An analysis of how Dan Harmon’s story circle shaped the writing of the NBC sitcom Community, from story structure and pacing down to the character arcs in each episode.
0:00 - Introduction
- Overview -
1:00 - Story Circle vs. Hero's Journey
2:01 - Sitcom Structure
4:07 - Three-Act Structure
6:47 - Character Arcs
- Analysis of Mixology Certification -
8:51 - Troy
10:58 - Abed
12:12 - Jeff & Britta
13:45 - Annie
14:51 - Shirley
15:54 - Pierce
16:49 - Conclusion
References:
- Adult Swim, ‘Dan Harmon's Story Circle | Rick and Morty | adult swim’, RU-vid (15th Jun 2020) • Dan Harmon's Story Cir...
- BookSharing, ‘Joseph Campbell's Hero's journey’, RU-vid (21st Jan 2015) • Joseph Campbell's Hero...
- campbellfoundation, ‘Joseph Campbell - Jung, the Self, and Myth’, RU-vid (3rd Nov 2018) • Joseph Campbell - Jung...
- Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces (1949)
- Dan Harmon, ‘Story Structure 104: The Juicy Details’, Channel 101 (12th Aug 2009) channel101.fandom.com/wiki/St...
- K. M. Weiland, Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development (2016)
- Lacey Rose, ‘Community's Dan Harmon Reveals the Wild Story Behind His Firing and Rehiring’, The Hollywood Reporter (17th Jul 2013) www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...
- Brian Raftery, ‘How Dan Harmon Drives Himself Crazy Making Community’, Wired (22nd Sep 2011) www.wired.com/2011/09/mf-harmon/
- Dan Harmon, ‘Could you explain your story breaking process?’, Tumblr (9th Aug 2013) danharmon.tumblr.com/post/577...
- Dan Harmon, ‘Could you explain a particular Community episode with the story circle?...’, Tumblr (10th Aug 2013) danharmon.tumblr.com/post/578...
- Syd Field, Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting (1979)
- Andy Bobrow, ‘How Writing for the TV Show Community Cured Me’, Medium (14th May 2014) / how-writing-for-the-tv...
Music:
‘Community Medley’, ‘Community Medley 2’, ‘Community E101’, ‘Community Season 1 Music’, ‘Community E103’, ‘Greendale Is Where I Belong’, ‘Running Through Raining’
All tracks by Ludwig Göransson.
Additional:
- S03E04 ‘Remedial Chaos Theory’ Story Circle danharmon.tumblr.com/post/114...
- S05E01 ‘Repilot’ & S05E02 ‘Introduction to Teaching’ Story Circles danharmon.tumblr.com/post/752... & danharmon.tumblr.com/post/752...
6 авг 2024