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Supersize Your Story

7 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Take the first steps on the right path to be the writer & storyteller you were destined to be!

Supersize Your Story

7 Weeks

Cohort-based Course

Take the first steps on the right path to be the writer & storyteller you were destined to be!

Hosted by

Dr. Alison Norrington

World-renowned storyteller, world-builder, writer/producer, experience designer.

Dr. Alison Norrington

World-renowned storyteller, world-builder, writer/producer, experience designer.

Some stories & brands I've worked with:

Course overview

Go from being 'lost in the woods', to having a clear vision for your story!

Know your story inside out!

Identify your audience!

Have the big picture plan for your story!

LIKE OTHER WRITERS & STORYTELLERS I BET THAT YOU:

Are stuck, confused & have too much to work with so you can’t focus on how to move forward?

Hold yourself back because you don’t think you’re good enough, or say, “I’m not an experienced writer!”

Don’t have the time and don’t know where to start.

Forget to start with story or get stuck with the story arc.

Tell yourself you’ll just keep going alone and get your story out some other time.

Convince yourself that you’ll never have a chance to pitch to an agent/producer/TV Exec or studio.

Either set yourself tough goals, or none at all, or all of the above...

Who is this course for? You're in the right place if...

You want to attract interest and enquiries about your story.

You want to stand out from the noise!

You want to learn how to make a big impact with your novel/tv show/film/brand/project and be discovered.

You want to attract interest and enquiries about your story.

You want to stand out from the noise!

You want to learn how to make a big impact with your novel/tv show/film/brand/project and be discovered.

You’re ready to commit to getting your story written and structured.

You want a new reality as a writer.

You know you have a fantastic story premise or concept but everyday life is getting in the way of telling or writing it!

AFTER COMPLETING SUPERSIZE YOUR STORY YOU WILL:

Understand the different ways to expand your own story

so that you can start to write confidently, with a clear focus,

Be able to make your story BIGGER

than you currently think it is,

Have insights

into refining and tightening the thematic premise, the heart, of your story,

Be excited to start skyrocketing your opportunities

and attract new creative partnerships as a writer,

Have an awareness of who you’re telling your story to...

closing in on your audience, whilst also widening and broadening your potential reach,

Identify the 10 tips

for building evergreen, robust storyworlds,

This course includes

8 interactive live sessions

Lifetime access to course materials

In-depth lessons

Direct access to instructor

Projects to apply learnings

Guided feedback & reflection

Private community of peers

Course certificate upon completion

Maven Satisfaction Guarantee

This course is backed by Maven’s guarantee. You can receive a full refund within 14 days after the course ends, provided you meet the completion criteria in our refund policy.

Course syllabus

Week 1

Mar 18—Mar 24

Mar

Module 1 : The Evolution of Story & WHY

Mon 3/186:30 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

Module 1 : The Evolution of Story & 'WHY'?

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Week 2

Mar 25—Mar 31

Mar

Module 2 : The Fundamentals of Great Storytelling

Mon 3/256:30 PM—8:00 PM (UTC)

Module 2 : The Fundamentals of Great Storytelling

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Week 3

Apr 1—Apr 7

Apr

Module 3 : Theme & Your 'Big Idea'

Mon 4/15:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 3 : Theme & Your 'Big Idea'

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Week 4

Apr 8—Apr 14

Apr

Module 4 : Storyworlds & World Building

Mon 4/85:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 4 : Storyworlds & World Building

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Week 5

Apr 15—Apr 21

Apr

Module 5 : Genre & The Shape of Stories

Mon 4/155:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 5 : Genre & The Shape of Stories

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Week 6

Apr 22—Apr 28

Apr

Module 6 : Archetypes & Stereotypes

Mon 4/225:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 6 : Archetypes & Stereotypes

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Week 7

Apr 29—May 5

Apr

Module 7 : Audience Behaviours

Mon 4/295:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 7 : Audience Behaviours

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Week 8

May 6

May

Module 8 : Immersion & Next Steps

Mon 5/65:30 PM—7:00 PM (UTC)

Module 8 : Immersion & Next Steps

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Post-course

BONUS : Your Supersize Your Story Roadmap

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Bonus

BONUS 2 : Going to Market!

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What people are saying

Alison's workshops are always a hit! She guides our students through the complexities of storytelling and gives them practical advice to help take their projects to the next level. It's clear from the feedback we get, that Alison's experience and insights are unrivalled!

