Screenwriting with Ross Hartmann, Writer and Creative Director of Kiingo

ORIGIN STORY: How Ross got into storytelling, screenwriting, etc. (3:50) Combining TECH AND STORYTELLING: How writers can use tech to enable better writing or overcoming writer’s block (5:35) How to make a story interesting (drama) and meaningful (theme)? (12:30) What makes a great story? (13:50) Using “dramatic questions” — or questions that make the audience want to know what the answer is— to retain audience interest and to push forward a story (18:30) Importance of theme (24:00) Is exploration of moral questions necessary for a great story? (31:20) What is your process of getting your ideas to paper — how you actually start writing the script itself?(43:10) Snowflake method of writing (46:00) Ross, what is the meaning of life?! (51:30) Preorder Ross's upcoming book "The Structure of Story" here: https://kiingo.co/preorder More about Kiingo here: https://kiingo.com/ Connect with Kiingo on Instagram  here: instagram.com/kiingocreative/ Connect with Ross on Instagram: instagram.com/ross_hartmann    

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