What Really Drives A Story (It's Not What You Think)

Summary

At the time of its release, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial was the highest grossing movie of all time. It solidified Steven Speilberg as one of the all time great and most successful directors. More importantly for screenwriters, it demonstrated a foundational lesson we must learn about creating truly great stories. That every great story is actually TWO stories.

In this webinar, Mitch will explain and how ET demonstrates not only the existence of these two stories but that the Main Character is not indispensable to the story. He will illustrate the difference between what "causes" a story and what "drives" a story, that they're not the same thing. Critical concepts that, once understood, can transform your storytelling and screenwriting potential.

Presented by

Mitchell German is the author of Your Storytelling Potential: The Underground Guide To Finally Writing a Great Screenplay or Novel. He is also the creator of the software Plot Control (for writing movies and screenplays), Chapter Control (for writing novels) and Episode Control (for writing and producing TV Shows). Mitchell is an international speaker who works with filmmakers, screenwriters, novelists and storytellers from Hollywood to Hong Kong (and 10,000 places in between).

He is also the creator of Your Storytelling Potential: The Online Seminar and Workshop and the Original Screenwriting Mega Course. Mitchell's software and training programs have been used by over 15,000 storytellers worldwide.

Mitchell German's Website: https://yourstorytellingpotential.com

Hosted by

Ben Cahan

Ben Cahan is the CEO here at Talentville.com, working to build a community that allows aspiring screenwriters to network, learn and get valuable feedback for their screenplays before spending a king's ransom on competitions and expensive development services.

In addition, Ben was the creator & co-founder of Final Draft, the worldwide leader in screenwriting software for since the mid-1990s.