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Do you think that streaming learnt from wrestling or did wrestling learn from streaming when it comes to endless storytelling?
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I'm personally a HUGE fan of her Pitch Deck webinar, as it really helps you to build that first season to better prepare you to write your pilot: https://www.stage32.com/webin...
Expand commentIf y'all are interested in more webinars with Anna Henry, here are a few: https://www.stage32.com/education?search=Anna+Henry
I'm personally a HUGE fan of her Pitch Deck webinar, as it really helps you to build that first season to better prepare you to write your pilot: https://www.stage32.com/webinars/How-to-Write-a-Professional-TV-Pitch-Do...
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Does every subplot need to resolve by the end of the pilot?
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As requested, my Questions, that might be inetresting for everyone:
1. General Question about the bite we take from the Seasons or Series story arc in the pilot: Can we get some hint on how to weigh room for showing off the characters vs. showing off what the story engine can do?
2.Question about the...
Expand commentAs requested, my Questions, that might be inetresting for everyone:
1. General Question about the bite we take from the Seasons or Series story arc in the pilot: Can we get some hint on how to weigh room for showing off the characters vs. showing off what the story engine can do?
2.Question about the Midpoint: What do you think about a ticking clock introduced before the midpoint? (I'm thinking of suspense vs. time to show the audience around in the world and give them intimate moments with the characters.)
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I'm not really a writer, I'm a freelance animation film director (although I mostly do shorts, but I'm now looking to start my first TV series). I'm a pretty instinctual guy, and throughout my career, I mostly figured out quite a few of the points Anna...
Expand commentWoaw ! Such a fantastic treasure trove of infos.
I'm not really a writer, I'm a freelance animation film director (although I mostly do shorts, but I'm now looking to start my first TV series). I'm a pretty instinctual guy, and throughout my career, I mostly figured out quite a few of the points Anna was talking about. But to see it scientifically broken down with such indepth precision was simply mesmerizing. Now, I've got to put all this into practice !
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Thank you very much! This was clear, focused and useful.
It was a valuable session... enjoyed it!
This was just fantastic. Brilliant. Thank you!
Thanks very much - look forward to more, much appreciated!
Best information ever. Love it when when the leaders in our industry give back such wonderful jewels.
What a great summary by an absolute expert. Thanks, Anna!!, and to all the Stage32 team for this. :)
You have given me refreshing pinpoints to work on my own story.
All the best!
Luis
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Awesome webinar - thank you to everyone who made it possible. :)
I just did your Stage 32 + Netflix TV Pilot Story Structure Webinar. Excellent.
I tried to duplicate the url you provided in the CHAT on how a writer can submit work to Netflix and url didn't work.
Amanda, can you please repeat the url and/or provide me with a link? Thanks.
Great webinar! Thanks for the info and your time, Anna. Looking forward to the others!
Amanda Toney I'm SO bummed, I had to work and could only stay on for the first hour - so I didn't get the surprise at the end. Can you tell me what it was?
Greenbrier, Tennessee!
I got off of the webinar before the end, Lisa Isaacson. I wonder what the surprise is also.
The surprise was a free month sub to their Writer's Room group. I don't remember the link, sorry.
Couldn't be more grateful to Anna, Chris Mack at Netflix, and my entire Stage 32 team for what has been one informative and inspiring day. And, of course, entirely grateful to the 26,000 creatives and pros who have signed up for this webcast and the thousands that attended today and brought so much positive energy and phenomenal questions to the proceedings. Much love to you all.
Lisa Isaacson and @Maurice - The surprise was a free month in the Writers' Room.
Amanda Toney - I'm not finding the PDFs of the Story Maps. I'm sure it's user error.
Thanks, Victoria. I'm part of the Writers' Room. There's so much in there for writers and other professionals.
Hi everyone please review the FAQs about the on demand video, story maps, etc. here: https://bit.ly/3227UTF
Prepping for 80mph winds here in Minneapolis! Great webinar! Thank you!
