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Matt Wong
What makes a good story? Interview with EJ Carroll
1 hour 28 minutes Posted Oct 18, 2021 at 8:39 am.
EJ Reads her children’s story: Eggs
The meaning behind the book
The moral of a story should not be the goal
How to craft a story
Should stories be more Disney-like or closer to reality?
Movie hits and misses
The Matrix
The Big Short – Learning facts through comedy
After Life and The Invention of Lying subconscious morals without compromising creativity
Inception – do stories need a conclusion?
EJ’s other books
Don’t preach at people!
The 20% High Spirited Child
Songbird – Covid 23
Matt’s disdain for untethered reality
Don’t talk down to your audience
Awkward Yeti Comics
Chasing the heights of emotion
The nervousness that comes with being real
Matt’s gets real
Kids need risky play! The 6 forms of risky play
EJ gets real
Float Tanks and Shakti Mats
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EJ Carroll is a children’s book author and a student of narrative and story. In this interview we read one of her beautiful stories called ‘Eggs’ and explore what makes a good movie narrative.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/egrG-Ny9bBo
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