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Jul 20, 2016 21 min

The Difference Between Star Trek and Star Wars

from Narrative First: where story is always king Hosted by James R. Hull

In this episode we look at the differences between Star Trek and Star Wars from a Dramatica point-of-view; looking at the structural differences in their narratives. We also explain why the Overall Story Throughline for The Fugitive is in Situation--not Activity as one would think. Links The Narrative First Podcast - leave a message, listen to past episodes The Throughlines of Kramer vs. Kramer The Character Arc Snapshot videos Four videos showing how character arc works from a Dramatica point-of-view The Difference Between Neo and Luke Skywalker No more Hero's Journey, please. Download the Dramatica Table of Story Elements You can download a PDF of the Table at the top of the page. Grab it and put it in your Dropbox and take it with you wherever you go. The MacGuffin is a Joke It really is. If anyone uses this term to describe something going on in a story, run as fast as you can. They have no idea what they are talking about. Understanding the Personal Goal of Your Main Character Damatica analysis of Star Wars Dramatica analysis of Star Trek (2009) Dramatica analysis of The Fugitive Dramatica analysis of The Shawshank Redemption

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