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Film Courage: How is storytelling transactional?
Adam Argot, Story Artist/Instructor/YouTuber: Transactional, okay.
I think that does connect with what we’re talking about with the relationship between the audience and the artist.
It is absolutely a transaction.
Ultimately, a story, I feel like we’re going to cover a little bit of the similar territory, but ultimately, I believe a story is a type of art, and art is a bridge.
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When an artist presents the bridge, you’re inviting them to connect.
Ideally, great artists invite you to connect and say,
“Hey, there’s a lot of great stuff on the other side of this bridge.”
The audience gets to decide to what level they’re willing to do it.
You know, if you take someone like George R. R. Martin, who I think he’s one of the greatest writers of our time, he’s absolutely amazing.
He writes on all these levels, where on the surface, it’s like,
“Oh, cool, a fun fantasy, dragons, romantic stories, deep dark irony, powerful people fighting for power, interesting metaphors, lots of fun stuff to explore.”
He kind of says, he builds his bridge pretty far across the river, and you say,
“Okay, this will be fun.”
And then once you start getting into it, you’re like,
“Oh my God, this is revealing a lot about nature, not just the nature of power, but the nature of why people seek it out.”
Ultimately, what’s to me the most interesting part of…(Watch the video interview on YouTube here).
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Adam Argot has worked in film, TV, games, and publishing as a director, writer, author, story and concept artist for over 15 years for both major and independent studios. Along with in-depth podcasts and interviews like Film Courage, Story Kinetics, and a YouTube video series The Art of Story, Adam has also taught story structure at Calarts and as a guest lecturer in the USC Screenwriting Program.
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