Moonlight: Writing the Personal Story Through Propaganda

The second season of story structure and story analysis begins! In this episode, I catch you up on the latest changes to the site and discuss why Moonlight won Best Picture.

In two months, I've re-written a screenplay and planned out two complete television series. The secret? Understanding how to leverage the power of the Dramatica theory of story to craft meaningful narratives. I explain why in this episode as well as successfully predict what would be wrong with Dunkirk from a story structure standpoint! (I recorded this episode before the film was released). Finally, I talk about my re-analysis of Moonlight and explain the exact part of the narrative I felt was missing the first time I saw the film.

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Show Notes & Links

• A Story is an Argument the difference between a series of events and meaningful events


• The Relationship Story Throughline the key to bringing heart into a narrative


• Become a Narrative First Member and gain access to insightful premium content


• My Most Recent Updates the latest and greatest in story structure and story analysis presented in reverse chronological order (i.e., a blog)


• Sing! my analysis of the film and an explanation why it seems so familiar


• Despicable Me 3 my analysis of a film that, while entertaining in parts, lacks a coherent and functional story


• Wonder Woman my deep structural analysis of a great comic-book film from DC


• Storyforming Series: Wonder Woman video tutorial on using Dramatica to analyze the thematic issues of this film. Exclusive to Narrative First Members


• My Improved Analysis of Moonlight incorporating many of the changes I discovered while hosting the...


• Dramatica Users Group Analysis of Moonlight–a 2.5-hour class explaining the Dramatica approach to breaking down a great story.


• The Throughlines of Moonlight further examination of the thematic structure of this Oscar winner


• On the Main Character’s Problem-Solving Style articles and blog posts discussing this vital concept of story structure