About

Lively Screen Stories looks at storytelling across television, games, animation, online video and other screen forms. It is for curious viewers and makers who want to notice how a format changes the way a story works.

Many ways to tell a screen story

A game can give its audience choices; a serial can let a character change over time; animation can make an impossible image feel entirely at home. We explore the craft and conventions behind these differences, rather than treating every screen work as if it were a film.

For curious viewers and makers

You do not need specialist knowledge to join in. We aim to make ideas clear enough to use on your next watch or play, while leaving space for different readings and questions. Our examples are starting points for attention, not rules about what a story must do.

An experimental eye

We like trying a question against a format and seeing where it leads. Some approaches will clarify a story; others will not. We say what our examples can show, avoid presenting personal interpretation as settled fact, and welcome thoughtful corrections.