Zootopia and Book Update

Movie Poster for ZootopiaFormat: Film

Released: 2016

Screenplay By: Jared Bush & Phil Johnston

Directed By: Byron Howard and Rich Moore

Run Time: 96 minutes

Character(s): Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde

New Role: A police officer in Zootopia

Salutations, storytellers. Yes, I know it’s been a while. Longer than either of us would prefer. My lack of attention to updating the website (and my YouTube channel) is due entirely to my focus on The Story Structure Blueprint over the last year or so. The good news is the Sixteen Episode paradigm to compliment the Six Acts is complete. I think.
Because it delves so deep into the character’s implicit motivations, it has required a bit more finesse than the overt nature of the  Six Acts. As such, I have been rigorously testing the paradigm by developing a screenplay with a producer friend my journey in storytelling has connected me with.  There is something magical on the horizon.  In the meantime, rest assured I’m striving to ensure the expansion of the Six Act paradigm into Sixteen Episodes is as groundbreaking as its predecessor.

Stay tuned.

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