For new members who missed the free month of the Writers' Room you can access it here: www.stage32.com/plan-vip. Today at 4pm PST we have the development executive from Paramount Plus in the Writers' Room, so if you sign up before 4pm today you'll be able to meet him.
Thank you!
Looking like a fun event!
Great initiative Richard 'RB"Botto, Amanda Toney. Stage 32 is surely changing the rules of the game
Thank you SO much everyone for all the love!!! I am humbled by all of you tuning in from around the world and your kind comments. How awesome is it that we can connect through storytelling as one big human family. A shoutout to those of you tuning in from Hungary, my birthplace, and to my LA peeps! I'll try to answer questions on here or please message me.
Much love Anna, I value your time spent with us and the passion you convey for this craft through which you teach. :) listening to you was inspiring.
@Alastair Swartz "what is the best advice for writing from personal experience? / actual life events" Do it! A few words of advice... Think about the ways in which your life experience is universal. How will people be able to connect with your story? Take a look at the stories of other people in sim...
Expand comment@Alastair Swartz "what is the best advice for writing from personal experience? / actual life events" Do it! A few words of advice... Think about the ways in which your life experience is universal. How will people be able to connect with your story? Take a look at the stories of other people in similar situations (line of work, etc.). How are their stories different? Can you incorporate some of the differences into your show so you represent not only yourself but something more universal? And finally the hardest thing - if you create a character based on yourself, that person has to live and breathe on their own. They aren't you. You will receive notes on your script and show that will keep making it better if you are able to let go and see your story as a scripted show, not as a documentary or referendum on you as a human being. Also, if I am working with you and horrid things happen to your character, I don't want to know if it's real! Yikes! It's only fiction, right? Please say it's only fiction! ;)
@Bryan Wright "How would you pitch a series of different 60 min films? Example: Black Mirror, Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories?" That is an anthology series. They're becoming popular! They need to have some common threads in terms of genre, themes and tone. The episodes need to be palpably connected,...
Expand comment@Bryan Wright "How would you pitch a series of different 60 min films? Example: Black Mirror, Twilight Zone, Amazing Stories?" That is an anthology series. They're becoming popular! They need to have some common threads in terms of genre, themes and tone. The episodes need to be palpably connected, sometimes even by the type of story engine. When you pitch, talk about the overall concept of the series, especially those connecting threads. How do the episodes make up a cohesive whole? Why would an audience want to watch a show about these themes / with this tone? Do all your episodes take place in the same or similar world? Are there narrative devices that are used in all or most episodes? Then pitch 3 - 6 episode ideas (depending on how much time you have). Focus on how they are similar and also how they present different takes on the shared concepts. Pick episode ideas that represent the variety of your stories. Be sure to mention subplots. Hope this helps!
@Cheyenne Matthews-Hoffman "If you write stories about queer and/or BIPOC characters, please hit me up! I'd love to join or start a writers group with you <3" YES! YES! YES! Please everyone write storyies about queer and/or BIPOC characters! #diversity!
@Tom Demar "Does every subplot need to resolve by the end of the pilot?" Definitely not resolve, but come to some kind of stopping point. Don't leave it with what seems like an unfinished scene. A lot of times that means a nice reaction beat. Take a look at how Joel's departure is handled in Mrs. Ma...
Expand comment@Tom Demar "Does every subplot need to resolve by the end of the pilot?" Definitely not resolve, but come to some kind of stopping point. Don't leave it with what seems like an unfinished scene. A lot of times that means a nice reaction beat. Take a look at how Joel's departure is handled in Mrs. Maisel so that the subplot temporarily closes, though obviously the situation is not resolved. Or how Succession leaves each character in a particular place where they can be picked up in the next episode. They don't feel like loose ends, but more like characters left on pause till "next week." Does that make sense?
Thanks for the webinar. Greetings from Los Angeles.
