Strange Darling: Primary and Secondary Structure

“...Primary structure is the way that the character experiences the movie or the TV show or the play or the novel. Primary structure is watching the movie through the eyes of your characters. In primary structure, we're not setting anything up. We're not paying anything off. We're not establishing anything for the audience. We are simply connected to the character and going through the journey through our character's eyes. But there’s another layer of structure going on in Strange Darling, the structure by which the audience discovers what’s actually happening in the movie, as opposed to what they are perceiving. This is what I call Secondary Structure. And JT Mollner’s using that secondary structure to transform his screenplay for Strange Darling into essentially the “Barbie” of slasher movies– a genre film with a complicated underlying socio-political message…”In this podcast you’ll learn why I call Strange Darling the “Barbie” of Slasher movies, and how to discover the primary and secondary structure of your own screenplay, plus:  * The difference between Primary vs. Secondary Screenplay Structure * Character-driven storytelling techniques * Visual storytelling and imagery in scripts * Subverting tropes and clichés in screenwriting * Nonlinear narrative structure * Thematic development in screenplays * Crafting compelling opening scenes * Creating multi-dimensional characters * Writing a twist within a genre movie * How to get in touch with your voice within a genre * And much more! Join Jake for free every Thursday night at Thursday Night Writes, RSVP here and check all of our classes!