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Patrick A. Horton, PhD ©

The Story Coach - Practical Magic

The Story of Transformation & The Transformation of Story

A paradigm shifting celebration of story, craft, collaboration, & success

 One Day Workshop / Seminar

MORNING SESSION

Introduction:
A Brave New World

Before We Begin:
The Medium is the Messenger

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) The Call to Story
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Discovering 'The Zone'
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) A Preview to Possibility

What EVERYONE Should Know:
The Litmus Tests Of Story

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Welcome to the Sandbox
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Cutting the Gordian Knot
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) The Storyteller's Mantra

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AFTERNOON SESSION

Beginning at the Beginning:
Act 0 & The Power of Under-Structure

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Character
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Context
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Challenge
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Change
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Conflict
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Confrontation
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Crisis
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Choice
Mapping Your Mind - Mining For Gold:
The Story of Transformation & Transformation of Story

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Creating An Image
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Establishing The Universe
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Stuff Happens
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Beyond The Comfort Zone
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) When All Else Fails
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Transformation Please

Act 0 Revisited:
Characters With Voices - 
Characters Who Write Themselves
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) A Curse On Heroes & Archetypes
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Opportunists & Opposers
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Colleagues & Collaborators
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Confounders & Contagonists
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Variants & Reverberants
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Meet The Committee


Optional 2nd Day of Practicum and Play

MORNING SESSION

Writing Is Rewriting:
Getting it Written - Getting It Right

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Through Lines & Intertwines
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Scene Sculpting for Fun & Profit
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) The Devil & God Are in the Details

Practical Magic At Play:
Hands On Applications For Specific Needs
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Actors, Agents, & Managers
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Directors, Producers, Networks, & Studios
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Documentary Filmmakers & Social Entrepreneurs
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Media Industry Institutions, Organizations, & Guilds
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Corporate Settings & Live Presentations / Facilitation
Completing The Circle:
Packaging The Promotion - Promoting The Package
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Engaging Your Audience
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Taking Your Audience for the Ride
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Leaving Your Audience Wanting More

Note: This segment is offered as an optional evening 
component for the one day versions of the seminar.

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AFTERNOON SESSION

Putting Possibility Into Practice:
The Art of the Business & The Business of the Art

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) A Brief Primer On Production & Producing
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Project Assessment For Investors & Financiers
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Practical Business Plans & Financing For Filmmakers
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Legal Aspects of Writing, Development, & Production

Toward A More Successful Media:
Changing Our Industry - Changing Ourselves

BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) New Paradigm of Teaching, Discussing, & Creating Story
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Media Industry & Organizational Cultures That Work
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Making The Difference That Makes A Difference
BD14870_.GIF (420 bytes) Achieving & Sustaining Peak Performance