by Emily Ronan | Dec 3, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, Story for Video Games
There’s a growing concern in the $137b video games industry as 80% of games are abandoned by players before they reach the end. As part of our industry guide, we explain why game creators must prioritise narrative in their games if they want to stand out in the current saturated market.
by Emily Ronan | Dec 2, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, screenwriting courses, script advice, Script Development, story structure
Could your inciting incident be the reason your script is rejected? When a script is initially read by a network or film company it’s usually only the first fifteen pages, so the inciting incident is key to hooking a reader. John Yorke Story tutor Kieran...
by Emily Ronan | Nov 29, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, screenwriting courses, script advice, Script Development, story structure
What are the rookie structural issues new screenwriters struggle with? John Yorke Story tutor Kieran Grimes, script editor for EastEnders and story developer for the award-winning TV3/BBC police series Red Rock, explains the top structural points to master to make...
by Emily Ronan | Nov 12, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, Story for Video Games
We explore gender representation in game development as part of our coveted guide, Three Strategies to Make Your Game a Winner. In this post, game designer and Story for Video Games course director Caroline Marchal talks to our students about starting out in the...
by Emily Ronan | Oct 12, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, Story for Video Games
We explore the possible reasons why female talent is underrepresented in the games industry as part of our coveted guide, Three Strategies to Make Your Game a Winner. In this post, Katherine Press talks women in games with BAFTA-nominated and Writers’ Guild...
by Emily Ronan | Oct 12, 2018 | Into the Woods, John Yorke, Story for Video Games
The games industry’s most valuable writers are the ones who understand game design and production. But with few writing courses teaching storytelling for an interactive medium, nor game mechanics or collaborating within a development team, it’s hard for aspiring games writers to know where to start.
