Muse Storyfirst – The Science of Storytelling

Muse Storyfirst – The Science of Storytelling Download

The Science-Backed, Step-by-Step System for Creating Remarkable, Persuasive Films

The Muse Storyfirst – The Science of Storytelling is a game-changing course for filmmakers and creative professionals, built on the premise that truly remarkable films are the result of a strong perspective and an understanding of the science of how stories affect the human brain. This program provides a clear, proven, and repeatable process to lead clients, gain creative freedom, and produce films that deeply resonate, inspire change, and effectively deliver powerful messages.

✅ Module 01: Understanding The Science

This module dives into the neurological and psychological foundations that make storytelling so effective:

• What You’ll Learn:

  • The inherent human hardwiring for storytelling.

  • The core requirements to become a REMARKABLE storyteller—the science.

  • How elements like narrative transportation and character identification work to make your audience fully enter the story world, leading to a shift in their opinions and a more powerful delivery of your message.

• What You’ll Unlock:

  • An expert interview with Dr. Anne Hamby, one of the leading Researchers on Narrative Transportation (the psychological state of immersion in a story).

  • PDF downloads of Muse’s own published academic research inside the story space.

✅ Module 02: The Clear Storyfinding Process

This module tackles the challenge of finding the right narrative, providing a structured approach to break down and clarify the story before production begins:

• What You’ll Learn:

  • How to prevent a disjointed final product by applying a clear storyfinding process.

  • Detailed breakdown of the four main ingredients of a story: People, Places, Purpose, and Plot.

  • How each ingredient is mapped back to the impact it has on your audience to ensure you get to the heart of the message and truly understand your client’s needs.

• What You’ll Unlock:

  • Muse’s Storyfinding Manual: A complete guidebook on the Storyfinding process from beginning to end.

  • Strategic Breakdown: A guide detailing different storytelling strategies and how to maximize their effectiveness.

  • Storyfinding Tracker: A single spreadsheet designed to keep track of all ongoing storyfinding conversations and elements in one organized place.

✅ Module 03: Mastering The Creative Milestones

This final module focuses on how to present your vision professionally to stakeholders, leading to trust, buy-in, and eliminating the nightmare of endless revisions:

• What You’ll Learn:

  • How to use a science-backed process to present a clear vision and plan through three core milestones.

  • The steps to define a clear objective, choose the most powerful characters, and outline the entire film structure inside Storyboards.

  • How to walk stakeholders through the alignment process to get their buy-in and achieve increased trust and creative freedom.

• What You’ll Unlock:

  • Keywords Worksheet: A guide to help you identify and align on your objective for the project.

  • Character Brief Worksheet: A breakdown of what to look for and how to seek out the most powerful characters for your film.

  • Sample Profit and Loss Statement: A document to help deliver clarity around project revenue, expenses, and profit to clients.

  • Storyboard Breakdown Worksheet: A template to plan the plot points of your story, ensuring you go into production with intention.

  • A Digital Version of All 3 Creative Milestones: Templates that you can use as-is or quickly brand with your own assets.