Podcasts about basic plots

People love to talk about how there are only a few basic stories, and all other work is a variation of them. THE SEVEN BASIC PLOTS is one of the most famous books sharing this theory! Haven't read THE SEVEN BASIC PLOTS by Christopher Booker? No problem! Professional screenwriters Alexie Basil and Adam Schaller share the best and worst takeaways from the famous storytelling classic.  Connect with Us YS Website YS Discord Script Vault YS Courses Writing the Short Writing the Scene Writing the Feature Writing the Pilot

Scrivete storie? Bravi! E vi ritenete pure originali e creativi??? Bravissimi! Spero di non deludervi, ma qualcuno si è preso la briga di mettere un po' di ordine e ha scoperto (grazie all'approccio jungiano) sette trame fondamentali che - alla fine della fiera - sono la base narrativa di tutti i film, romanzi e... pure dei podcast che raccontano storie. Non ci credete? Vi racconto qualcosa in più...

In this episode I spoke with one of our long term friends and members of the 6 Star movement, Rob Drummond. I loved this conversation for so many reasons, not least of all because of his passion for helping entrepreneurs be their authentic self.We discussed many topics, and I thought he absolutely nailed the answer to the question “what does it mean to be 6 Star?”. I hope you like it as well!Here's a summary of our conversation:03:30 - it started with barefoot running08:55 - the journey began in marketing11:34 - ‘fake it until you make it' worked!17:01 - realising who wanted what he had30:25 - the different levels of stories48:51 - we all have inner work to doand much more…Enjoy!Here's some information about our guest:Rob Drummond, Founder & CEO of Story CopywritersI'm an email copywriter and marketing automation consultant based in Sheffield, England. I run Story Copywriters, where I help coaches and consultants to attract a steady stream of ideal clients by telling their story.What are you famous for?Business storytelling. I'm known for a comprehensive review I did of Christopher Booker's '7 Basic Plots', and how they can apply in business.Something Interesting About You:From spring to autumn I run barefoot on local playing fields. I started this in 2008 as a way to combat shin splints, but it's now a foundational spiritual habit. The connection to the earth is beautiful.YouTube Episode:https://youtu.be/G_5zq5A01_QHow to Contact Rob:w: www.storycopywriters.comLI: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rob-drummond-a88a8443/The purpose of the 6 Star Business is to help businesses find more meaning, purpose and profits in their endeavours. We seek to 'do it differently' and encourage everyone to rise above the status quo to do what it takes to be different: with meaning, purpose and intention. With those key ingredients, you'll be on your way to 6 Stars faster than you realise! If you'd like to get in touch please contact us at contact@6star.business

After the usual tangents and mentions of Kat Graham and Henry Cavill, Chris and Jamie talk about the seven basic plots of story telling and attempt to make a story without using any of them. Contact the show: thetrueandthefictional@gmail.com Follow us on the socials: FB: Facebook.com/storiesthetrueandthefictional IG: @stories_podcast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzIXhRcUvPPAzpCL-_a9N4w   This episode is sponsored by Rebecca Cassells, Author of the rising dawn series. Buy her books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/.../e/B08WCH6RHG/ Follow her on the socials: IG: Rebecca.cassells.92 FB: Rebecca Cassells books - Sign up as a sponsor and have your book, product or works advertised on the show: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/sttatf  

What if there were templates out there to help you tell better brand stories faster? Well, I found them (all five, in fact) tucked away inside of the depths of a book so massive, you can use it as a step stool: Christopher Booker's The Seven Basic Plots. In this episode, I'll take you through my own journey to discovering this incredible resource, the two plots you can ignore, and go over the five plots that I use to shape my brand stories. CONNECT WITH BRYCE AT MCNABB STORYTELLING Turn Strangers Into Advocates [FREE Guidebook] Instagram YouTube Twitter Website

