Tag: Monomythic

Following the extravagant yet guilt-ridden personal life of Sir Elton John, 'Rocketman' is going to get a lot of comparisons to 'Bohemian Rhapsody' come next Oscar season. As the movies are quite identical. Both featuring an extravagant British rockstar — who were closeted homosexuals at different points in their lives — and a cast of distinct and loving supporting characters, who all seek to help their best friend recover from isolation and addiction in the 70s, to rise to the level of greatness that we the audience, know they'll eventually achieve — given the infamous reputation that precedes them.
In this episode, we discuss how to create a screenwriting treatment. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5yEzBDXUTs THE RIGHT METHOD It needs to be said that despite this being one of the most important lessons in screenwriting: there hasn’t been a consistent ‘method’ that...

Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 12: Story Circles

In this episode of Monomythic Screenwriting, we talk about Story Circles and how to write your screenplay using the Dan Harmon method.

Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 11: Monomyths

In this episode, we go over the Monomythic storytelling structure. https://www.youtube.com/embed/XevCvCLdKCU I’m going to let you in on a little secret: every story ever told has...

Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 9: Character

In this screenwriting lesson, I discuss character: What are the different character archetypes using the Monomythic structure, what the difference is between wants versus...

Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 8: World Building

World building often comes out of places of inspiration. The fun part is you get to play God. The hard part is tying it all...

Monomythic Screenwriting, Episode 7: Inspiration

In this screenwriting lesson, I talk about inspiration. Where to find it, how to harness it creatively, and what are some different outlets you...

Monomythic, Episode 6: The Best Screenplay goes to… Bullshit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97ZF_i5S5MQ Trailer for all the Best Picture Oscar Nominations After a monthlong hiatus, Monomythic is back! Although I’m going to be trying things differently, speaking with...

Monomythic, Episode 5: Synopsis

This episode is about writing a Synopsis At this point, you should have an idea about the story you’re trying to write. If not, that’s...

Monomythic, Episode 4: Loglines (Part 2)

This episode is About a Commonly Used Formula. Bird Box: Logline Five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide, a mother...

Monomythic, Episode 3: Loglines

So far, we’ve looked at personal voice to discover our thought process in how we tell a story and make it our own. In...

Monomythic, Episode 2: Style

The following is a look at the styles of different writers.  Alright, so if you’re following along hopefully you enjoyed Roma and did some journaling....

Monomythic, Episode 1: Tell Us Your Story

My friends at The Workprint were kind enough to let me do this series on here, as it’s an idea I’ve been playing around...

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