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Audio Course The Storycon Summit meeting on the art, science and application of story was the first time ever that people from all the different worlds of story came together to share ideas on how to understand and tap the power of story. Before the conference began, over 20 Story experts who were presenters spent 15-30 minutes each presenting a brief summary of their ideas on the aspect of story on which they work as published experts—to each other, to set up the conversation that ensued. The wisdom and experience shared here, from this historic summit meeting, is deep and powerful. The world’s leading experts chose to share core nuggets with advanced story peers. This is a program that people at all levels of story experience and skill can enjoy and benefit from. Who Will Benefit From This Program?
The Opening Foundation For A Historic Event Stories Create and Change Cultures, Our Lives, The World Whether you are a writer or not, this essential course is For You The universe is made of stories, not atoms." The best defense is a good story. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind." I will tell you something about stories, The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes. Stories serve the purpose of consolidating whatever gains people or their leaders have made or imagine they have made in their existing journey thorough the world. It takes a thousand voices to tell a single story." We are, each of us, our own prisoner. We are locked up in our own story. I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end. When we harness and understand the value of storytelling we can build our world with purpose and clarity. The stories we tell create the world we live in, and the more gifted we are at telling our stories with intention, the more we're able to feel confident in our ability to create a world we are comfortable with; regardless of the plot twists fellow storytellers throw our way.
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Endorsements "These tapes are a wonderful introduction to the diversity and expertise of the speakers. They contain knowledge about story that is not available anywhere else and is relevant no matter what kind of story, true or fiction, you want to create for whatever medium.” "Perhaps the best, most concise introduction to the wide variety of story uses you'll find--ever." "As a screenwriter I enjoyed the wide array of philosophical and intellectual viewpoints I was exposed to. I came to this conference for a change from screenwriting "structure" and "format" and that’s what I’m getting. I’m already thinking about aspects and influences on my storytelling for the screen that I’ve never thought of before." "Fantastic Opportunity to be introduced to people and their presentations and passions. The passion amongst the group was alive. Fantastic diversity of ideas, interests, mediums.." "See, hear, feel and taste story. Amazing!!"David Vanadia, web consultant, storyteller "So many excellent presenters at one conference-- remarkable! Very exciting, stimulating" "Courageous!! Very organized, holistic, broad based, and yet integrated and full focused." Have you ever wanted to know how stories work, from the inside? And what gives superior stories their maximum impact. Though stories invoke magic, creating stories is about craft, understanding what’s at stake, and knowing how to create inspiring characters that overcome obstacles and conflicts while reinventing their “story lines.” Like heroes, impactful stories are made, not just born, especially when engaging our conscious and unconscious realms. Whether creating stories or unpacking what informs a great story, the following experts have many insightful tales to tell you, suggesting how great narratives can at times work miracles. Details on the Instructors
Rachel Ballon; referred to as "Doc Hollywood" by the L.A. Times, is a licensed psychotherapist and international script consultant, who has integrated both aspects of her career to help people right their life through writing. She is the author of Blueprint For Writing, The Writer's Sourcebook, and Your Story, Change Your Life: The Healing Power of Writing Topic: From Heros To Villains: The Psychology of Characters and Conflicts
Marcie Begleiter author of "From Word to Image, Storyboarding and Filmmaking Process" is a writer and educator who specializes in pre-visualization and has worked extensively in the film, television and interactive industries. She is owner of Filmboards whose client list includes Paramount, Tristar, New Line, and ABC.
Ray Bergen Marriage Counselor: Specializes in exploring the archetype of "The Lovers." Author of an Audio series entitled, "When Hero and Goddess Love" which applies the Hero journey and Goddess journey to relationship work. "On the ARCHETYPAL level: every woman struggles with feeling disappointed by her man. Every man carries the burden of knowing that he falls short. This tension underlies every relationship, fueling the Tyrant/Dragon Standoff that cyclically erupts."
