Introduction
679 views
courseStorytelling Lessons from Masters: The SimpsonsFull course (5 lessons)
-20%
$22.40
$28
You save $5.6
comments 2
Gannon Beck
I took this course from Marshall a few years ago when I was working on my graphic novel and found it extremely useful. If you've ever read Robert McKee's book, "Story" but the lessons from it went over your head--as they did for me--then this course will demystify it for you.
LESSON NOTES

In this first FREE lesson, Marshall gives a rundown of what the course covers and what you'll learn by the end.

Marshall takes viewers on a journey through storytelling lessons gleaned from the first two seasons of "The Simpsons." The series focuses on understanding the fundamentals of storytelling. Marshall discusses concepts like classic story structure, using Robert McKee's pyramid as a reference, and emphasizes the importance of elements such as desire, conflict, reversals, empathy, setups, and payoffs in crafting compelling narratives. The video uniquely combines theory with practical analysis of specific "Simpsons" episodes, offering insights into how these stories exemplify classic narrative structures and techniques. This approach aims to enhance the storytelling skills of viewers, particularly those interested in visual storytelling and animation.

Links to the complete seasons on Amazon where you can also access individual episodes (contains affiliate links):

Season 1
Season 2

DOWNLOADS
mp4
introduction.mp4
317 MB
txt
introduction-transcript-english.txt
13 kB
txt
introduction-transcript-spanish.txt
14 kB
file
introduction-captions-english.srt
23 kB
file
introduction-captions-spanish.srt
25 kB
COMMENTS
Marshall Vandruff
In this first FREE lesson, Marshall gives a rundown of what the course covers and what you'll learn by the end.
Newest
I've been finding it very challenging coming from illustration into narrative structure. I don't find it as well organized, with everyone arguing over everything. The one useful learning tool I've recently discover is braking down famous works, learning to teach myself has being very valuable.
Help!