Gloria Film Festival 2008

Rob Tobin, one of the most highly respected experts on screenwriting and story structure, does more than just describe the elements of a good screenplay, he discusses and explains the relationships between those elements that are necessary to create a cohesive, bullet-proof screenplay structure. "Story structure is to story what a glass is to wine," Rob states. "The glass allows you to hold and present your fine wine to those who wish to taste it. The story structure allows you to hold and present your story to those who wish to hear and see it. Every element of a well-told story arises out of structure: characterization, dialogue, theme, plot in the same way that every element of a house rests on, depends on and arises from the foundation of that house. Structure is not limiting, it is freeing. With a solid structure in place you can go wild with your imagination, creating the most amazing stories, safe in the knowledge that you will be able to hold and present even the wildest most untraditional story to your audience in a way that they can accept and appreciate it." No-one explains story structure, the elements or story and the needed relationships between those elements as clearly or in as much detail as Rob does.