Check out this short YouTube video on Violence in the Bible.
The Bible is quite explicit at times in its depiction of gory, gross or disgusting acts of evil.
Learn why it is important to God that evil be depicted accurately in stories, or the redemption of the story will not be believable.
The Bible is Rated R. Parental Discretion is advised.
You can find out more about the series here, including buying the downloads.
Check out this short video of Subversion in the Movies.
I’m the guy whose post on the movie Noah went viral, and angered the Hollywood heavyweights and their bullying religious sycophants. Because I uncovered the true subversive meaning of the movie. In this presentation, I explain what subversion is in storytelling, and how it can be used for good or evil. In fact, I show how God uses subversion in his storytelling. And if you get the full version, you will see my explanation of the movie Noah, complete with film clips. Good and bad examples.
This is a shortened version. Get the full version here, complete with lots of film clips.
You can find out more about the series here, including buying the downloads.
Check out the short YouTube video.
Every worldview is a story that has a narrative of Creation, Fall and Redemption.
Every movie has a worldview.
I explain the components of a worldview and how they are incarnated within a story in movies.
This will help you understand the underlying meaning of movies.
Get the full version of this lecture, complete with film clips here.
You can find out more about the series here.
Check out this short YouTube video on Incarnation in the Movies.
I explain 8 elements of story incarnation, and how movies incarnate truth, meaning and worldview, through their protagonist, antagonist, drama, theme, love interest, reflection, and others.
Get the full version of this lecture, complete with film clips here.
You can find out more about the series here, including buying the downloads.
Here is a helpful short clip proving the thesis that in fact, God does love movies.
What? you may say. Heresy!
No. Deeply Biblical.
Get the full version, complete with film clips here.
You can find out more about the series here, including buying the downloads.
This is the most recent, most developed and most powerful version of this seminar ever.
All the videos are also sold separately. Discount if you buy all 5.
As a Hollywood screenwriter and best-selling novelist, I explore the power of storytelling in movies and in the Bible. I reveal the elements of worldview, and how storytelling incarnates meaning and worldview. I explain the nature of subversion, and how narratives compete and win in the culture wars of both movies and the Bible. I examine the Bible as a model for analyzing how sex, violence and profanity may be used in movies and storytelling. I look at four differences between exposing sin and exploiting sin. I describe the 9 basic elements of story structure used in movies and the Bible to communicate redemption. I describe the genre of horror and explain the 4 ways that horror is used redemptively in the Bible and in movies.
I think you will love these Powerpoint presentations with film clips!
5 Videos include:
High resolution MP4 downloads or MP3 audio only.
All the videos are also sold separately. Discount if you buy all 5.
Check it out the Godawa.com Store here.
I am posting this playlist of clips from my friend, Jim Womer’s class on The Glory of Story. It was a powerful influence on my understanding of story from the Bible.
Watch the complete playlist of all segments on YouTube here.
These are edited segments of a 2.5 hour lecture
To buy the full 2.5 hour lecture, The Glory of Story:
(includes movie film clips not shown on YouTube version)
https://godawa.com/Store/#GloryofStory
Discover the hidden treasures within the biblical “creation model” found in the book of Genesis. Decode the”seven days of creation” as an organic template for story structure.
• You will learn how to organically generate dimensional back stories and characters from a simple logline.
• Identify and address story problems in any stage of the writing process from outline to finished draft.
• Identify characters that are out of balance with the story, why they are out of balance, and what must be done to realign them or omit them.
• Identify the true motivations behind any character’s dialogue and actions.
CONTENTS:
Introduction: The WHY vs. the WHAT of story
Act One: Born Identity vs. False Identity and Hero’s Departure
Act Two A: Hero’s Descent, Plan A, Point of No Return, and Bonding
Act Two B: Hero’s Eclipse and Ascent
Act Three: Abyss, Gauntlet, Hidden Truth, Deliverance, and Return
“I heartily recommend this series on storytelling structure based on Genesis One. I use it myself. If you buy it in combination with my “Screenwriting for Christians,” you will have an unbeatable combination to help you write stories with an incarnate Christian worldview.”
— Brian Godawa