@Heinz Olaf Klöppel
1. General Question about the bite we take from the Seasons or Series story arc in the pilot: Can we get some hint on how to weigh room for showing off the characters vs. showing off what the story engine can do?
This is hard! It depends on the type of show you're writing and the...
Expand comment@Heinz Olaf Klöppel
1. General Question about the bite we take from the Seasons or Series story arc in the pilot: Can we get some hint on how to weigh room for showing off the characters vs. showing off what the story engine can do?
This is hard! It depends on the type of show you're writing and the pacing. You really want to establish both your main characters and your story engine. But as to how much story to get through, where to begin and where to end - that is one of the toughest questions in writing your pilot. Try to get a handle on your first season's big milestones and that might help. So will this: arrive when your world is "ripe" for the story to start. The biggest moment in your main character's life, the one event that will forever alter their existence, needs to happen by pg. 20 of your pilot (pilot launch). And its consequences need to lead to another moment later where things have really gone so far that going back is out of the question (series launch). Once you know those, everything else should fall in place.
2.Question about the Midpoint: What do you think about a ticking clock introduced before the midpoint? (I'm thinking of suspense vs. time to show the audience around in the world and give them intimate moments with the characters.)
Don't rush your first act, even if your pacing is fast. Characters first - always. Until we have some sense of your world, we won't understand the story. Until we have some connection to your characters, we won't care about the story. So it's a tradeoff - you want to start the story, but not get too deep too fast. Having said that, I don't know of any rule that says no ticking clock before the midpoint. If it works, it works. Lupin sets up the idea of the ticking clock in Act One (Assane mentions in his plans that they will have 7 minutes). The Expanse sets up a time constraint as stakes in Act One - Miller obviously has only so much time to find Julie in one piece. The longer someone is missing, the worse things get, as we all know from umpteen crime shows.
A master class, truly.
I’ve tried various kinds of techniques throughout the years to develop characters organically, yet these techniques tend to make them come out acting rigidly and untrue to how I might have envisioned them in my mind’s eye on an emotional and instinctual level. This is especially true for characters...
Expand commentI’ve tried various kinds of techniques throughout the years to develop characters organically, yet these techniques tend to make them come out acting rigidly and untrue to how I might have envisioned them in my mind’s eye on an emotional and instinctual level. This is especially true for characters who are wily and highly intelligent, such Chandler Bing, Patrick Verona, and Nick Wilde. How do you suppose writers can overcome writing obstacles like these so that the characters will match and/or exceed our expectations of them without getting bogged down by irrelevant details and world building clichés?
Great session. Quick question Anna. What do you do when you start off writing a 10 part web series. The pilot generates active interest but the feedback also is 'this can be a great two-hour movie'. In such a situation would you recommend pivoting into the new reality or staying the course. Facing the predicament presently.
Hello! I haven’t received the story map. Where can I have access to it? Thanks.
Loved Anna Marton's master class. (webinar)her knowledge, her style , her structure, the clarity and the specifics, and the comms . Your presentation served me well in evaluating my own scripts, see the areas of opportunity, evaluate them overall. For me it was a very good exercise in that way. I will see this webinar every time I finish a script next year and I am currently working in one.
@Melissa Spearman "How do you suppose writers can overcome writing obstacles like these so that the characters will match and/or exceed our expectations of them without getting bogged down by irrelevant details and world building clichés?"
Please ask easier questions! ;) Character development is jus...
Expand comment@Melissa Spearman "How do you suppose writers can overcome writing obstacles like these so that the characters will match and/or exceed our expectations of them without getting bogged down by irrelevant details and world building clichés?"
