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hpr2563 :: Action In Storytelling

Lostnbronx looks at different uses of action in storytelling.

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Hosted by lostnbronx on Wednesday, 2018-05-30 is flagged as Clean and is released under a CC-0 license.
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Duration: 00:17:45

Random Elements of Storytelling.

lostnbronx leads us on an investigation of the fundamentals of story telling.

Lostnbronx contrasts what he calls "static action" with "story action", and looks at the functions of these techniques for storytelling in various media.

A car chase is action-filled, but so might be a quiet Victorian drawing room, where, at least on the surface of it, nothing is happening.

What actually constitutes action? What purpose does it serve? And how much of it do you really need?

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