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Storytelling Cheat Sheet Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

A collection of Storytelling tactics and methods

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

A: Stories

Oral

Storyw­orthy
Opposite Scene—­Sce­ne—MOC
VSS
Confli­ct—­Bui­ld—IOTA
Sell
Proble­m—S­olu­tio­n—S­ucc­ess­/Fa­ilure
NSP
Proble­m—Ideal Future­—Co­nne­ction
Anecdote

Indigenous

Kisho
AABC
Jazz
AABA
Western
AACA
Chiasm
ABBA
Improv
BAAA
Straight
AAAC
Latin
CABA

Screenplay

Setting Scene
Character Scene
Plot Scene
Thematic Scene

Comic

 

Play

 

Novel

MICE
Millie­u-I­nci­den­t-C­har­act­er-­Event
 

C: Narratives

Film

Basic
WS. CU(x3). MS.
Standard
MS. CU. WS.
Collage
CU. CU. CU. (CU. CU.)
Reveal
CU. MS/Full (with new inform­ation).
Match on Action
MS/CU mix that follows a line of action.
Journalist
CU(act­ion). CU(sub­ject). LS. MS (action). Unusua­l/A­lte­rnative
Darrell Barton
WS. MS. CU. CU. CU.
 

D:

D: 5S

Conten­t-C­har­acter
But-Th­erefore
Conten­t-Tone
Conten­t-C­ontext
Action­-Re­action
High Emotio­n-Low Emotion
A Roll—B Roll