James Bonnet authorStealing Fire from the Gods : A Dynamic New Story Model for Writers and Filmmakers Post Conference Workshop: James Bonnet’s Storymaking The Master ClassThe Quintessential Screenwriting and Storymaking Seminar
Tom Budzynski, Ph.D. psychologist, University of Washington-- will speak on hypnotic, subliminal and preconscious processes, techniques and concepts that create the hypnotic state and emotional responses in the reader/viewer. Tom is a world renowned psychologist whose work has been cited in thousands of other research papers, and is past president of the Association for Applied psychophysiology & Biofeedback
Dan Decker author, Anatomy of A Screenplay, director of The Screenwriters Group, one of the largest independent schools for screenwriting in the country.Owner/ operator , Stylus Management,.a writers management company
Steve Denning author, The Springboard: How Storytelling Ignites Action in Knowledge-Era OrganizationsSteve was selected in 2000 as one of the world’s ten Most Admired Knowledge Leaders (Teleos) along with Jack Welch (GE) and John Chambers (CISCO). Former Program Director for Knowledge Management at the World Bank, he now works with organizations on leadership, knowledge management and organizational storytelling.
Karen Dietz Folklorist and management consultant using story with firms and executives to embark on new, invigorating and powerful quests to consciously shape the future. Topic: Personal Stories/ Sacred Stories -- Is There A Difference?
Thom Hartmann author of 20+ books; Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, Greatest Secret, Unequal Protection. Thom Hartmann is an award-winning best-selling author, international lecturer, teacher, and psychotherapist. His books have been written about in Time magazine, and he has appeared on the front page of The Wall Street Journal, and on numerous radio and TV shows including "All Things Considered," CNN, and BBC. Topic: Stories that can change the world.
Chris Huntley co-creator and co-author of "Dramatica: A New Theory of Story." Mr. Huntley has lectured, taught, and led workshops on story structure development for over ten years. Mr. Huntley co-founded Screenplay Systems in 1982 to develop software for writers and the entertainment industries. Their first product, Scriptor, won a 1994 Technical Achievement Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. Mr. Huntley continues to teach story theory and develop award- winning software for writers.
Rob Kall; StoryCon Meeting Founder organizer, Founder/Publisher OpEdNews.com, Host Bottom Up Radio, topics: Integrating & establishing a new science of Story, Heartwarming as a Verb; milking the human tear duct and pulling heart strings, Anatomy of Positive Experience,www.positivepsychology.net
Richard Krevolin author Screenwriting From the Soul; adjunct professor, screenwriting USC, Plenary Talk: The spiritual arcs and transformations of the great characters of literature, theater and film; Topic: The Big Seven Questions of Story: the seven most important questions any storyteller must ask themselves
Stephen & Robin Larsen: authors of Fire in The Mind, the authorized Biography of Joseph Campbell, and, The Mythic Imagination mythmind.com Topic: Joseph Campbell, Storyteller
Doug Lippman author of IMPROVING YOUR STORYTELLING; Beyond the Basics for All who Tell Stories in Work or Play . Doug is the foremost authority on storytelling coaching Topic: The Six Properties of Oral Storytelling: How "Story Communication" Differs from Conceptual Communication
Cathy Lynn Pagano psychotherapist, screenwriter, mythic storyteller/consultant and teacher, trained at the C.G. Jung-Institut, Zurich, author, Stories of the Earth. Topic: The Archetype of the Bard
Melanie Anne Phillips is the co-creator of the Dramatica theory of story. Later, as Director of Research and Development for Write Brothers, she collaborated in the design and development of the Dramatica line of software and accessories. Today, Ms. Phillips develops writing tools for her own company, Storymind and provides writing tips on Twitter @WritingTip and on her story structure blog, Dramaticapedia.
James Phelan Professor and Chair of the Department of English at Ohio State University, Since 1992, Phelan has been the editor of Narrative, the journal of the Society for the Study of Narrative Literature. He is co-editor, with Peter J. Rabinowitz, Understanding Narrative, and since 1993 of the Ohio State University Pressseries on the Theory and Interpretation of Narrative. He has written about style in Worlds from Words, about character and narrative progression in Reading People, Reading Plots.
