Now that you’ve mastered Basic and Intermediate level storytelling techniques, you’re ready to learn how stories are sold, marketed, and analyzed at the highest levels with Narrative Analysis 301: Advanced Topics.
Advanced Topics
Adaptations
Adapting a story from one form to another requires respect for both the medium and the audience.
Context
Knowing the context of a game’s creation, distribution, and reception adds depth to our understanding of the work.
Influences & Inspirations
Artists find inspiration in other creative works, both inside and outside their medium.
Paratext
Paratext is the material that exists to support, contextualize, and promote a creative work.
Pitches
A pitch is a brief summary that invites the audience into the world of a story.
Prequels
A good prequel adds depth to the original material while telling a compelling stand-alone story.
Sequels
Sequels are supposed to be low-risk and high-reward, but they still have to capture the elements that made the originals great.
Summaries
Summarizing a story means distilling it down to its essential plot points.