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Storytelling foundations

Explore the 6 elements of drama by Aristotle and 7 plots by Booker, along with 45 master characters, foundational aspects, and storytelling devices. Enhance your storytelling skills through this in-depth resource.

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Storytelling foundations

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  1. By Brett Oppegaard Washington State University – Vancouver Creative Media and Digital Culture 354.02 Digital Storytelling (Fall 2010) Storytelling foundations

  2. What are the 6 elements of drama?As defined by Aristotle in “Poetics” Plot – What happens in the play, “arrangement of the incidents,” with beginning, middle and end Characters – Who carries out those actions, also symbolic, and interwoven with the plot Thought – What those actions mean symbolically, the theme(s) Diction – How those characters express themselves, from language to dialogue to delivery Song – More than just music, the rhythm and melody of speech as well Spectacle – Visual support ... scenery, costumes, special effects

  3. What are the 7 plots?As defined by British literary critic Christopher Booker Tragedy – Flawed hero meets tragic end, MacBeth Comedy – Happy ending, romanticism, A Midsummer Night's Dream “Overcoming a monster” – Toppling all-powerful evil, Frankenstein “Voyage and return” – Leaving home, returning changed.Alice in Wonderland “The Quest” – Mission/mission accomplished, or not,Lord of the Rings “Rags to Riches” – The Horatio Alger myth “Rebirth” – Central character is transformed, A Christmas Carol

  4. Hemingway's 6-word story “For sale: baby shoes, never worn.” Complication. Resolution. All people have basic needs, such as food, water, shelter, love, companionship, etc., which leads to complications and endlessly interesting resolutions

  5. What are the 45 master characters?As defined by American screenwriter Victoria Lynn Schmidt Female heroes / villains Aphrodite – Seductive muse / Femme fatale Artemis – Amazon / Gorgon Athena – Father's daughter / Backstabber Demeter – Nurturer / Overcontrolling mother Hera – Matriarch / Scorned woman Hestia – Mystic / Betrayer Isis – Messiah / Destroyer Persephone – Maiden / Troubled teen

  6. What are the 45 master characters?As defined by American screenwriter Victoria Lynn Schmidt Male heroes / villains Apollo – Businessman / Traitor Ares – Protector / Gladiator Hades – Recluse / Warlock Hermes – Fool / Derelict Dionysus – Woman's man / Seducer Osiris – Messiah / Punisher Poseidon – Artist / Abuser Zeus – King / Dictator

  7. What are the 45 master characters?As defined by American screenwriter Victoria Lynn Schmidt Supporting cast Friends – Magi, mentor, best friend, lover Rivals – Joker, jester, nemesis, investigator, pessimist, psychic Symbols – Shadow, lost soul, double

  8. Foundations Protagonist Antagonist Setting Complication Passage of time / chronology Denouement Wolfe's four devices: Point of view / scene by scene construction / dialogue / status life

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