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Fundamentals of Story Design Student Guidebook

© 2020 by André van Haren

Table of Contents The Jarvis Method and StoryCraft New Edition.......................

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Sections ..................................................................................

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Assignment 1: Concept, Category and Type.............................. 8 Answers for this assignment.................................................................. 8 Starting a New Story.............................................................................. 9 Entering the Story Concept ................................................................. 10 Choosing the Story Category and Story Type...................................... 10 Assignment 2: Building Worlds ..............................................

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Assignment 3: The Hero ........................................................ Adding a New Character ...................................................................... Adding some more character details ...................................................

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Assignment 4: The Antagonist ............................................... 15 Adding some more character details .................................................... 17

StoryCraft is based on the Jarvis Method® which was created by John Jarvis. StoryCraft New Edition Software Developer/ User Interface Design/Student Guidebook: André van Haren Graphic Design: Richard Schletty

Assignment 5: Story Creation Step #1: Home......................... About these assignments .....................................................................

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Assignment 6: Story Creation Step #2: Challenge ..................

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Assignment 7: Story Creation Step #3: Mentor ......................

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Assignment 8: Story Creation Step #4: Edge..........................

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Assignment 9: Story Creation Step #5: Point of No Return ....

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Assignment 10: Story Creation Step #6: Tests by Antagonist’s Helpers ................................................................................. 25 Assignment 11: Story Creation Step #7: Tests by Antagonist ..

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Assignment 12: Story Creation Step #8: Despair....................

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Assignment 13: Story Creation Step #9: Chain Break.............

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Assignment 14: Story Creation Step #10: Ready for Fight ......

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Assignment 15: Story Creation Step #11: Confrontation.........

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Assignment 16: Story Creation Step #12: Resolution .............

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Copyright © 1994 Jarvis Method John Jarvis and Irwin Berent. Copyright © 2018 Storycraft New Edition software André van Haren.

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The Jarvis Method and StoryCraft New Edition

Opening the Story Examples window from the Help menu, we see the five Stages used within a story:

The Jarvis Method and StoryCraft New Edition StoryCraft New Edition is based on the Jarvis Method, a story development system which was created by John Jarvis. The Jarvis Method contains five stages: Stage 1 - Story Concept Stage 2 - Story Category Stage 3 - Story Type Stage 4 - Story Components (Characters and Worlds) Stage 5 - Story Creation In the StoryCraft software, you can navigate between these Stages using the Navigation Buttons at the top of the window or using the Navigation Menu:

Stages 1, 2 and 3 fall under the Category & Type button; stage 4 includes the Characters and Worlds buttons, stage 5 falls under the Creation Steps button. Clicking the clock symbol at the right will open the Story Clock Section.

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The Jarvis Method and StoryCraft New Edition

Sections 1: Stories Section In this Section you start a new story and add its characters.

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The Jarvis Method and StoryCraft NE

STUDENT GUIDEBOOK

USING THE JARVIS METHOD IN STORYCRAFT

To become familiar with the Jarvis Method and the StoryCraft software, let’s take Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” through the five Stages. The information needed for the assignments can be found in the Documentation menu:

2: Category and Type Section In this Section you learn about the Story Concept, Story Category and Story Type elements, after which you can write your story's Concept Line and a Summary. 3: Characters Section In this Section you fill in the character’s details, assigning them an archetypical role and answer questions that will bring them to life and give them more depth.

This will open the documents window. Clicking on any of the topics will open a text file.

4: Worlds Section In this Section you create the Hero’s and Antagonist’s worlds. 5: Creation Steps Section In this Section you outline the story, following the 3 act-structure and twelve Story Creation Steps based on Joseph Campbell’s The Hero’s Journey. 6: Write Section In this Section you write the story, using the outline created in the previous Section as your guide. 7: Story Clock Section The Story Clock gives you a bird’s-eye view of the twelve story steps and the story’s status. The Clock can also be used to start a new story.