Ashraf Ramzy Founder /CEO of NARRATIVITY Strategy & Story, the Narrative Approach to Business, applying the Power of Story to 6 key functions of succesful enterprise: Leadership, Identity, Strategy, Culture, Brands and Communications.
Dr. Linda Seger is one of the world’s foremost script consultants, a screenplay coach, story coach and international speaker. Linda is the author of nine books on script writing, including Creating Unforgettable Characters, Making a Good Script Great, Making a Good Writer Great.
Pamela Jaye Smith writer, consultant, speaker and award-winning producer-director. Founder of MYTHWORKS, offering Applied Mythology via ancient wisdom, new science and the proven power-tools of successful story. She is the author of SHOW ME THE LOVE! All Kinds of Love for All Kinds of Stories, INNER DRIVES: How to Write and Create Characters Using the Eight Classic Centers of Motivation, THE POWER OF THE DARK SIDE: Creating Great Villains and Dangerous Situations and SYMBOLS.IMAGES.CODES: The Secret Language of Images in Media
David Sonnenschein, author, "Sound Design - The Expressive Power of Music,Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema", feature film and TV director, musician, vibrational healer (sound, Aikido/Kiatsu, Brazilian spiritism)
Robert Burdette Sweet author of Writing Towards Wisdom: The Writer as Shaman,Professor Emeritus of English from the California State University at San Jose. He has published numerous books, including The Memory of Fire, The Mambo, Dame America, Akbar the Great, and White Sambo. Of his many short stories, some have been listed in volumes of the Best American Short Stories. Topic: Creatures of the Metaphor; The Writer as Shaman
Daniel Taylor is a professor of English at Bethel College in St. Paul, Minnesota,author of Tell Me a Story, formerly titled The Healing Power of Stories, interview. Topic: Living and Leaving a Spiritual Legacy: The Centrality of Story in a Meaningful Life.
Rob Tobin is a screenwriter (2 scripts in preproduction), script doctor, writing coach and author of "How to Write High Structure, High Concept Movies." Topic: Storytelling elements and their relationship to each other
David Vanadia is a performing multimedia storyteller who also develops Original websites and media titles. Internet and media consulting and corporate consulting. Website as story. Topic: Story as energy
Craig Webb, avant-garde physicist and co-founder/Executive Director of the DREAMS Foundation since 1995, is a renown dreams and consciousness researcher, trainer, author and spokesman (CTV, Discovery Channel, AOL, and 50+ others It was a very common misunderstanding that Storycon was a storytelling event. It was not. It was a place where people who thought about how stories work, the history and neuroscience of stories, how to make better stories and how to apply stories discussed their ideas and areas of expertise. It was a pretty amazing and diverse assembly of story experts. This was the first time in the history of the world that people expert in many different aspects of story came together. The first meeting, the first day of the meeting, when the speakers shared their basic, core ideas to each other, in an attempt to build a base for deeper conversations, was particularly electric, a kind of Woodstock experience for the world of story. This is a recording of that first day’s presentations. What you get: Finally, the great new price. What’s the caveat? We ask that, if you like the course, you write a review of the course and submit it below here. *The recordings were taken from the live conference, so they are NOT studio recordings. The quality of each audio recording varies. It is the function of art to renew our perception. What we are familiar with we cease to see. The writer shakes up the familiar scene, and, as if by magic, we see a new meaning in it. The best defense is a good story. There is no agony like bearing an untold story inside of There is a difference between a book of two hundred pages from the very beginning, and a book of two hundred pages which is the result of an original eight hundred pages. The six hundred are there. Only you don't see them. In every outthrust headland, in every curving beach, in every grain of sand there is the story of the earth. It's all storytelling, you know. That's what journalism is all about. A good story cannot be devised; it has to be distilled. Storytelling is the most powerful way to put ideas into the world today. If you are the same person after reading a book, seeing a picture, hearing music, then what you read, saw or heard was not produced by an artist. "There is a dream dreaming us." Myths are the stories we tell ourselves to explain the world around us and within us. Those who tell the stories rule society. We are, each of us, our own prisoner. We are locked up in our own story. I wanted a perfect ending. Now I've learned, the hard way, that some poems don't rhyme, and some stories don't have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
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