Product Description
Into The Woods
Author(s): John Yorke
Format: Paperback
How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
'The best book on the subject I've read. Quite brilliant' — Tony Jordan, creator/writer, Life on Mars, Hustle
We all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens.
Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us, every day.
'Marvellous' — Julian Fellowes
'Terrifyingly clever ... Packed with intelligent argument' — Evening Standard
'The most important book about scriptwriting since William Goldman's Adventures in the Screen Trade' — Peter Bowker, writer, Blackpool, Occupation, Eric and Ernie
About the Author
John Yorke is a producer, consultant and lecturer on all forms of narrative – from speech writing and advertising to drama – and the author of Into the Woods. As former Head of Channel Four Drama, Controller of BBC Drama Production and MD of Company Pictures, John has tested his theories during an extensive production career working on some of the world’s most lucrative, widely reviewed and critically acclaimed TV dramas, from EastEnders to Shameless, Life on Mars and Wolf Hall.
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