Creating Better Stories
Analyzing HBO’s Gentleman Jack television series using the Story Grid 5 Commandments of Storytelling
Analyzing the final episode (Episode 8) of Season 1 of Gentleman Jack for Story Grid elements.
As we approach the end of the first season of this series, we can see that the conventions and obligatory scenes are playing out and that many of my predictions from the first episode have happened. Let’s continue with an evaluation of the 5…
We’re going to sum up the story so far here. We should be approaching the end of the Middle Build, so let’s see how well the story follows the story grid and if it’s working. The Love Story So Far As I mentioned in…
The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 5 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as outlined by Shawn Coyne in his book The Story Grid: What good Editors Know. These commandments can be found in all stories that really work. Inciting Incident: Mr….
The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 4 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as outlined by Shawn Coyne in his book The Story Grid: What good Editors Know. These commandments can be found in all stories that really work. Inciting Incident: There is…
I am releasing this early because I want to publish the Episodes as I watch them to see if my predictions are correct and I’m a few episodes behind. The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling as…
I am releasing this early because I want to publish the Episodes as I watch them to see if my predictions are correct and I’m a few episodes behind. The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 2 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling…
I am releasing this early because I want to publish the Episodes as I watch them to see if my predictions are correct and I’m a few episodes behind. The 5 Commandments of Gentleman Jack: Episode 1 These are the 5 Commandments of Storytelling…
For my first series I will review with the Story Grid 5 Commandments, I’ve chosen the HBO series ‘Gentleman Jack’, mainly because I’ve just started watching it myself. From IMDB, Gentleman Jack is described as “A dramatization of the life of LGBTQ+ trailblazer, voracious…