To learn more about the different Sections and the Story Examples, choose the Guided Tour from the Help menu which is different for each Section:

Be sure to delete “A Christmas Carol” first before starting the assignments. To delete a story, go to the Stories Section and click the red trashcan. If needed, you can import the story again from the Demo Story folder that came with the software:

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Assignment 1: Concept, Category and Type

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Assignment 1: Concept, Category and Type

Assignment 1: Concept, Category and Type

Starting a New Story

- From the documents window, open and read “The Jarvis Method Philosophy and Mythological Approach.”

- Click the

Click the

Click the “Start New Story” button and enter the Title and the Author’s name:

- button to enter the Category & Type Section.

- button to enter the Stories Section.

- In the Category & Type Section, click on the Concept tab and read the columns titled “About the Story’s Concept” and “Concept Examples.” - In the Writing Advice tab, read the columns titled “Categories and Advice for Writing Strong Concepts and Plots” and “About the Story Types.” - In the Story Types tab, click through all the Story Types in the middle column and read the columns titled “About this Story Type” and “Notable Examples.” After you’ve finished your reading, complete the following exercise: I. Take the following stories and write, on paper, the Story Concept for each of them:

To ensure that the new story is active, click in the Stories dropdown menu at the left top of the screen and select the story:

A. Lethal Weapon B. Titanic (Leonardo DiCaprio movie version) C. Hamlet D. A Christmas Carol II. Choose a Story Category for each story. III. Look at the Creation Steps for the Story Types (in the “Notable Examples” column), and decide which Story Type each of the above examples falls under.

Answers for this assignment Using “A Christmas Carol,” let’s consider the elements we learned: The Story Concept is: “A miserable man finds love again.” The Story Category is: Character. The Story Type is: Internal Transformation. Exercises through the remainder of this Guidebook will build upon the design of “A Christmas Carol.” Let’s start entering it into the StoryCraft software.

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Assignment 1: Concept, Category and Type

Entering the Story Concept - Click the

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Assignment 2: Building Worlds

Assignment 2: Building Worlds - button to enter the Category & Type Section, and click the Concept Tab.

In the Concept field, enter the concept for “A Christmas Carol”:

- From the documents window, open and read “Introduction to Your Story’s Components” and “The Ordinary and Extraordinary Worlds.” After you’ve finished your reading, complete the following exercise, pretending “A Christmas Carol” is your story: - Click the

- In the Plot tab, read the column titled “About the Story’s Plot” and write a short summary of “A Christmas Carol” in the text field above it.

Choosing the Story Category and Story Type

- button to enter the Worlds Section.

I. In the “Ordinary World Description” field, write out everything you can think of about Scrooge’s counting house - clothes, dimensions and the nature of the place. Remember, this is going to be your story, so put down everything needed. Do not, however, put in anything about your character. That comes later. II. The “Extraordinary World Description” field: This is where your story takes place, so describe it in great detail.

Now let’s set the story’s Category and Type for “A Christmas Carol”. This is done in the Creation Steps Section. Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- From the Story Types dropdown menu, choose the story’s Type. For “A Christmas Carol” this is (Character Category) Internal Transformation.

This will display the Step’s One-line descriptions, which is different for each Story Type.

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Assignment 3: The Hero

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Assignment 3: The Hero

Assignment 3: The Hero

- Read the information, which is about the Hero in Action-, Character- and Myth Category stories.

From the documents window, open and read the essay titled “Who is the Main Character,” “Character Writing Instructions” and “How to Avoid Melodramatic Scenes”.

- Next, choose the Hero’s Ally and Mentor archetypes from the menu and read their information.

Click the

After you’ve finished your reading, complete the following exercise:

- button to enter the Characters Section.

