Listen "Writing Tips from Proto-Ghibli!"
Episode Synopsis
Today, we two hopeless anime nerds are looking at what you can learn from the writing of Studio Ghibli and pre-Ghibli films.
Show, don't tell, as exemplified by Nausicaa.
Character development as exemplified in Castle of Cagliostro!
We look at examples from various films.
Also covered are: Dealing with Stakes, Story Flow and Transitions, The Deceptive Persuasiveness of Bad Ideas, and Being Good to Your Audience!
There's a lot to learn here!
Check out our fiction at:
(Justin)
https://muppy.substack.com
(Rudy)
https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com
And follow us on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu
and
https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn
Show, don't tell, as exemplified by Nausicaa.
Character development as exemplified in Castle of Cagliostro!
We look at examples from various films.
Also covered are: Dealing with Stakes, Story Flow and Transitions, The Deceptive Persuasiveness of Bad Ideas, and Being Good to Your Audience!
There's a lot to learn here!
Check out our fiction at:
(Justin)
https://muppy.substack.com
(Rudy)
https://rnkfiction.blogspot.com
And follow us on Twitter at:
https://twitter.com/NinjaMouseChu
and
https://twitter.com/Rudolph_Kohn
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