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Older material related to the Dramatica theory of story.

Dramatica Storyforming Journal
Downloadable .pdf versions of each of the seven volumes as they were originally published. Each volume contains film analyses, articles, Dramatica tips, Dramatica email, and more. (click here)

Deep Theory - Certification Class
Taught by Melanie Anne Phillips, 01/07/1995. NOTE: The following material is an unchecked and unedited raw transcript from the original tape of the class. (click here)

Dramatica Article: "A New Theory of Story"
Downloadable .pdf version of an unpublished article from 1993 by Melanie Anne Phillips and Chris Huntley. Originally intended as a submission for Scientific American magazine, the article was never submitted, though some of the materials were incorporated into the original Dramatica theory book. (220K) (download now)

Mental Relativity
Materials from the theory upon which Dramatica is based. (click here)

Transcript of taped Dramatica musings by Melanie Anne Phillips
Recorded in June of 1994, this transcript begins with, "A new insight into the difference between tendency and probability." (click here)

Story Quiz
Test your story acumen without using any Dramatica terms. (click here)

Dramatica Definitions (1995)
Here are some slightly out-of-date definitions of Dramatica terms. (click here)

Dramatica Interactive Game
Here's the original web version of the Dramatica Interactive "Game." This is a very rough representation of the Dramatica structural chart. Though it is not representative of the Dramatica software, this "game" is interesting from a historical perspective. (click here)

Dramatica Article: Preference, Emphasis, Priorities, Importance
A short essay on the differences between making binary and analog choices while problem solving...(click here)

 

 

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