Teaching in 2016
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I've been very busy this fall teaching in Europe in some wonderful places, sometimes alone, sometimes alongside some extremely interesting and eminent film and TV industry people. I taught in London, Vienna, Ostende, Gothenburg and Odense - a whole range of masterclasses for scriptwriters, producers and games creatives from beginners' classes in creativity under pressure and basic plotting through to a highly advanced masterclass on how professionals can use nonlinear story arcs in long form series to create binge viewing. I've also been talking to VR experts about trends in VR and bringing together games creators with film and TV writers, explaining how they can work together.
Next year I'll be back teaching in Europe, maybe also in USA, South Africa and China. We'll see! Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter to get my comments on structure, new films, TV series and so on.
To buy my book The 21st Century Screenplay, upon which my lectures are based and which deals in great detail with all the topics in the masterclass, details are here
Next year I'll be back teaching in Europe, maybe also in USA, South Africa and China. We'll see! Don't forget to subscribe to the newsletter to get my comments on structure, new films, TV series and so on.
To buy my book The 21st Century Screenplay, upon which my lectures are based and which deals in great detail with all the topics in the masterclass, details are here
What people are saying about Linda Aronson....
'Linda Aronson is one of the great and important voices on screenwriting.’ Linda Seger, author of Making a Good Script Great
'At last you will understand "Pulp Fiction! All the vague confusing things that teachers and studio executives say about flashback, turning points and multiple protagonists are whipped into coherent shape, in a comprehensive, precise and extremely practical theory.' Christopher Vogler, Author of The Writers' Journey
More international endorsements
'Linda Aronson is one of the great and important voices on screenwriting.’ Linda Seger, author of Making a Good Script Great
'At last you will understand "Pulp Fiction! All the vague confusing things that teachers and studio executives say about flashback, turning points and multiple protagonists are whipped into coherent shape, in a comprehensive, precise and extremely practical theory.' Christopher Vogler, Author of The Writers' Journey
More international endorsements
Now available for the first time, the film of Linda's historic, game-changing London LSF lecture
In 2010, Linda Aronson gave a lecture at the London Screenwriters' Festival which so stunned the audience of international writers that they kept her answering questions for almost five hours afterwards. In it, she explained how to
construct 18 screenplay structures (including kinds of flashbacks, fracturing, ensemble, Pulp Fiction-style forms) that are commonly in use but do not fit the conventional Hollywood linear,
chronological one-hero model. In 2011 she returned and gave an extended version of that lecture which was filmed. This historical, game-changing lecture is now, in conjunction with The London Screenwriters' Festival, available to buy for the first time. See a trailer. Buy the video
Buy The 21st Century Screenplay
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Linda on The Rise of Parallel Narrative
Is the Three Act Structure dead?
Not at all.
It's great for one-hero, fast-set-up chronological stories. But scriptwriters don't have to stick solely to that kind of story (and actually we never have). The great news is that there are many structural models out there working to clear patterns, so you can plan them. Flashback, flash forward, multiple plots, nonlinear and ensemble cast films have always existed, but the guidelines I've isolated mean that venturing beyond the conventional model is no longer a step into the unknown. Yes, it's perilous, but we have a map. Instead of feeling safe only with one protagonist we can use many. We can use multiple plots, either running side by side as in TV series, or in fractured form, as in Babel . We can use a whole range of flashback and time jump structures. Even films as apparently aberrant as Pulp Fiction or 21 Grams turn out to be written to patterns. 21st Century Screenplay gives you the tools and structural elements necessary to construct your own non-linear story. Don't let anyone tell you you can't write outside the three act structure - you can, people do and it is just as valid as writing within it. See Video of Linda at The London Screenwriters' Festival Use this Site as a Resource
Use this site as a resource This website can only be the start of your investigations into parallel narrative. Navigate the site to get your head around the principles of parallel narrative (plus my take on conventional narrative). You'll find articles, advice, tricks of the writing trade and a blog in which I analyze parallel narrative films, or comment on craft issues generally. I hope you find it useful and I look forward to seeing all of the terrific films that flashback, multiple plots, ensemble casts and non-linear story lines can help to you to write.
Note from Linda... Hi everyone. I've started a newsletter to supplement the blog and the books so as to create a community for indepth analysis of the modern script forms like flashback, nonlinearity etc - as well as looking at interesting aspects of conventional narrative. You can subscribe below. Once you've done that you'll get the next newsletter. You'll also be able to view previous issues. Just be aware that the newsletter program I'm using has anti-spam double opt-in system to protect us both and I am required to do it. So you will be asked to confirm your subscription. Terrific idea in my view, if a bit tedious. We all hate spam!
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