Please ask easier questions! ;) Character development is just difficult and requires a lot of trial and error and practice. I don't know what techniques you've tried, but there is really not one magic formula. I've got some techniques that might help or are at least worth trying (I go into these a lot more deeply in my labs). First, really, really get to know your characters. Know them like you know your life partner or best friend. Do character development outside your script - if I give you the assignment to write a character description of no more than one page, you should complain that it's not enough space. Goals, motivations, plans, flaws, fears, backstory, relationships, moral compass, attitudes, habits, surroundings, etc. etc. Make them take personality tests. I love the 36 Questions That Lead to Love, and the Colbert Questionnert, among many others. Create a dating profile for them. Set up their insta, complete with pictures and song picks (yes, even for a historical character). Then set it all aside. Don't push or force, just let the character talk. Let them do stuff. Don't try to hold so tightly and control everything. Don't try to make them sound "smart" or "emotional" - just let them be, because by now they live inside you, dying to get out. And don't tell the audience anything they don't need to know right at that moment in the script. Leave something for your pitch. If this ends up helping, will you please let me know?
Wow! Such a Master ! I love the character building suggestions!
@Julian Thadathil Ask questions. Actually, any time you get feedback you don't know what to do with or that doesn't quite make sense, ask questions. Why do they think this? If it were a movie, would they be interested in developing / producing / financing it? (Because if yes, then maybe you do pivot...
Expand comment@Julian Thadathil Ask questions. Actually, any time you get feedback you don't know what to do with or that doesn't quite make sense, ask questions. Why do they think this? If it were a movie, would they be interested in developing / producing / financing it? (Because if yes, then maybe you do pivot to work with them). When I tell a writer their concept would make a better film than TV show, there are usually one or more out of three reasons: 1. The concept hinges on a "quest," a conflict that is inherently resolvable, where there is a definite end to "they will either accomplish this goal or not." That's at most a mini-series. 2. The world is inherently tiny with few characters and storylines possible. 2. There are no subplots nor can I think of any. If one of these holds true to your project, then you can either change it to make it more suitable for a series or make it into a movie.
@Anna Marton Henry Thank you for your inputs. Will certainly keep that in mind moving forward.
@Anna Martin Henry Thank you very much! (!!!) I really appreciate you taking the time to answer our questions in depth, even after the event ended.
Phenomenal answers, Anna!
This is amazing, will be definitely watching this. Thank you for posting, Amanda.
Where are the scene breakdowns located again? There was mention of them during the seminar.
The scene breakdowns are at https://www.stage32.com/webinars/on-demand/2880360838403728024/1458.
Thanks, James.
Hi everyone - you can find the downloads & resources discussed during the webinar as pdf downloads underneath your ondemand video.
Hi everyone - I'm excited to let you know that Anna, the host of this Netflix + Stage 32 story structure webinar, is doing a private one-on-one writing lab with a small group of writers from the Stage 32 community on writing a TV pilot. You'll work one on one with her to go from your concept to a co...
Expand commentHi everyone - I'm excited to let you know that Anna, the host of this Netflix + Stage 32 story structure webinar, is doing a private one-on-one writing lab with a small group of writers from the Stage 32 community on writing a TV pilot. You'll work one on one with her to go from your concept to a completed script in 8 sessions. Spots are limited, so if you want one, sign up now! https://www.stage32.com/happy-writers/labs/Stage-32-Writing-Lab-Write-Yo...
Thanks, Amanda.
Fill my space!
Triplets who want to explore under the sea
ALF!!!
Thank you so much for your time, sharing your experience and talent, Vijal!
Hello again everyone! I am about to start a lab on writing a pitch bible for television. If you've written your pilot and are embarking on writing a pitch, or if you have an idea you want to develop before starting a pilot script, this lab is for you! https://www.stage32.com/classes/Writing-your-Pit...
Expand commentHello again everyone! I am about to start a lab on writing a pitch bible for television. If you've written your pilot and are embarking on writing a pitch, or if you have an idea you want to develop before starting a pilot script, this lab is for you! https://www.stage32.com/classes/Writing-your-Pitch-Bible
Heyo! Just watched the seminar. Some great stuff!
I watched this on demand and it was amazing. I’m only in the beginning stages of writing my show