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Easier Said
by Conceit Media
Easier Said is a podcast bringing you conversations about storytelling by looking at the intersection of the entertainment and the humanities. Join as we get lost going down rabbit holes with way too much time on our hands and too much thought put into this - or maybe not enough. Regardless, we break down the study, the nature, and the joy of narrative as only we can!Easier Said is the flagship podcast for Conceit Media.Contact us at [email protected] and review our podcast at ratethispodcast.com/easiersaidVisit Conceit Media at their website on conceitmedia.carrd.co
Episodes
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The Future Of New Media Storytelling With Eric R. Williams
Exciting news: Easier Said is evolving! In one of our first interview episodes, we talk to an expert on new media storytelling. Eric R. Williams studies the spectrum of new storytelling forms that runs from virtual reality to mixed media. He is a professor of Emerging Communication Technologies…
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Story Structure: How to engineer great narrative
Chekov's Gun. Three-Act Structure. The crew returns to discuss the power of story structure. We also ask - what's the best theory of story structure? How do you reach satisfying setup and payoff? Host-notes: Always remember. It's like poetry. It rhymes....
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Special Presentation from Soundwright Spotlight: The creators of Sage and Savant
Soundwright Spotlight is a new show from Conceit Media looking at the art of audio drama. In this episode, we talk to the creators of the Victorian Sci-Fi/Steampunk sage, the Tales of Sage and Savant. Creators Eddie Louise and Chip Michael share what that led them to create the Tales of Sage and...
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Season 2 Preview
A look at season 2 of Easier Said is now here! Get ready for new conversations about story structure, the influences on Star Wars, storytelling in music, and film adaptations of video games and theme park rides! Follow us on Facebook and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! #film #art #story...
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Cinematic History, Trends, and Dynamics
Not just movies but TV as well is up for grabs in an episode that is sure to provoke thought, if not fury. The gang ambles around a bit with the vast, encyclopedic wealth of knowledge in the world these days, but ultimately gets back on track with a discussion of techniques, ideas, and…
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Auteurs vs. Collaborators: How does the process affect movies and books?
Director's cuts. Various versions of Justice League. Quentin Tarantino, Christopher Nolan, the Coen Brothers. How does the sausage get made? The process of making art is different in both film and literature, of course, but how does the end process turn out differently between one person's…
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How art interprets, adapts, and captures history
Have you ever wondered what our art says about the times we’re living in? Or what the art of our forebears said about their day and age? In this episode of the Easier Said podcast, we travel the highways and byways of interpreting stories, literature, movies, propaganda, and paintings as they...
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Rewriting Literature
Writing a book is a long struggle into a realm of possibilities, dead ends, and misguided dreams. It's like taking a nose dive into a briar patch, but somehow rewarding. That being said, this episode begins with the simple question: for all of our favorite authors' struggles to craft their work,...
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Rewriting and Fixing Movies
The gang gets into a bout of fan commentary on improving favorite movies with great potential - while sporadically going on tangents about the Platonic forms. We’re ready to lay it out there discussing Treasure Planet, Star Trek, and Harry Potter, to name a few. Needless to say, when talking…
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The Mouse and the Brothers Grimm: How story revisionism crafts culture
The world is full of variation after variation of fairy tales. Yet in a way, today, we take the Disney versions to be the definitive versions of the stories. In this episode, we go into the techniques and ideas behind rewriting stories from the past, and how their adaptation shapes our culture....
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The Franchise Goes On: When should they stop?
In our inaugural episode, we discuss what film series have continued for too long, and which ones there have not been enough made of. Which franchises have endured for too long, and which franchises have gone away too soon? We’ll discuss! Join in the discussion by emailing us:...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Easier Said is a podcast bringing you conversations about storytelling by looking at the intersection of the entertainment and the humanities. Join as we get lost going down rabbit holes with way too much time on our hands and too much thought put into this - or maybe not enough. Regardless, we break down the study, the nature, and the joy of narrative as only we can!Easier Said is the flagship podcast for Conceit Media.Contact us at [email protected] and review our podcast at ratethispodcast.com/easiersaidVisit Conceit Media at their website on conceitmedia.carrd.co
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