Storytelling for the 21st Century
By Act One
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Podcast Description
Act One's Story Symposium, held at the historic Roosevelt Hollywood Hotel in October of 2008, consisted of a Socratic discussion designed to reshape the way in which we perceive the storyteller as a moral agent within a growing global audience. To learn more about Act One, visit http://www.actoneprogram.com To learn more about the symposium, visit http://actone.podbean.com/about/
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More on the Big Idea in Cinema Storytelling | Bobette Buster, an adjunct faculty member of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, wraps up her presentation about the role of the Big Idea in ... | 3/30/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Storytelling is True, Good, and Beautiful | Dr. Peter Kreeft, renowned philosopher and author of over 50 books, including Socrates Meets Jesus, delivers a presentation about the good, true and beautiful in ... | 3/27/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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From Truth to Fiction | Karen Hall, who has numerous writing and producing credits for television and has been nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, discusses the use of one's ... | 3/25/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanIn Defense of Happy Endings: A European Perspective | Armando Fumagalli, professor of Semiotics and Director of the Master Program in Screenwriting and Production for TV and Cinema at the Universita Cattolica del Sacro ... | 3/20/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhat Flannery Knew | Barbara Nicolosi, screenwriter, adjunct professor of film at Pepperdine University, and former executive director of Act One, discusses Flannery O'Connor's use of paradox to create ... | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 6 | What Flannery Knew slide presentation | This PDF document contains the slides that accompanied Barbara Nicolosi's presentation, "What Flannery Knew". | 3/11/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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How Dark is Too Dark? | David McFadzean, creative and executive producer of the TV sitcom Home Improvement, explores the question: how dark is too dark in cinema storytelling? This was the ... | 3/9/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanThe Healing Power of Stories | Chuck Slocum, Assistant Executive Director at Writers Guild of America West, explores the healing potential of storytelling. This was the fourth talk in a series presented ... | 3/1/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanHeroes | Dr. Peter Kreeft, renowned philosopher and author of over 50 books, including Socrates Meets Jesus, delivers a presentation about heroes. He proposes seven preconditions for ... | 2/21/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanStory as Epiphany | Chris Riley, author of The Hollywood Standard and professor of film at John Paul the Great Catholic University, makes a presentation about epiphanies in movie ... | 2/17/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWhat’s the Big Idea? | Bobette Buster, an adjunct faculty member of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, makes a presentation about the role of the Big Idea in movies ... | 1/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 12 | What’s the Big Idea? slide presentation | This PDF document contains the slides that accompanied Bobette Buster's presentation, "What's the Big Idea?" | 1/24/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanVisual Stories from Hollywood: Beyond Blockbusters and Reality TV | Rev. Scott Young, director of Graduate Student and Faculty Ministry for InterVarsity Christian Fellowship at USC and UCLA, launches the symposium with a presentation ... | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanWelcome and Introductions | Vicki Peterson, director of the Act One: Writing for Hollywood program, opens the symposium and describes the format for this two-day discussion of cinematic storytelling. ... | 1/22/09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 14 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
thought-provoking discussion
The presenters and panelists at this symposium are professional storytellers, and most of them work in the world of television and movies. They're both skilled at their craft and committed to making a positive contribution to the human family through their gifts of creativity, intelligence and faith. Their conversations are thought-provoking; they're asking smart questions about the demands of the craft and the needs of the audience.
