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John Yorke is a British television producer, screenwriter, and teacher best known for his work on major BBC dramas and his expertise in story structure. He has served as Head of Channel 4 Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production, and he is the founder of the training company 'John Yorke Story'.
Known for: Into The Woods: How Stories Work And Why We Tell Them
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Into The Woods: How Stories Work And Why We Tell Them
A comprehensive exploration of storytelling's universal structure, examining why all narratives share similar patterns and analyzing this phenomenon through examples from film, television, and literature. John Yorke reveals the underlying blueprint of stories and explains how understanding this structure can help writers craft more compelling narratives.
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The Five-Act Structure
The belief that stories have three acts is widespread, yet if we trace our narrative heritage back through time, we find something richer: the five-act structure. From Aristotle’s discussion of beginnings, middles, and ends to Shakespeare’s neatly partitioned tragedies, the five-act design emerged a...
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The Inciting Incident
Every story begins with an explosion, though sometimes the explosion is as quiet as a glance. The inciting incident is the ignition point—the moment when the status quo ruptures and the protagonist’s world can no longer stay the same. It may be Luke Skywalker finding a message in R2-D2, or a detecti...
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About John Yorke
John Yorke is a British television producer, screenwriter, and teacher best known for his work on major BBC dramas and his expertise in story structure. He has served as Head of Channel 4 Drama and Controller of BBC Drama Production, and he is the founder of the training company 'John Yorke Story'.
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