Narrative Analysis 301

Sales, Marketing, and Advanced Analysis

Intro

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.