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How to write science fiction & fantasy - part four

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About How to write science fiction & fantasy - part four

Intro to archetypal storytelling

The hidden meaning of Blade Runner 2049

Myths of human liberation.

Jungian psychology

Writing Challenge - Archetypal Storytelling 2

How the original Blade Runner constructs an empathy test...for the audience.

What You Will Learn?

  • Every story has two levels - the Surface and the Archetypal.
  • On the surface every story is unique..
  • But beneath the surface level all stories explore the same basic patterns of human life - the archetypes..
  • The fourth workshop in Advanced Scifi & Fantasy : writing the 21st century myth, begins with a deep dive into one of the great masterpieces of 21st century cinema - Blade Runner 2049..
  • Then we explore how the archetypes introduced in Blade Runner 2049 can be used to tell fascinating stories of any kind. Archetypal storytelling is one of the most powerful techniques available to writers, movie makers or storytellers of any kind..
  • Ego. Id. Anima. Shadow. God. Self. Our inner archetypes are the key to infinite stories..