- Click on the Character Hero-button and consider these questions to paint your Hero:

Adding a New Character New characters can be added from within the Stories Section and from within the Characters Section. Let’s add the Hero from within the Characters Section. - Add the hero’s name for “A Christmas Carol” and click the + button:

- Then move the character to its story:

- While having the main character selected, choose the Hero Archetype from the dropdown list:

(Click these circles for more questions)

- Click the small white arrows on each of the Character buttons, this will open a text window. Note: Your writing will be based on the Hero in Character-Category Stories. N.B: Who are the Hero’s Ally and Mentor in “A Christmas Carol”? Add their characters now.

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Assignment 3: The Hero

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Assignment 4: The Antagonist Assignment 4: The Antagonist

Adding some more character details

Assignment 4: The Antagonist

After you’ve finished answering the questions, choose the character’s gender and age-range. To add a picture, simply drag it onto the picture frame:

Let’s add the Antagonist from within the Stories Section. - Click the

- button to enter the Stories Section.

- With the Story selected, add the antagonist’s name for “A Christmas Carol” and click the + button:

- Click on the Antagonist’s name, this will open the Single Character-view. - From the Archetypes dropdown list, choose Antagonist:

- Click the small white arrows on each of the Character buttons, this will open a text window:

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Assignment 4: The Antagonist

- Read the information, which is about the Antagonist in Action-, Character- and Myth Category stories. - Next, choose the Antagonist’s Ally, Shape-Changer and Gate-Guardian from the menu and read their information.

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Assignment 4: The Antagonist

Adding some more character details After you’ve finished answering the questions, choose the character’s gender and age-range. To add a picture, simply drag it onto the picture frame:

After you’ve finished your reading, complete the following exercise: I. State the Antagonist in “A Christmas Carol,” remember, the main definition of the Antagonist: he, she (or it) is what the Hero plays against; then rename him/her in the software. Click on the Character Antagonist-button and consider these questions to paint your Antagonist:

(Click these circles for more questions)

II. There are three Shape-Changers and one Gate-Guardian in “A Christmas Carol.” Name them and add them in the software in your preferred way. Note: Your writing will be based on the Antagonist in Character-Category Stories.

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Assignment 5: Story Creation Step #1: Home

Assignment 5: Story Creation Step #1: Home

Assignment 5: Story Creation Step #1: Home

The number of Events entered will be displayed at the right side of the One-Line Description field:

- From the documents window, open and read “Acts, Events and Structure” and “Instructions for Writing Your Story’s Story Creation Steps.” In addition, you’ll want to read the essay titled “Using the Clock Concept for Your Overall Story.” - Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section. This number is displayed in the Timeline and Story Clock (both available from the Windows menu) next to the Story Creation Step it belongs to.

- Go to Act One/About Act I Study the information in the right side column and the

-button.

Your own Story’s Plot Summary has already been filled in; flesh it out even more by writing a short summary for Act I in the “Act One Summary” field. - Go to Act One/Step One. - Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step One: The total amount of Events within an Act is displayed below each Act:

- In the Step One Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 3% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 4 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

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Assignment 5: Story Creation Step #1: Home

Seeing them all together this way will give a good indication of the amount of Events that appears in every Step. Remember the about 25% - 50% - 25% relation between the Acts?

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Assignment 6: Story Creation Step #2: Challenge

Assignment 6: Story Creation Step #2: Challenge Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act One/Step Two. Study the Help- and Examples text:

About these assignments Note that this assignment and all the remaining assignments will require you to write your own version of “A Christmas Carol” based in part on the descriptive material you’ll have already written earlier.

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Two:

Be sure to apply the advice from the “Acts, Events and Structure” and the “Using the Clock Concept for Your Overall Story” documents throughout the remaining assignments. In case you get stuck and don’t know what you are supposed to do or write, have a quick look at the “A Christmas Carol” story file, which you can import from the Demo Story folder. The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero at home.

- In the Step Two Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 6% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 7 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter). The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero thrusted into a tragic situation. “Tragic” has of course, a double meaning: for it is often tragedy that puts us in touch with out real being. So while you are deciding what to write, as yourself: What is Scrooge’s tragedy and how has Dickens chosen to bring the man back to his real self?