This Week in Culture Episode 261 (Raising Kanan S2 Ep 2; Flatbush Misdemeanors S2 Ep10): 7 Basic Plots. This week Ant and J. Johnson recap the weekend and give some sound advice to fellow creatives before breaking down the season 2, and (possibly series??) finale of pod favorite #FlatbushMisdemeanors. The guys also discuss the first two episodes of #RaisingKanan and which major character gets killed this season. Click the link and tune in now! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinculture/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thisweekinculture/support

On todays episode, the mods of the podcast discuss The Seven Basic Plots, a book by Christopher Booker using anime. The theory is that stories fall under at least one of the seven plot points, Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches, The Quest, Voyage & Return, Comedy, Tragedy and lastly Rebirth. What are your favorite examples of these plots? Let us know in the comments or join our discord located in the linktree. *WARNING WE TALK ABOUT A TON OF DIFFERENT ANIME AND SPOIL THEM, MOSTLY NEON GENESIS* Socials - https://linktr.ee/whatdoyousayanime Intro - 0:00 Overcoming the Monster - 9:27 Rags to Riches - 25:08 The Quest - 42:00 Voyage & Return 55:00 Comedy - 1:12:20 Tragedy - 1:24:40 Rebirth - 1:43:00

Today we talk about tropes! Those pesky little things that people either seem to love or hate but seem to have such a heavy hold on the stories we love and hate. In this episode, I give the definition of Literary Tropes as opposed to the character/plot led ones that we usually consider (02:05). I touch on the 7 Basic Plots or Archetypes that make up stories and which most tropes originate (08:10). I reveal your most hated (21:50) and loved (25:30) tropes and some of the characters that display them. Lastly, I update you once more with the #BooksNShit mantra and my current reading state (33:10) alongside my plans for my current WIP Wolves of Duty (35:08) For those of us feeling a little down about life or writing or anything else going on, make sure to take in a little quote at the end of the episode. I hope it will make you feel better about what's to come, even when the nights seem the darkest... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/booksnshit/message

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Before Mayke Entertainment, we were Arclight Comics! Tune into the re-release of The Arclight Podcast and get insightful tips, info, and advice on how we make comics. We shared everything we learned from 2009 to 2016. Learn how we branded our company, handled legal issues, character design, story development, and more! Inside Episode 005: In the 2nd episode of our 6-part series, we go over all 9 plots, their examples, and even go into how they're used in our own comic projects and stories. Key Takeaways You don't have to stick to just one plot. Several plots can happen within your comic's story. The best example of multiple plots is Star Wars. Star Wars is a rags to riches quest where the hero overcomes the monster on a voyage and return while the Villain experiences rebirth at the end. You can't put syrup on trash and expect pancakes, you're just going to get syrupy trash. You only get phenomenal storytelling when you make story a priority and not an afterthought. Even with finding the soul of your character, having a great story to tell through them helps you find the soul. You need great characters to tell a great story. You need a great story to support great characters. You can't have one without the other. Note: Ed keeps pounding on his desk. He won't do that again, but that's the thudding noise you keep hearing in the recording. Forgive us!

