Season 2 · Episode 8
Screenwriting with Ross Hartmann, Writer and Creative Director of Kiingo
Ezra interviews screenwriter, author, and Creative Director of Kiingo (creative studio and writing university) Ross Hartmann about all things screenwriting.
The Mechanics of Storytelling · John Ringhofer, Dante, Ross Hartmann, Kiingo, Ezra Justin Lee, Mark Dragicevic, Kevin Suh
October 12, 202055m 13s
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Show Notes
- ORIGIN STORY: How Ross got into storytelling, screenwriting, etc. (3:50)
- Combining TECH AND STORYTELLING: How writers can use tech to enable better writing or overcoming writer’s block (5:35)
- How to make a story interesting (drama) and meaningful (theme)? (12:30)
- What makes a great story? (13:50)
- Using “dramatic questions” — or questions that make the audience want to know what the answer is— to retain audience interest and to push forward a story (18:30)
- Importance of theme (24:00)
- Is exploration of moral questions necessary for a great story? (31:20)
- What is your process of getting your ideas to paper — how you actually start writing the script itself?(43:10)
- Snowflake method of writing (46:00)
- Ross, what is the meaning of life?! (51:30)
Preorder Ross's upcoming book "The Structure of Story" here: https://kiingo.co/preorder
More about Kiingo here: https://kiingo.com/
Connect with Kiingo on Instagram here: instagram.com/kiingocreative/
Connect with Ross on Instagram: instagram.com/ross_hartmann
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