Genres are important in storytelling (from John Truby's book, The Anatomy of Genres)
Channel: Wisdom to Keep Moving
Date: 2023-03-21

John Truby's book, The Anatomy of Genres, is going to help me write a better story for my film by familiarizing me with what each genre is really about, so I can learn to weave them together to tell a great story.

Hero's Journey is a classic, but today's story combines different genres to tell the most dense story possible.

The story I am telling about Mayama is not only about how Ali and Jasmine started a dance studio, it's about our town, our family, and the experiences of the dancers who grew up there.  I don't want it to be strictly documentary, I want to play with the footage I have.

Which genres do you think would work?  The fact that this is a documentary makes it even more fun for me to imagine which genres will best tell these stories.