Editor Roundtable Podcast

Editor Roundtable: About Time

Editor Roundtable Podcast

The editors travel back to fundamentals this week as we analyze one of Kim’s favorites, About Time, to learn all about the an internal global genre. This 2013 British romantic fantasy was written and directed by Richard Curtis. The Story Genre: Worldview-Maturation Beginning Hook – At 21 years old, Tim’s father tells him… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Waking Ned Devine

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week Valerie opens our eyes to the principle of Progressive Complications as we analyze the hilarious 1998 British-Irish village comedy Waking Ned Devine. This sleeper hit was written and directed by Kirk Jones. The Story Genre: Crime > Caper Although I’m calling this a caper, the first act definitely reads like a… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Harold and Maude

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week Jarie pitched Harold and Maude as a great example of an innovative love story. This 1971 cult favorite film was directed by Hal Ashby from a screenplay by Colin Higgins. The Story Genre: External: Love > Courtship — Internal: Worldview > Education Controlling idea: We need to be our true… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Rocky

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week Leslie goes fifteen rounds in the ring arguing that tough guy Rocky is a Virgin’s Promise story at heart, while the opposition brings some heavyweight counterarguments. This 1976 Best Picture was directed by John Avidsen from star Sylvester Stallone’s Oscar nominated script. The Story Leslie – Let’s start with Rocky’s Beginning… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Adaptation

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week Anne pitched Adaptation as a great example of genre mashup that works. This 2002 film starring Nicholas Cage and Meryl Streep was directed by Spike Jonze from a screenplay by Charlie Kaufman, based on Susan Orlean’s nonfiction book The Orchid Thief. Lots of writers struggle with settling on a single global… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Song of the Sea

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week the Roundtablers succumb to the selkie’s call with Song of the Sea, Kim’s pick for a story that combines Virgin’s Promise and Hero’s Journey structures. This 2014 animated fantasy based on Irish myth was written by Will Collins and directed by Tomm Moore. The Story Global Genre: Action-Adventure-Labyrinth (Life/Death) Beginning… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Manchester by the Sea

Editor Roundtable Podcast

During the first two seasons of the podcast, we watched a movie each week from one of the twelve Story Grid content genres, then analyzed it using the Editor’s Six Core Questions. We racked up twenty-eight episodes, twenty-eight Global Foolscap worksheets, and twenty-eight sets of extensive notes. That detailed content is available at storygrid.com…. Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Flight

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week the Roundtablers bring the the Morality genre in for a rough landing with Flight, the 2012 film by Robert Zemeckis starring Denzel Washington. The Editor’s Six Core Questions Want to learn more about the Editor’s Six Core Questions? Check out our Story Grid 101 episode. 1. What’s the Global Genre?… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Mad Money

Editor Roundtable Podcast

This week the Roundtablers sneak into the Crime genre and make off with a rather poor impression of the 2007 caper comedy Mad Money, written by Glenn Gers and directed by Callie Khouri. The Story Here’s a synopsis of the story adapted from Wikipedia. This film is about three women, Bridget, Nina… Read more »

Editor Roundtable: Arrival

Editor Roundtable Podcast

The team touches down into the Worldview genre this week with the 2016 science fiction revelation drama Arrival, written Eric Heisserer and Ted Chiang, based on Ted Chiang’s “The Story of Your Life” and directed by Denis Villeneuve. The Story Here’s a quick summary of the story adapated from IMDB. When gigantic… Read more »

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Editor Roundtable Podcast

Editor Roundtable: About Time

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Editor Roundtable: Waking Ned Devine

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Editor Roundtable: Harold and Maude

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Editor Roundtable: Rocky

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Editor Roundtable: Adaptation

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Editor Roundtable: Song of the Sea

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Editor Roundtable: Manchester by the Sea

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Editor Roundtable: Flight

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Editor Roundtable: Mad Money

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Editor Roundtable: Arrival

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