The Hero's Journey to a more complete understanding of the principles that you need to create your own successful stories and story films.
Whatever you hope to accomplish with your storymaking -- be that a meaningful self-expression, a significant artistic success, make a lot of money, win Academy Awards, or have a career that rivals Steven Spielberg's -- you have to become a master of the craft. This new state-of-the-art story knowledge will give you that mastery and guide you to a more complete understanding of the fundamentals that drive the world's most powerful art forms -- storytelling and film.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Screenwriters, Directors, Producers, Novelists, Playwrights and anyone else whose livelihood depends on knowing what makes a story great and successful.
PART ONE: A review of basic concepts and important story patterns and an introduction to high concept storymaking and the creation of ideas that will be talked about, generate excitement and compel the right people to get involved.
The Anatomy of a Great Idea
The Fascinating Subject
The Intriguing Title
The Inciting Action and The Hook
The Structures of the Whole Story
The Entity Being Transformed
The Nine Essential Characters
The Cycles of Transformation
The Upside and Darkside of the Passage
The Hero and The Antihero Compared
Character and Plot
The Marvelous and Terrible Elements
The Whole Story, Frame Story, and
Back Story Compared
The Structures of the Story Focus
The Structures of the Principle Action
Classical Structure and the Structure of
Action in Real Life
Genre and the Entertainment Dimensions
The Creative Process
The Six Essential Creative Techniques
Choosing the Right Metaphor
PART TWO:A step by step journey from the fascination to the final draft, including a thorough analysis of today's most powerful and sucessful stories and films.
Creating the High Concept Great Idea
Probing the Fascination
Finding the Subject
Finding the Problem of the Story
Finding the Entity and the Threat
Finding the Inciting Action and the Hook
Finding the State of Misfortune and the
Real Cause of the Problem
Creating the Larger, Whole Story
Creating the Downside of the Cycle
Creating the Negative Characters
Creating the Hero and the Antihero
Making Your Characters Charismatic
and Merchandisable
Creating the Marvelous Element
Creating the Upside of the Cycle
Creating the Positive Characters
Creating Character Chemistry
and Conflict
Creating the Structures of the Story Focus
Creating the Structures of the Principal Action
Creating the Crisis: the True Middle
of the Story
Creating the Scenes
Finding the Emotional Core of the Scenes
Imitations of Real Life
Creating Outstanding Dialogue
Creating the Narrative Structure
Creating the Aesthetic and Technical Dimensions
Creating Excitement, Passion, Suspense,
How to bring all the powerful dimensions
together to create one magnificent effect.
With this new deeper understanding of story there will be no limit to the power and art that can be created through your work.
Sportsmen's Lodge October 10-11, 2009
12825 Ventura Blvd. 10 am to 6 pm
Studio City, CA 91604
Registration fee:$350.00
Seating Is Limited
To reserve a space, payment in full or a non-refundable
minimum deposit of $75.00 is required, with balance due
at registration prior to first session.
Make check payable to: JAMES BONNET
Mail to: 3346 Cardiff Av.
Los Angeles, CA 90034
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For more information call: US 818 567 0521
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or email us at: bonnet@storymaking.com
For hotel information contact Diane: dt@storymaking.com
For free articles on story and storymaking, see our Story Alchemy page.