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Assignment 7: Story Creation Step #3: Mentor

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Assignment 8: Story Creation Step #4: Edge

Assignment 7: Story Creation Step #3: Mentor

Assignment 8: Story Creation Step #4: Edge

Click the

Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act One/Step Three.

- Go to Act One/Step Four.

Study the Help- and Examples text:

Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Three:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Four:

- In the Step Three Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

- In the Step Four Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 6% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 7 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter). The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero either asking for, or getting advice.

The scenes in this step should take up about 10% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 12 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter). The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero starting the adventure.

This is normally the Point Of Attack of the work. Here we are getting into the Extraordinary World, the main character, the Antagonist and the Mentor. Remember that the Antagonist in “A Christmas Carol” is abstract: The Spirit of Christmas.

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Assignment 9: Story Creation Step #5: Point of No Return

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Assignment 10: Creation Step #6: Tests by Antagonist’s Helpers

Assignment 9: Story Creation Step #5: Point of No Return

Assignment 10: Story Creation Step #6: Tests by Antagonist’s Helpers

- Click the

Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Two/About Act II Study the information in the right side column and the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Two/Step Six. -button.

Study the Help- and Examples text:

Your own Story’s Plot Summary has already been filled in; flesh it out even more by writing a short summary for Act II in the “Act Two Summary” field. - Go to Act Two/Step Five.

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Six:

- Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Five:

- In the Step Six Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

- In the Step Five Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 20% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 24 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The scenes in this step should take up about 3% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 4 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero tests by antagonist’s helpers.

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero in the middle of the adventure.

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Assignment 11: Story Creation Step #7: Tests by Antagonist

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Assignment 12: Story Creation Step #8: Despair

Assignment 11: Story Creation Step #7: Tests by Antagonist

Assignment 12: Story Creation Step #8: Despair

Click the

Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Two/Step Seven.

- Go to Act Two/Step Eight.

Study the Help- and Examples text:

Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Seven:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Eight:

- In the Step Seven Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

- In the Step Eight Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 11% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 13 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The scenes in this step should take up about 12% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 14 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero tests by antagonist.

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero in trouble.

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Assignment 13: Story Creation Step #9: Chain Break

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Assignment 14: Story Creation Step #10: Ready for Fight

Assignment 13: Story Creation Step #9: Chain Break

Assignment 14: Story Creation Step #10: Ready for Fight

- Click the

Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Three/About Act III Study the information in the right side column and the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Three/Step Ten. -button.

Study the Help- and Examples text:

Your own Story’s Plot Summary has already been filled in; flesh it out even more by writing a short summary for Act II in the “Act Two Summary” field. - Go to Act Three/Step Nine.

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Ten:

- Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Nine:

- In the Step Ten Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

- In the Step Nine Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 10% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 12 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The scenes in this step should take up about 3% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 4 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Attempt by Antagonist to make Hero conform.

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero’s discovery of maturity. Transformation.

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Assignment 15: Story Creation Step #11: Confrontation

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Assignment 16: Story Creation Step #12: Resolution

Assignment 15: Story Creation Step #11: Confrontation

Assignment 16: Story Creation Step #12: Resolution

Click the

Click the

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- button to enter the Creation Steps Section.

- Go to Act Three/Step Eleven.

- Go to Act Three/Step Twelve.

Study the Help- and Examples text:

Study the Help- and Examples text:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Eleven:

- Using the Help text from above as a guide, write a summary for Step Twelve:

- In the Step Eleven Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

- In the Step Twelve Event Outline field, flesh out the above Step summary by writing an Event outline for this Story Creation Step:

The scenes in this step should take up about 10% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 12 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The scenes in this step should take up about 2% of your story (for a 120-page screenplay this amounts to around 2 pages. This amount is a guideline only; your story’s need is the final arbiter).

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Hero outwits the antagonist.

The One-line description for this Story Type is: Final status of Hero.

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