| Reviews
of Dramatica.
Dramatica has been praised by Pulitzer Prize-winning authors, Academy Award-winning writers and directors, and New York Times bestselling novelists. “I’ve used Dramatica as a creative tool on virtually every script I’ve written professionally, dating back to before BAND OF BROTHERS. It is, by far, the most comprehensive and useful theory and software for understanding what makes good stories work that I know of. I highly recommend it as a resource for all writers.”
Erik Bork, multiple Emmy and Golden
Globe-winning screenwriter
(HBO’s BAND OF BROTHERS and FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON) “Dramatica Story Expert provides incredibly powerful tools for creating and
analyzing stories. With its innovative new Gists interface, it enables anyone to
harness the power of this extraordinary software.”
Michael Backes, Apple Master; Screenwriter,
Rising Sun
Cofounder, American Film Institute/Apple Computer Center for Film and Video Makers “Dramatica: Indispensable power tools for my imagination . . . Dramatica is my indispensable tool both in bringing form to my new novels and in the repair and tune-up of stories that I am revisiting. It has added a new, grander dimension to my craft. These are power tools no storyteller should be without.”
Tracy Hickman, NY Times Bestselling Author,
DragonLance (series), Rose of the Prophet (series), Deathgate Cycle (series),
Bronze Chronicles (series)
“The story for “Copy Shop” was in my head for 10 years. Dramatica is
with me for 5 years – long enough to burn the 12 essential questions into my
subconsciousness. The 12 minute film won 25 international awards and an
Oscar-nomination. “I suppose subjecting myself to the process—the discipline of Dramatica—has
had an invaluable consequence: I have more confidence in the final product. I
know the bones of the screenplay are good because I know I made my fundamental
decisions in a most dramatically informed way.” “Dramatica is a dream come true for any writer who thinks in cinematic
terms, and it makes a wonderful creative companion. You cannot take your brain
off it!!!” “Dramatica Pro guides you through the nitty gritty of creating your story.
It’s a focusing tool. I’ve taken my story ideas with character sketches and
plugged them into the Dramatica Pro program. By the time I finished answering
all of the questions, my story is fully realized and I’m ready to write.” “Dramatica is the most effective tool in the market place today for
writer’s on every level.” “Dramatica Pro is a story development tool I am pleased to recommend to
other writers. It can either develop a story with minimal feedback from the
writer or significantly enhance an existing idea by fanning writer passion to an
unexpected level. This has allowed my story development process to shift in
several truly systemic ways.” “I had my pitch meeting with a producer… Everything he wanted to know
I’d been forced to game out with my ol’ friend Dramatica… the program will
make your job as a writer not only easier, but more fun. By the way, I got the
deal.” “Dramatica is an essential tool for developing a story’s structure. I
used it extensively to develop a screenplay that was awarded first place in the
SlamDance Screenwriting Competition.” My comedy won the first prize in the ‘Salzburg Screenplay Competition’
today. The jury said that my script was miles ahead of all others.” “I finished the first draft story outline of a piece I’ve been working on
for a couple of months. It came together exactly as I had envisioned it. While I
credit myself for a large part of that, endless accolades must go out to
Dramatica. The program forced me to focus on exactly what I wanted to do. It
also gave me great insights as to do much of it. You guys really did a job with
this program.” ”...I can say that I have never approached a book project with more
confidence that I am on the right path. Dramatica Pro refuses to let me off the
hook; rather, it forces me to think things through, directly and indirectly, in
such a way that no avenues seem to be left unexplored. I feel certain that this
thoroughness will eliminate problems down the road—problems that surely would
have emerged without Dramatica Pro’s vaccination. The process also seems to be
drawing from me more than I knew I had in me. That feels good, and is
reinforcing as I work through my story idea.” “Creating characters can drive a comic bananas and I take my funny business
very seriously. That’s why I chose Dramatica Pro to make my work fun.
There’s only one thing missing – Comedica Pro.” “I LOVE this software! You and your have my deepest gratitude. That you
offer different approaches to the process is extraordinary in software, period,
but also, indispensable for a creative modeler like this.” “Obviously I would not be writing if I had not derived a great deal of
enjoyment and many productive hours from Dramatica. It is an impressive and
graceful achievement.” “I was intrigued enough by the recent write-up of Dramatica in the current
issue of the Writers Guild Journal to order a copy of theory book from your
company. I am pausing after just a few pages to give you this feedback: The
first four pages are perhaps the most intellectually elegant profoundly
reframing words I have ever read concerning the idea of story.” “Thanks for a terrific program. Out of the box and without even looking at
the manual, I used it to help me find a problem in a script I had written and
optioned a couple of years ago, but attracted no further interest. Then I read
the manual and have since been using it to outline a novel.” “I’ve tried other programs and they are all fine products, but Dramatica
takes you to deeper levels… If I were to rate the programs I’ve tried, I’d
give top prize to this one. I first read about it in Writers Digest and was
curious since it was the only one rated ‘Excellent’ in the story development
software category. Now I see why.” “Congratulations on a great software!... I’m currently in the process of
rewriting a script that I had nearly completed a month ago. Dramatica pointed
out the weaknesses in my story structure in the first seven days after
installation.” |