This is a preview of a recent premium episode available in full only to Patreon subscribers at the $5 per month level. Click over to https://www.patreon.com/posts/23590464 and subcribe to become a Champagne Sharks premium member to access this full episode as well as 70+ bonus episodes not available to non-subscribers. This is a double episode that we are counting as two episodes, and it's a little bit different than usual. Today we have Teen Sheng (http://twitter.com/Mont_Jiang) joining me from the podcast Escape from Plan A (https://planamag.com/podcast/home) to discuss a new Korean movie we recently saw, Lee Chang-dong's Burning. After the movie, we had a pretty intense conversation about it and tied it into Carl Jung, Joseph Campbell, Fight Club, Star Wars, Karen Horney, and Jordan Peterson. It's quite a departure, but we hope you like it. Discussed in this episode: The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Vol. 7: Two Essays on Analytical Psychology by Carl Jung https://amzn.to/2GGhNL5  Haruki Murakami's original "Barn Burning" short story https://www.mrflamm.com/uploads/2/2/0/0/2200902/barnburningbyharukimurakami.pdf The Symbolic Life: Miscellaneous Writings (The Collected Works of C. G. Jung, Volume 18) by Carl Jung https://amzn.to/2BJ0N17  "Carl Jung discussing Anima Projection" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIYvz4LuEYA  "How Burning Captures the Toll of Extreme Inequality in South Korea" https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2018/11/burning-movie-imagines-working-class-anxiety-south-korea-lee-chang-dong/575773/  A Closer Look at Carl Jung’s Individuation Process: A Map for Psychic Wholeness https://scottjeffrey.com/individuation-process-jungian-psychology/  "The 4 Major Jungian Archetypes" https://www.verywellmind.com/what-are-jungs-4-major-archetypes-2795439  Analytical Psychology on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Analytical_psychology  Karen Horney Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karen_Horney  "Karen Horney's Vision of the Self" https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/a3e8/84090e1ab763bab0ead9a243247003196e54.pdf  "Fight Club and Owning Your Shadow" https://www.thecrucibleproject.org/fight-club-owning-shadow/  "Fight Club Characters: Analysis of the Shadow Archetype and Its Impact on the Protagonist in Fight Club" https://donguselsaptamalar.wordpress.com/2015/08/03/analysis-of-the-shadow-archetype-and-its-impact-on-the-protagonist-in-fight-club/  "Jordan Peterson, Masculinity, Jung and the Alt-Right." by Jacques Legault https://medium.com/@jacquesrlegault/jordan-peterson-masculinity-jung-and-the-alt-right-c8f07168901  "AI, Jordan Peterson’s Fight Club and the Alt-Right." by Jacques Legault https://hackernoon.com/ai-jordan-petersons-fight-club-and-the-alt-right-ff366fa736e8  The Beginner's Guide to Jungian Psychology by Robin Robertson https://amzn.to/2CD1MS4  Owning Your Own Shadow by Robert Johnson https://amzn.to/2SqjGgn  The Shadow's Gift: Find Out Who You Really Are by Robin Robertson https://amzn.to/2SpvO1t  Neurosis and Human Growth by Karen Horney https://amzn.to/2QWbdoA  The Writer's Journey by Chrstopher Vogler https://amzn.to/2Cgr4UK 7 Basic Plots by Christopher Booker https://amzn.to/2M1DRin On Bullshit by Harry Frankfurt https://amzn.to/2SNWNDW Regarding the movie "Taxi Driver" and the screenwriter's shadow's role in the creation of it: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2006/jul/06/features.geoffreymacnab Stanton Peele's Love and Addiction https://amzn.to/2SQGI0s Dunning-Kruger Effect https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Dunning-Kruger_effect Beyond Culture by Edward T. Hall https://amzn.to/2RM98LP "Decompensation of a Narcissist" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHoyQd8JhiE

