Wyrd Con Presents What’s The Story? Creating Stories That Captivate by Big Ideas From our caveman ancestors huddled around a roaring fire right up to audiences today cozying up to a computer consuming YouTube videos, our brains are hardwired for a tantalizing tale. We love a good story, but what makes a terrific story taste so good? Learn what all compelling stories have in common that makes them a turn on for our story-loving minds. Understand these intriguing aspects of story and put them to work for you. We will discuss the significance of concept – the starting point of story, the core idea that strong, compelling stories build upon. What makes concept instantly intriguing? Discover how powerful concepts employ very few words yet convey tone, put images and emotions into our minds and make us want to know more. We delve into the Seven Essential Elements of highly successful stories. Learn how to use these to make your stories juicy and compelling. A working film producer who’s sold pitches and specs to all the majors, Barri Evins created Big Ideas to give aspiring screenwriters what it takes to break into the business, providing professional techniques and powerful tools to achieve their dreams. The Big Ideas Screenwriting Seminar is offered across the country. This intimate and interactive weekend provides an insider’s perspective, reveals how to create stories that ignite industry interest, and enables writers to harness their strengths, passions, and the primal power of story. Big Ideas revolutionize the creative process with new methods for quickly developing a successful screenplay. The seminar includes Barri’s mentorship for a year. Barri has taught at studios including Pixar, DreamWorks Animation, and Blizzard Entertainment, creators of the video game World of Warcraft. She has been an instructor at the UCLA Producers Program and the American Film Institute. As a sought after Script Consultant, Pitch Doctor and expert in practical pointers for...
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