Storytelling Lessons from Masters: The Simpsons — Session 1-4
We recorded this four-part, boiled-down course on storycrafting in 2022 with a live audience using some of the best episodes from early seasons of The Simpsons. You will learn the elements and principles of great storytelling, and how to apply them to your story projects. These lessons will make sense to you if you're as young as Bart, but they will challenge you to sharpen your skills as a professional. Look over the topics!
Introduction (included with your purchase, but free on YouTube here)
Session 1: Desire, Conflict, & Reversals
Featuring Bart the Daredevil
Session 2: Empathy; Setups & Payoffs
Featuring Krusty Gets Busted
Session 3: Protagonist Responsibility
Featuring Bart Gets an F
Session 4: The Telling of the Story and Reversals of Perception
Featuring The Telltale Head and Treehouse of Horror: Hungry Are The Damned
Please be sure to watch the free intro on YouTube before ordering.
NOTE: This product contains the lectures only. It does not include any of The Simpsons episodes. You will need to access them separately (from DVDs or a streaming/rental service of your choice) and queue them up prior to each lessons in order to follow along. See the handout included with your order for episode details.
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You'll get: Four videos totaling five hours of lessons on story-craft from Simpsons episodes, hi-res images of the analysis charts, a PDF handout with resources, recommendations, and exercises, and a 20-minute introductory video (also available on YouTube) explaining what we will cover.