

The first point is more critical for HarmonQuest, being a show wherein Harmon and his friends play a game in front of a live studio audience, but it's still a point that stands for all storytelling. Eventually, storytelling will come naturally.What is entertaining for a creator isn't necessarily entertaining for an audience.In the video, Just Write identifies two defining traits that every writer should take away from Harmon and his work on HarmonQuest: Just Write breaks down how Harmon approaches his character in the show and how his knowledge of storytelling makes him into a more fun gamer, and entertainer, to watch. HarmonQuest unites Harmon alongside a group of celebrity friends as they play a fantasy RPG under the guidance of dungeon master Spencer Crittenden, but Harmon's expertise as a storyteller makes the world into more than just a game. But beyond Harmon's methodologies, the man has a great deal to offer in the way that he treats his writing process as well.Īt No Film School we've already covered a recent video from the YouTube channel, Just Write, which dives into Harmon's work on his show HarmonQuest, and although the video is concise, we felt someone as successful as Harmon deserves a second look at their work. Harmon has been highly open about his process and methods, doing extensive Reddit AMA's, and detailing the Story Circle he uses as the basis for many of his scripts. Best known for his work creating hit comedies like Community and Rick and Morty, Harmon has become a cultural force in the comedy community, able to understand and manipulate story structure while subverting expectations and building characters and comedic moments that speak to broad audiences.
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With a track record spanning dozens of TV shows and movies, Dan Harmon has established a unique and successful voice as someone for young writers to learn from and emulate. Dan Harmon's process bears many lessons for aspiring screenwriters.
