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Story Breakdown

Re-Release: Home Alone Breakdown (Part 1 & 2) (Original Air Date: 12/20/2020)

December 23, 2021 By Comments Off on Re-Release: Home Alone Breakdown (Part 1 & 2) (Original Air Date: 12/20/2020)

Happy Holidays StoryOsophers! First things first, thank you all for the wonderful messages of curiosity regarding where the heck Adam and Devin have been. To make a long story short, they both needed to take a brief hiatus to work on projects, and also wanted to focus on getting version 1 of Story Bluprint ready for launch.

In the spirit of the holiday season, we thought we would push the holiday movie breakdown episodes to the top of the list. 2022 will bring new episodes, the Story Bluprint app, and a new website with additional writer-resources and competitions…so stay tuned!

Happy Holidays!!

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Story Breakdown

Re-Release: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Breakdown (Parts 1 & 2) (Original Air Date: 12/20/2019)

December 23, 2021 By Comments Off on Re-Release: National Lampoons Christmas Vacation Breakdown (Parts 1 & 2) (Original Air Date: 12/20/2019)

Happy Holidays StoryOsophers! First things first, thank you all for the wonderful messages of curiosity regarding where the heck Adam and Devin have been. To make a long story short, they both needed to take a brief hiatus to work on projects, and also wanted to focus on getting version 1 of Story Bluprint ready for launch.

In the spirit of the holiday season, we thought we would push the holiday movie breakdown episodes to the top of the list. 2022 will bring new episodes, the Story Bluprint app, and a new website with additional writer-resources and competitions…so stay tuned!

Happy Holidays!!

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Season 2

79: Polishing and Wordsmithing

December 24, 2020 By Comments Off on 79: Polishing and Wordsmithing

What can you do to diagnose and improve your scenes? How do you approach fine-tuning your piece? Why is wordsmithing, grammar, and punctuation so important? Join Devin and Adam for some StoryOsophy!

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Season 2

41: Story Blūprint Overview

January 25, 2019 By Comments Off on 41: Story Blūprint Overview

What are the events, movements, and acts of your Story Blūprint. What do you need to consider when creating your Blūprint? What are the important events of each movement? Join Adam and Devin for a basic summary of structure.

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Story Breakdown: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Part 2)

December 24, 2018 By Comments Off on Story Breakdown: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (Part 2)

Season’s greetings, storyosophers!

Where do you think you’re going? Nobody’s leaving. Nobody’s walking out on this fun, old-fashioned family Christmas. No, no! We’re all in this together. We’re gonna press on to Part 2 of our National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation story breakdown, and we’re gonna have the hap, hap, happiest Christmas since Bing Crosby tap-danced with Danny f*cking Kaye.

In part 2 of this special holiday Breakdown episode, Adam and Devin conclude their discussion of the comedy classic “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” by examining Acts 2 and 3.

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Season 2

40: Movement 6 (Act 3)

December 13, 2018 By Comments Off on 40: Movement 6 (Act 3)

Adam and Devin continue to talk about Act 3, by exploring Movement 6. What events take your hero from the climax to the resolution of the story? How do you tie up your loose ends?

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Campfire Chat

Campfire Chat 2: Youssef Kerkour (Part 2)

December 6, 2018 By Comments Off on Campfire Chat 2: Youssef Kerkour (Part 2)

Devin and Adam conclude their conversation with special guest Youssef Kerkour (“Nightflyers.”) He discusses his work on the “Jack Ryan” series, Woody Harrelson’s “Lost in London,” and the new ScyFy series “Nightflyers.”

Born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, Youssef speaks four languages fluently, including English, French, Italian, and Moroccan Arabic. In 1996 he attended Bard College in upstate New York where he majored in Drama/Dance under Joanne Akalitis. Upon graduating in 2000 he moved to New York City where he joined the theater company Division 13 headed by Joanna Settle. His past jobs have included stints at the Arden Theater in Philadelphia, Richard Foreman’s Maria Del Bosco, as well as a vast body of work within the downtown New York theater scene. He also worked extensively on independent film projects with various directors in and around New York city. After 9/11, Youssef chose to move to London, England where he currently lives and works as a full time actor. He returns to New York City during the summer, and always for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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Campfire Chat

Campfire Chat 2: Youssef Kerkour (Part 1)

December 1, 2018 By Comments Off on Campfire Chat 2: Youssef Kerkour (Part 1)

Special guest Youssef Kerkour (Nightflyers) talks about his early film and stage work in New York and in London with the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Born and raised in Rabat, Morocco, Youssef speaks four languages fluently, including English, French, Italian, and Moroccan Arabic. In 1996 he attended Bard College in upstate New York where he majored in Drama/Dance under Joanne Akalitis. Upon graduating in 2000 he moved to New York City where he joined the theater company Division 13 headed by Joanna Settle. His past jobs have included stints at the Arden Theater in Philadelphia, Richard Foreman’s Maria Del Bosco, as well as a vast body of work within the downtown New York theater scene. He also worked extensively on independent film projects with various directors in and around New York city. After 9/11, Youssef chose to move to London, England where he currently lives and works as a full time actor. He returns to New York City during the summer, and always for Christmas and New Year’s Eve.

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Season 2

39: Movement 5 (Act 3)

November 22, 2018 By Comments Off on 39: Movement 5 (Act 3)

Devin and Adam begin to break down a story’s Act 3, by exploring Movement 5. Coming from Movement 4’s recovery, what events do you use to build to your story’s climax?

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Campfire Chat

Campfire Chat: Josh Stifter

November 14, 2018 By Comments Off on Campfire Chat: Josh Stifter

Devin and Adam are joined by special guest Josh Stifter, an animator, writer, and filmmaker. He is here to talk about his film “The Good Exorcist” and his experience on Robert Rodriguez’s reality docu-series “Rebel Without a Crew” premiering November 18th.

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