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Dramatica Weekend Workshop Syllabus 1 Introduction and Overview Story Structure v. Storytelling * Video Clip: Cyrano De Bergerac/Roxanne comparison The Elements of Structure The Four Aspects of Structure • Character: as elements of structure, characters represent the different attitudes and approaches that might be applied to resolve a story’s problem. • Theme: the perspectives compared in a story to create its message. • Plot: the sequence behind any progressive aspect of story. • Genre: the broadest way of classifying a story according to its overall feel.
The Art of Storytelling The Four Stages of Communication • Storyforming: a story’s underlying skeleton of structure and dynamics. • Storyencoding: the specific symbols chosen to represent a story’s argument. • Storyweaving: the order and emphasis used in presenting a story to an audience. • Reception: how the audience interprets a finished story.
Dramatica Foundations
There are a few fundamental concepts that should be introduced first. These are:
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