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Want to create your unique story brand?
“I’ve been working my way through your audio classes, and I am always so incredibly inspired, enlightened, and grateful for your brilliant insight (and the way you share it!) You really coax the best ideas out of my brain. I can’t thank you enough!“
Here’s the dirty little secret of writing: most writers’ second draft is worse than their first. That’s because most writers – and the producers, story editors, and executives who work with them – don’t know the right techniques and order for rewriting.
All stories must undergo the rewriting and development process. With our STORY DEVELOPMENT AUDIO CLASS, you’ll learn the most advanced techniques in the business that will move your script or novel steadily toward excellence.
The STORY DEVELOPMENT AUDIO CLASS takes you step-by-step through John Truby’s powerful techniques for rewriting your story, from first draft to final sellable product. This is a must course for writers, producers, story editors, executives, and directors who want to turn a solid script or novel into a winner.
Here are the main subjects we cover in the 18 modules:
1. Obsolete Development Tools
2. The Deep Structure Story Beats
3. Story Beats in Three Films
4. The Key Story Weaknesses
5. Weaknesses of Opponent, Plot, & Dialogue
6. How to be a Script Reader
7. The Ideal Development Process
8. Fixing the Hero, Opponent, & Plot
9. Techniques of the Polish
10. Popping the Close & the Dialogue
11. Working With the Writer
12. Adapting Novel to Script
13. Breaking Down the Weaknesses
14. Breaking Down the Weaknesses 2
15. Techniques for Restructuring
16. Developing Comedy
17. Developing Comedy 2
18. Developing Comedy 3