Secrets of Story Podcast

Episode 40: Mackendrick's Rules, Part 1

Jun 6, 2023
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Inshitification of the Internet
02:02 • 2min
3
Adam McKendrick's Rules
03:47 • 2min
4
The Role of Rules in Storytelling
06:15 • 2min
5
How to Write for Movies in the Late 1940s and Early 1950s
08:23 • 2min
6
The Distinction Between Movies and Movies Today
10:38 • 2min
7
The Social Function of Stories
12:53 • 2min
8
The Importance of Catharsis in Movies
14:51 • 2min
9
The Marine Tautification of Stories
16:35 • 2min
10
The Purpose of a Man to Level Women
19:05 • 3min
11
The Weird Appeal of James Cameron
21:52 • 2min
12
How to Watch a Movie in a Foreign Language
24:14 • 3min
13
The Rules of Talking in Movies
26:46 • 3min
14
The Importance of Dialogue in Incidental Business
29:16 • 2min
15
Hitchcock's Definition of Incidental Business
31:11 • 3min
16
The Importance of Props in Drama
33:47 • 2min
17
Whale Fall by Den Krauss
35:37 • 2min
18
The Importance of Self Pitching in Movies
37:43 • 2min
19
Sideways: A Movie That Contradicts Mequentric's Rules
39:56 • 2min
20
The Four Elements of a Great Character
42:08 • 3min
21
The Importance of Sympathy in Drama
44:40 • 3min
22
The Importance of Being Aware of Dreams
47:35 • 2min
23
How to Write a Screenplay
49:17 • 2min
24
The Importance of Screenplays
50:47 • 2min
25
How to Write a 300 Page Screenplay
52:22 • 2min
26
How to Sit Through a Short Film Festival
54:35 • 2min
27
The Importance of Writing in a Leisurely Style
56:05 • 2min
28
How to Cut Out Non-Essential Content
57:50 • 2min
29
Dare to Know
59:32 • 2min
30
How to Cut Out Strengths and What's Left
01:01:58 • 2min
31
The Importance of Exposition in Movies
01:03:37 • 2min
32
How to Make the Sweet Smell of Success
01:06:01 • 4min