The Mystory of Story…

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What business are agents into?

The business of REJECTION

HOW MANY SUBMISSIONS DO THEY GET IN AN YEAR?

ABOUT 6000!!

HOW MANY GET ACCEPTED?

ABOUT 6!

THOSE ARE A

LOT OF BAD

STORIES!!

BUT. WAIT.

WHY EXACTLY DO

WRITERS WRITE?

GEORGE ORWELL (YEAH, THE ANIMAL FARM GUY) GAVE A FEW REASONS IN HIS BOOK CALLED,

WELL, WHY DO WRITERS WRITE.

(NO PRIZES FOR GUESSING THE NAME)

EGOTISM

IMMORTALITY

ENVY

TO MAKE THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE

HAVING SETTLED THAT, WHAT OR

WHOM IS THE STORY ABOUT?

PLOT?

NO.

STORYTELLER?

STILL NO.

AUDIENCE?

YEAH, YOU GOT THAT RIGHT.

BUT. WHAT IS IT THAT STORIES

DO?

Stories define us. Stories set us apart.

IT IS NOT LANGUAGE WHICH DEFINES US.

STORIES DO.

EVEN ANIMALS HAVE LANGUAGES, THEY LACK STORIES.

OKAY. I BELIEVE YOU.

BUT HOW DO STORIES DO IT?

THE HUMAN BRAIN

THREE ACT STRUCTURE- BEGINNING, MIDDLE AND END.

BRAIN CONDITIONED TO RECOGNIZE THIS, THIS IS HOW IT WORKS.

WHAT DID ARISTOTLE HAVE TO SAY ABOUT

STORIES?

PITY

• FIRST STAGE OF CONNECTION• CREATES BONDING BETWEEN CHARACTER AND

AUDIENCE

FEAR

• AUDIENCE FEELS THE SUFFERING OF THE CHARACTER

• IT RELATES WITH THE CHARACTER AND REHEARSES FEAR

CATHARSIS

• CHARACTER RELIEVED OF HIS SUFFERING, AUDIENCE FEELS AT EASE,RELAXED AND REJUVENATED.

• RELEASE OF FEEL GOOD CHEMICAL CALLED Phenylethylamine.

OKAY.I KNOW ALL OF THAT.

NOW,HOW DO I MAKE MY STORIES

BETTER?

I’LL TELL YOU HOW,FOR FREE*

*Conditions Apply

THE HOLY TRINITY

THE THREE MOST IMPORTANT ELEMENTS OF A STORY, WRITER,CHARACTER AND AUDIENCE.

WRITER SHOULD BE ADULTEROUS WITH THE CHARACTER, BUT FAITHFUL TO THE AUDIENCE.

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ACCESIBLE CHARACTER

THE AUDIENCE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL LIKE YOUR CHARACTER, THEY SHOULD FEEL INVOLVED.

UPBEAT ENDING

GIVE YOUR AUDIENCE A GOOD ENDING,

THAT’S WHAT THEY LIKE.

THEY LOVE SENTIMENT.

USE VISUALS!

“We believe what we see, not what we hear”

“A picture is worth a thousand words”

Cut down the dialogues, speak through visuals.

LEAVE A G A P

LET THE AUDIENCE THINK.

LET THEM FILL THE GAP ON THEIR OWN

INCREASE ACTIVE INVOLVEMENT

LET THE AUDIENCE SEE THEMSELVES IN

THE STORY.

LET THE AUDIENCE BE A PART OF THE STORY .LET THEM MAKE YOU IMMORTAL.

RECAP

Created by Abhigyan Singh, NIT Allahabad, during an

internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.

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