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9 Character Arcs: A Screenwriter’s Guide to Emotional Impact
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Introduction to the Course
1
1.1
Introduction
The Moral Logic of the Story World
3
2.1
The Story World as Organising Principle ✅
2.2
The Story World sample modules 🟢
2.3
Story World Quiz
10 Questions
Story Arc Architecture
5
3.1
Introduction to the Story Arc Structure ✅
3.2
Thematic Structure: The Value Opposition ✅
3.3
Internal Structure: Want, Need, Flaw
3.4
External Structure: Plot Points
3.5
Thematic Structure: Value Opposition Quiz
10 Questions
Catharsis
8
4.1
What is Catharsis?
4.2
Stories and Natural Selection
4.3
Learning Through Simulation
4.4
Emotions: The Brain’s Language
4.5
Memory: A Physical Record of Experience
4.6
Identification and Empathy
4.7
Why Stories Must Feel Good
4.8
How Catharsis Actually Works
The 9 Character Arcs
1
5.1
Introduction to the Nine Arcs
The Conventional Arc Category
4
6.1
Introduction to the Conventional Category
6.2
The Conventional Positive Arc
6.3
The Conventional Negative Arc
6.4
The Conventional Flat Arc
The Subverted Arc Category
5
7.1
Introduction to the Subverted Arc Category
7.2
The Three Story Worlds of the Subverted Arc Category
7.3
The Subverted Positive Arc
7.4
The Subverted Negative Arc
7.5
The Subverted Flat Arc
The Tragic Arc Category
4
8.1
Introduction to the Tragic Category
8.2
The Tragic Positive Arc
8.3
The Tragic Negative Arc
8.4
The Tragic Flat Arc
Notes
2
9.1
My Notes
9.2
Values and Human Needs
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