Format: Movie
Released: 2016
Screenplay By: Eric Heisserer
Directed By: Denis Villeneuve
Run Time: 110 minutes
Character: Dr. Louise Banks
Story Structure Analysis: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (Movie)
Format: Movie
Released: 2017
Screenplay By: Chris McKenna, Erik Sommers, Scott Rosenberg, and Jeff Pinkner
Directed By: Jake Kasdan
Run Time: 110 minutes
Character(s): Spencer Gilpin, Bethany, Fridge, Martha
Story Structure Analysis: Murder on the Orient Express (Movie)
Format: Movie
Released: 2017
Screenplay By: Michael Green
Directed By: Kenneth Branagh
Run Time: 106 Minutes
Character: Hercule Poirot
Video Analysis: The Last Jedi and the Character Arc of Luke Skywalker
Since the book I’m currently working on is all about character arc, I felt inclined to weigh in on the current discord over Luke Skywalker’s character arc in The Last Jedi. Whether you loved the movie or hated it, in this video I explain how it’s the conclusion of Luke’s arc from the Original Trilogy based on what we learned in the Prequels. Enjoy!
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Story Structure Analysis: The Silence of the Lambs (Novel)
Format: Novel
Released: 1988
Written By: Thomas Harris
Run Time: 61 Chapters
Character: Clarice Starling
Thomas Harris’ exceptional 1988 novel is as suspenseful as it is cerebral. This is most often attributed to Harris’ masterful characterization of Dr. Hannibal Lecter. Dr. Lecter is as suave, refined and intelligent as he is deadly. He is, essentially, the James Bond of psychopathic cannibals.
Story Structure Analysis: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Novel)
Format: Novel
Released: 1997
Written By: Joanne “Just Kidding” Rowling
Run Time: 17 Chapters
Character: Harry Potter (duh)
Story Structure Analysis: Ready Player One (Novel)
Format: Novel
Released: 2011
Written By: Ernest Cline
Run Time: 39 Chapters
Character: Wade “Parzival” Watts
Story Structure Video Analysis: Back to the Future
New Six Act video breakdown for the timeless time travel romp, Back to the Future. Bon appetit!
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Story Structure Analysis: Titanic (Movie)
Format: Movie
Released: 1997
Screenplay By: James Cameron
Directed By: James Cameron
Run Time: 187 Minutes
Character: Rose Dawson nee DeWitt Bukater
Story Structure Analysis: Star Wars: A New Hope (Movie)
Format: Movie
Released: 1977
Screenplay By: George Lucas
Directed By: George Lucas
Run Time: 120 Minutes
Character: Luke Skywalker