3PP 20: The Stories That We Tell Stories are as old as civilization itself, and as humans we can't help but tell stories. In this episode we share common plots, themes, and ways to understand and better come up with good stories. We also share some of the stories that have been influences on us and who we are as artists and storytellers. Current Projects: Lee, Is continuing on his book cover series; he also worked on creating 50 patterns to give to his agent to take to a convention in New York for licensing. Will, Still working on the sequel to Bonaparte, and is working on a new Kickstarter, to be released in February or March. Stay tuned for details! Sidenote: in case you didn’t know, Kickstarters are exhausting! Jake: Is all finished with his Skyheart Kickstarter and is still just rounding up any stragglers, so if you are a backer and haven’t filled out your survey yet, log onto Kickstarter and fill it out so we can get your reward to you! SVSLearn.com, sponsor of this podcast! Free for 7 days. Click here if you are interested in learning more! What stories do you want to tell? That is the question that we want to dive into with today’s topic. The Stories That We Tell In illustration there are some recurring stories and themes that come up with similar plots and basic story details. Lee did a deep dive on the internet to learn more about what stories keep coming up in the world of children’s books and here are the results from the first website he found:) Basic Themes, Plots, and Actions 10 Basic Themes in Children’s Books: Courage Friendship Belonging /Identity Family Loss/ Grief Growing Up Anger Suffering Jealousy Love Lee did a little more research by clicking on the next Google result, and found this: (The 7 Basic Plots, Christoffer Booker)[https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Basic-Plots-Tell-Stories/dp/0826480373/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546027154&sr=1-1&keywords=the+seven+basic+plots] Overcoming the Monster, or overcoming some big thing Rags to Riches: follows a rise to happiness. Voyage and Return The Quest Comedy Tragedy: riches to rags, follows a fall. Rebirth Jake’s 4 Different Plot Categories: Winning Escaping Stopping Retreating These are the modes of action of the main characters. I.e. Where the Wild Things Are, Max is escaping. Little Bot and Sparrow It’s all about a robot that becomes friends with a sparrow and they grow in their friendship together, until one day the sparrow has to leave for the winter. The story is all about: Friendship, Belonging, and Dealing with Loss and Grief. A subtle version of rags to riches. Plot applies more to bigger, longer stories, stories with a 3 act structure. Children’s books can have a 3 act structure but often times they don’t. Most stories: a problem that needs to be solved and then they find a creative solution. The late Rick Walton: Come up with an interesting problem with a creative solution. Are there things that you like to create? Are there things that you like to create? What are you naturally drawn to creating? If you are a student in school you should be creative enough when you get an assignment, you should be able to fit what the assignment is with what you want to paint or create. Some themes that come up in Lee’s work and entertainment interests: Kids that find something magical, and then that drives the story. Normal real life with a hint of magic, or one thing out of place. Like The Goonies, Iron Giant, and E.T. With Harry Potter, he liked the details, more than the overall story. 3 Different Types of Creators: World Building: get really caught up in the details, sometimes overlook the story and characters and can get caught up with plot points, etc. Character Building: very focused on the characters and their development. Plot Building: very focused on the overall story, but maybe doesn’t have specifics figured out with characters, the world, etc. Jake loves Worldbuilding. What are the mechanics of the world? It’s super interesting to have characters with conflict. I.e. A bad character who is forced to do something good. The reluctant heroes, the anti-hero are very interesting and fun stories to follow. What are you going to paint and create if you are left on your own? Will’s goal is to become an Authorstrator. Will and his wife were losing their home because of poor financial choices, and this was a direct influence on his story: (Gary’s Place)[https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garys-place/id778805132?mt=8]: What if this gopher decided to dig a hole and then added a whole bunch of rooms, and then the house got flooded because the Gopher dug too far. What do I like to do in the winter time? etc, then you can start thinking about situations and character ideas. Essentially the stories that you tell will come from your life experiences, your interests, and from who you are. How to come up with a good story Why a story starts and why a story ends is so difficult, the resolution is the hardest part, it is difficult to come up with a story that ends in a satisfying and meaningful way. You can say, I know that I want the story to be about this..., but instead of thinking about how it starts, think about how it ends. Then you can work backwards and reverse engineer it. Some stories are serious, and others are just fun jokes. Like Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. The story is along the lines of a really good joke. It is simplified, toned down, and has a great punch line. Think about the