COURSE 1: Tools & Fundamentals

LESSON 1: Getting Started With A Raw Idea 8 Topics

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1.1 INTRODUCTION to Entire Program

1.1.5 QUICK INTRO to 7 Tools

1.2 BUILD: Starting with a Raw Idea

1.3 BUILD: Continuing with Dilemma

1.4 GAME: Layer in more detail

1.5 CASE STUDY: Dilemma for Training Day

1.6 THINK IT THROUGH: Explaining how it works

1.7 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

LESSON 2: Creating The World Of Our Story 8 Topics

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2.1 INTRODUCTION

2.2 BUILD: Quick Revisit of our thriller

2.3 BUILD: Inventing more of our thriller

2.4 BUILD: Creating our Criminal Underworld

2.5 ASSIGNMENT: Creating Criminal Worlds

2.6 BUILD: Figuring out our false antagonist

2.7 GAME: Intro to Cause and Effect

2.8 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

LESSON 3: Creating Characters 7 Topics

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3.1 INTRODUCTION

3.2 BUILD: Developing the false antagonist

3.3 BUILD: Creating an ally for her

3.4 INSTRUCT: Quick lesson in reverse cause and effect

3.5 GAME: Reverse Cause and Effect

3.6 CASE STUDY: Deeper into Dilemma for Training Day

3.7 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

LESSON 4: Dimensionalizing The Dilemma 8 Topics

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4.1 INTRODUCTION

4.2 BUILD: Nailing down some specifics

4.3 BUILD: Quick Refresher on Dilemma

4.4 GAME: Create a Dilemma for this story

4.5 THINK IT THROUGH: Slow is fast

4.6 BUILD: Bringing our story to life

4.7 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

4.8 INSTRUCT: What is Structure?

LESSON 5: Taking Stock 7 Topics

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5.1 INTRODUCTION

5.2 BUILD: What we’ve got so far

5.3 GAME: Why bank robbers can’t leave

5.4 INSTRUCT: Dedication to extreme mastery

5.5 BUILD: Figured out her ally

5.6 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

5.7 THINK IT THROUGH: Price Engineer your script

LESSON 6: Fully Detailing The Dilemma 6 Topics

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6.1 INTRODUCTION

6.2 BUILD: Comprehensive buildup of her dilemma

6.3 BUILD: Mission to Mars

6.4 INSTRUCT: The obvious becomes apparent

6.5 THINK IT THROUGH: Why tools have distinctions

6.6 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

LESSON 7: The Enneagram—Our Protagonist 7 Topics

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7.1 INTRODUCTION

7.2 BUILD: Jumping into Enneagram with Kat, Part 1

7.3 BUILD: Jumping into Enneagram with Kat, Part 2

7.4 GAME: Teach me how to flip a bike

7.5 INSTRUCT: Learning the Mechanics of Enneagram, Part 1

7.6 INSTRUCT: Learning the Mechanics of Enneagram, Part 2

7.7 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

LESSON 8: The Enneagram—Kat’s Ally 8 Topics

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8.1 INTRODUCTION

8.2 BUILD: Enneagram for Lane, Part 1

8.3 BUILD: Enneagram Lang, Part 2

8.4 ASSIGNMENT: Which Enneagram type is Pauly?

8.5 GAME: Figure out Reverse Cause and Effect for suicide

8.6 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

8.7 INSTRUCT: Slow is Fast

8.8 THINK IT THROUGH: Price on taking a watch apart

LESSON 9: The Enneagram—Going Deep 8 Topics

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9.1 INTRODUCTION

9.2 BUILD: Enneagram Kat Deeper Type 1, Part 1

9.3 BUILD: Enneagram Kat Deeper Type 1, Part 2

9.4 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

9.5 BUILD: Which Enneagram type is Pauly?

9.6 BUILD: Figuring out a section of the ending

9.7 GAME: Why lie about emotional needs?

9.8 THINK IT THROUGH: Aristotle, sketch its general outline

LESSON 10: Brainstorming—The 36 Dramatic Situations 9 Topics

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10.1 INTRODUCTION

10.2 BUILD: Intro to 36 Dramatic Situations, Part 1

10.3 BUILD: Intro to 36 Dramatic Situations, Part 2

10.4 THINK IT THROUGH: Price on Research

10.5 GAME: Use 4 of the 36 DS to make a comedy idea

10.6 BUILD: Research for our thriller

10.7 STORY IDEA FOR THE DAY

10.8 BUILD: Progress Report with ship

10.9 INSTRUCT: Knowledge vs Know how

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