Amira Abdellahi

London Film School

I had quite a lot of stories in my head related to the work I do, my role as a mum to a child with a disability, unresolved children's media projects popping in my brain. I never ever thought there would ever be a series of workshops and seminars that would fit all the difference stories and projects but then I found Supersize Your Story.

Karen Newell

Co-Founder, Toy Like Me

Alison gives a multi-tiered level support system throughout the program, which was absolutely fantastic! If you're on the fence, and not sure where to take your story, I would thoroughly recommend Supersize Your Story!

Nikki Stearman

Game Designer & Storyteller

The way Alison guides you through the fundamentals & opportunities inside and around your storyworld is forensically insightful, sometimes painful, often a lot of fun and every session invaluable!

Paul Burke

Virtual Production Producer & Filmmaker

I started with an idea, by the end I had a pitch deck. I was stunned! I love Alison. She's fun. She's witty. She's so smart. She's able to get you past your own barriers and help you understand the potential an idea can have.

Charlotte Sutherland

Game Designer 'Lord Winkelbottom Investigates'

Alison's deep knowledge about story crosses genres and formats and will open up vast possibilities of what your story can be and who it can reach

Vicki Callahan

USC School of Cinematic Arts, LA

It's amazing working with Alison and her Supersize Your Story program is epic! I had a few ideas for new interactive stories that could roll out over animation, live-action and VR, and the program really helped me separate them out and create a pathway to move forward.

Paul Irwin

TryLife TV (UK & USA)

Working with Alison has been an absolute pleasure. All the creative who I've referred to her have raved about her ability to take their story and transform it into a viable product. I'd ALWAYS recommend working with her!

Stephanie Clark

Creative England

I really encourage anyone who's on the fence to jump in and grab the last few seats available - they're valuable to your story and your business. I went in with an idea and a program I've been working on for a long time and I thought I knew the story, but she helped me get to much deeper levels of what mattered to me and my business.

Val Vandermeer

Entrepreneur & Coach

Alison Norrington is the secret weapon working behind the scenes with some of your favourite entertainment brands. And now, thanks to her Supersize Your Story program, she can be your secret weapon too!

Julie Kerwin

I Am Elemental

I want to say thank you so much for such an enjoyable and informative masterclass!

Sophie Regan

Singapore Media Academy

The content was fantastic and so useful - but it would not have been worth as much without your wonderful style of delivery. I, personally, gained a lot of confidence in my ideas just from having gone through them with you, and I wasn't the only one who felt that way.

Artistic Director

Shadow Road Productions

Meet your instructor

Dr. Alison Norrington

Dr. Alison Norrington is a world-building storyteller, writer/producer, experience designer, author and founder of storycentral, a London-based global entertainment studio that incubates and develops ground-breaking properties, working with filmmakers, writers, brands, publishers, broadcasters, storytellers and theme parks on incubating new franchises, participative experiences, story architecture, mythology and planning, prototyping, audience development & engagement and utilizing social media.

Alison is also founder of Supersize Your Story, an acclaimed online program that enables writers, producers and creative minds to develop their concept and develop it to its full potential with an ultimate goal to pitch to the entertainment industry.

She is an Honorary Doctor of Arts and has contributed to academic papers and entertainment/storytelling publications. Alison is a best-selling novelist, screenwriter, playwright, journalist, story/script consultant. Over her 25+year career she has worked with SundanceTV, CBS Interactive, Walt Disney Imagineering, FOX International, AMC Networks, BBC, McCann, Coca Cola, DeBeers Group of Companies, UK Metropolitan Police Force, Schleich GmbH, European Broadcasting Union, Cedars-Sinai Medical Centre. She works as a writer and script consultant for film and television and a consultant on story, worldbuilding and experience design. She has worked with brands such as Ford Motor Company, DeBeers and Forevermark and Disney Brands & Media Partnerships as a strategist and writer. She is a creative and business mentor for a series of Creative UK programs across Development, Storytelling, Business Planning and Production.

She is co-host of The Story Hour podcast, which explores the intersection of storytelling and technology and is a 2x TEDx Speaker. She is featured on the BAFTA Guru series, Conference Chair for StoryWorld Conference & Expo, is a member of The Writers Guild of Great Britain and Women in Film & TV.

Alison is an advocate for entrepreneurship and an inspirational and motivational speaker with her heart firmly in story and her feet firmly on the ground.

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