jokes that you are drawn to. Funny picture books are just illustrated jokes. Every element is essential to help tell the joke. [I Want My Hat Back] (https://www.amazon.com/I-Want-My-Hat-Back/dp/0763655988/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1546029594&sr=1-1&keywords=I+want+my+hat+back) No David! It is very loosely a story, but there is this interaction and story, and then it ends with the resolution of his mom hugging him. Writing a simple short book that is also satisfying is very difficult. Dr. Suess was amazing at creating stories that were deep. He started off as a political cartoonist and a lot of that carries over into his children’s books. There is a lot more to it than what you see on paper. Horton Hears a Who, he is making a commentary about the U.S. and Japan after WW2. The Cat in the Hat, his message and commentary on authoritarianism. The Lorax, it is about environmental stuff. He is so good at making a story that is interesting on two levels. But with these stories the story isn’t overwhelmed by the message beneath it. The surface story is also interesting. Too didactic, is a warning zone. Don’t make it too preachy! You want it to be fun and not focused on preaching. Jake has got this note, editors don’t want it to be too strong a message. It has to be more underneath the story. You can’t be hit over the head with a message. “Don’t Run into the Road!” It’s not a story. There was this big name author that tried to create a story about that, but it never really sold anywhere. Preachy stories are really off-putting. Beating reader over the head never works. We don’t read children’s books to be preached at. Early Influences What are your top 3 books as a kid? Why? Why do you remember them now? Will: The Francis books, Will was fighting with his sister, and in the book the brother was being mean to his sister. The book showed the perspective of the little sister and how she was really hurt when he was being mean to her. It really hit him and helped him see that he was being the bad guy. It made him self reflect, and had an impact on his life. Rick Walton: if you set out to teach a lesson, that’s fine. But if you have to make the right decisions to make the story good, and those decisions take you away from that lesson, then follow the story. Jake: Richard Scarry books, Where’s Waldo books, stories with the faintest of stories but lots of amazing visuals. Early influences play a huge role on who you are as a creator. Those early influences stay with you for your whole life. Lee’s dream: to listen to the radio in 30 years and hear that a book he wrote had an impact on someone. Lee: The Pink Elephant with Golden Spots. These kids are in an empty house and they find these keys that open a magic wardrobe, and they discover a pink elephant with golden spots, that ends up being taken to the zoo where all the other elephants make fun of it, but all of the visitors want to see the pink elephant, and all of the other elephants paint themselves to look fun and crazy like the pink elephant. Lee still cherishes that book. These things stick with you for the rest of your life. Will: I Wish That I Had Duck Feet We want to be unique. We want to stick out. This book is an influence on him and his work. Jake, what inspired you to draw robots? Yukito Kishero’s Battle Angel Alida was a big influence. Appleseed was full of robots, and in the back the artist, Sherow, would show robot designs with cut aways showing the insides of the robots and how they worked. Jake likes to offset the high technical, really detailed robots with cute little animals. Richard Scarry liked cute animals driving cars and Jake likes cute animals with robots. Jake likes the engineering aspect, the form and function of drawing robots. Star Wars is amazing, and they have all of these books showing cross sections of ships and how things work. How do you avoid being cliche? You need to connect dots that haven’t been connected before. Just write a great story, that is totally original. It’s that easy! Anything that is unique and original, there is an element of the familiar and there is something that is unexpected. This is why it is vital to fill your creative bank account. Where are some unlikely connections? What are the interesting things that you notice? Notice the things around you. Look for things in your life that are unique to you. Look for problems in your life and find ways to solve them. Lee’s real life question: “What if it didn’t stop raining?” Led to him creating a story about a girl who encounters that problem, it doesn’t stop raining. Find the problems that you are going through personally and then solve them in interesting ways. If you are stuck on doing the monster under the bed something then you need to do something unexpected. Seinfeld, comes from real life. There is a level of richness and charm that has to come from real life. Have fun telling and coming up with your own stories! LINKS Svslearn.com Jake Parker: mrjakeparker.com Instagram: @jakeparker, Youtube: JakeParker44 Will Terry: willterry.com. Instagram: @willterryart, Youtube: WillTerryArt Lee White: leewhiteillustration.comInstagram: @leewhiteillo Alex Sugg: alexsugg.com Tanner Garlick: tannergarlickart.com. Instagram: @tannergarlick If you like this episode, please share it, subscribe, and we’d love it if you left a review! These podcasts live and die on reviews. If you want to join in on this discussion log onto forum.svslearn.com, there is a forum for this episode you can comment on.

In today's solo episode, we're going to talk about 4 of the most popular brand story types. And how you can think about these to prompt your own brand storytelling. Back in episodes 19 & 20, I unpacked Christopher Booker's 7 Basic Plots for Stories in general. But today, we'll just discuss the top four of these to create your own brand stories. In this episode: Noting key moments of your life that can become part of the stories - both personal & professional Story types Journey Adversity Origin Awakening Examples of entrepreneur's stories using these types. Links mentioned in the show: Episode 19 (http://engagevideomarketing.com/episode19) Episode 20 (http://engagevideomarketing.com/episode20) The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories Episode 8 (http://engagevideomarketing.com/episode8) Support this podcast

This episode teaches you everything you need to know about structuring your novel. No need to fear formula! Learn to tame it and bend it to your will. Following on from our episode on the 7 Pillars of Line-Editing Your Novel, this time we look at how to sculpt your novel into a pleasing shape, how to think about where to start and where to end, and how to make sure you make promises that you payoff on. This is a great episode to listen to if you want to know: how should I structure my novel? How does plot work? When should I work on an outline? How does structure work in literary fiction? How do I make my story compelling? How can I make the middle of my story gripping? If you'd like to support me as I make the podcast, please buy my book or one of the books I mention via the links below: THE HONOURS by Tim Clare: https://wordery.com/the-honours-tim-clare-9781782114765#oid=1908_1 STORY by Robert McKee: https://wordery.com/story-robert-mckee-9780413715609#oid=1908_1 THE 7 BASIC PLOTS by Christopher Brooker: https://wordery.com/the-seven-basic-plots-christopher-booker-9780826480378#oid=1908_1

Today’s episode is part 2 of a two part series continuing on from last week's Episode 19. In this series we’re unpacking the 7 Basic Plots that Christopher Booker wrote about in The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (2004) and I'm tying each plot back to examples of how these stories can, and have been used in brand marketing and advertising. Last week we looked at the first 3 plots - Overcoming the Monster, Rags to Riches and The Quest. Today we'll cover the remaining 4 plots. Now, these 7 Basic Plots are not the be all and end all, and it’s important to recognise that these plots often get mixed together, variations created, and subgenres formed. With an understanding however of these 7 Basic Plot points as a storyteller or marketer we can be empowered to embrace the plot, or plots that best suit our brand - and use this as a launching pad for developing a story creatively. In this episode The final 4 of Booker's 7 plots Voyage and Return Comedy Tragedy And Rebirth Links in this Episode The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories Part 1 - Episode 19 (http://engagevideomarketing.com/episode19) Support this podcast

Christopher Booker wrote The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories (2004) where he explains that “there are indeed a small number of plots which are so fundamental to the way we tell stories that it is virtually impossible for any storyteller ever to break away from them”. Today’s episode is part 1 of a two part series which will be continued to next week and Episode 20. Over the next two episodes we’re going to unpack these 7 Basic Plots that Booker wrote about, and importantly I’ll be tying each plot back to examples of how these stories can, and have been used in brand marketing and advertising. Christopher Booker’s 7 Basic Plot points don’t contradict The Hero’s Journey which we went through in Episode 11, but rather become another layer of story structure on top of that idea. And it’s these 7 Basic Plots that I’m going to start to explore with you in today’s episode. In this episode The first 3 of the Booker's 7 plots Overcoming the Monster Rags to Riches The Quest Understanding that each plot point also runs with an underlying ‘Meta-Plot’ or basic story structure The parallels with Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey Links in this Episode The Seven Basic Plots: Why We Tell Stories Support this podcast

To kick off the Halloween Season, we have decided to attempt to cover subjects that relate directly to horror films for this month, and we kick it off with a conversation relating to something we recently spoke about in our Production Apps episode: The Seven Basic Plots. In writing, generally all stories can fall into one of 7 basic plots, which are explained heavily in the book The Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker. By learning and understanding these guidelines for writing, you can gain a better perspective on your story, and will help you in creating more complex and interesting characters and stories.  In a horror twist, we have decided to explain how these basic plot lines can be used in making great horror films. Every horror film ever made is the first plotline of "Overcoming The Monster" but what makes great horror is when you combine multiple structures into your stories. Using examples of some of the greatest horror films including The Shining, Alien, Rosemarys Baby, Nightbreed, Event Horizon, Night Of the Living Dead, and many others.  October 5th at 4pm has been announced as the official New England Premiere of our film Theta States! We have been selected to be part of the Shawna Shea Foundation Film Festival, and will be the opening film of the festival! Both of us will be on-hand for all three days of the fest, so please come on out to support this wonderful charity and celebrate independent artists and filmmakers. #SwagBag https://www.shawnasheaff.com/ You can find the Shawna Shea Memorial Foundation, where donations are welcome, here: http://www.shawnafoundation.org/ Subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, YouTube, Google Play, or your favorite podcatching app. And don't forget to rate and review us! Email us at filmmakingsucks@gmail.com with any questions, comments, or subjects you'd like to hear us discuss. We have also (contrary to what was said in this episode) opened our Facebook page, so you can now follow the podcast at www.facebook.com/filmmakingpodcast! #FilmmakingSucks

Batten down the hatches… Tidal Wave, the seventh studio album by 17-year rock veterans Taking Back Sunday, is our task for the week. Despite some occasional changes in the band lineup, the group has retained enough stability to turn out albums with consistency and class. We hope you'll honor that consistency and join us for an analysis of the group's latest creation, Tidal Wave. Afterwards, stick around to [2:02:20] for a preview on a little experiment of ours: Does music stack up to the 7 Basic Plots of plot-writing (as are often found in literature)? Are the journeys equatable, or does music simply go rogue? Continue reading

Here's a blast from the past! I was teaching class the other day and found out that Peter and I never released the final episode on the Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker. This episode is all about The Rebirth. Rebirth is all about the main character making a huge change in their life. Although dynamic change may be a subplot in many stories in The Rebirth plot it is the main focus. http://www.thebookeditorshow.com/the-secret-to-emotionally-connect-with-your-reader/

The seven basic plots, part six, the tragedy. What should be included? What can be cut? Why isn't it used more? What is the right audience?Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley talk about all this and more.

Today Clark Chamberlain and Perter Turley continue their series on Booker's Seven Basic Plots. The Comedy will be familiar to anyone who has ever seen a romantic comedy. Comedy isn't always about jokes. It lets you open up difficult subjects and dig deep into the problems of a person's life. See how best to tackle editing this type of plot and if it fits your latest work.

Today Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley take a look at the Voyage and Return. This magical plot will take readers to a world of amazement and place them head to head against an unseen evil. Is it the plot of your book? Find out if it is and how you can edit it it to perfection.

Clark Chamberlain and Peter Turley show you how to edit the seven core plots from Christopher Booker's book the Seven Basic Plots. This episode they will be examining the quest. What do you need to include, what are the main elements, what can you change or combine?

Continuing in our seven part series on editing the basic plots. Today we are looking at the Rags to Riches story. Learn if this is the plot of your book, what elements should be contained and how to pace the story.

Starting a seven part series on editing the Seven Basic Plots by Christopher Booker. In part one Clark Chamberlain and Perter Turley examine Overcoming the Monster.  Learn if your story fits into this major plot family, if it does how to make it unique and yet feel familiar to readers. Learn what is needed and what to leave out.