Robert Hackett

Writer/director. #BAFTAConnect member. Latest short film won @Directors_UK & @ARRIChannel 'Challenge Alexa'

[Robert Hackett @RobertHackett1]

Super chuffed my script 'Couchsurfer' is through to the quarter-finals of this fantastic competition
@ShoreScripts #screenwriting #filmmaking #screenwriters #filmmakers

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@joyofse19 @sxsw @JevaFilms @emmakatmcdonald @dylandoesfilms This is so incredibly inspiring. Huge, huge congratulations.

[CAVE OF CULT @CaveOfCult]

WIN!! We have 3 gorgeous Tee shirts to give away in celebration of the @StudiocanalUK The Wicker Man 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition 4K release available Monday 25th September.Please retweet and follow to be in with a chance of winning one.Good luck!

[Nathan Baugh @nathanbaugh27]

In 4 minutes, Kurt Vonnegut explained stories better than anyone I’ve ever heard.

“The shape of the curve is what matters. Not their origins.”

He plots stories on 2 axes:

X: Time
Y: Good fortune / ill fortune

He goes on to say,

“Somebody gets into trouble, then gets out of it again. People love that story. They never get tired of it.”

Point 1:

Stories have defined patterns.

In Joseph Campbell’s Hero of a Thousand Faces, he makes the case for the Hero’s Journey.

Since then, it’s become the most famous storytelling structure in the world.

Vonnegut argued stories could be divided into 8 shapes.

Each story, he said, fit one of the 8.

Point 2:

Vonnegut says,

“Be a sadist. No matter how sweet and innocent your leading characters, make awful things happen to them — so the reader may see what they're made of.”

To see who your characters really are, you have to make them suffer.

Only then does your audience have someone worth cheering for.

Point 3:

End on a high note.

Vonnegut says, “It’s not accidental that the line ends up higher than where it began. This is encouraging to readers.”

The way a story makes people feel when they finish is how they remember it.

It’s called recency bias.

Lift people up and they will love you.

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“There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse is often closer to the truth.”

I wrote this with @RobbieCrab. Follow him for lessons on storytelling + fundraising.

And I talk about creative storytelling. Follow @nathanbaugh27 for more like that.

[Robert Hackett @RobertHackett1]

@Joseph_Cullen90 @phoebe_coop @ThePleasance @_sashawilson @OutOfThe_Forest This looks brilliant- any London shows planned?

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@AJRutter @WorthenBrooks @HollyShorts @OrilloFilms @charlie_slgould Awesome work @charlie_slgould

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@AJRutter @WorthenBrooks @HollyShorts @OrilloFilms Love this poster. Congratulations on the selection.

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@Lotte_Produces Yes please

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Not forgetting @TriptychCo

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Killer writing matched by unforgettable performances. Congratulations @BennyAinsworth @SalPaf and all involved @arcolatheatre https://t.co/xNEWCrdDWX

[Robert Hackett @RobertHackett1]

@IndieShortsMag I'm interested - can you send me the link please?

[Audrey Thayer @audrey_thayer]

Theatre companies & creatives!

Due to various reasons involving bureaucracy and the building industry, Drayton Arms Theatre (@draytonarmsSW5) will not be closed this summer as expected

So I've got space. A lot of space. That I need to fill. And I would like to pay it forward.

[Robert Hackett @RobertHackett1]

@aroonnayer No! Look forward to it.

[Robert Hackett @RobertHackett1]

Director here looking for a micro-budget feature script. Horror/drama/thriller/comedy. Feel free to DM me a logline or writer recommendations. #screenwriters #indiefilm

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@chrislangfyi @desilyon1 Thanks Christopher- just followed you back. Look forward to hearing about your script.

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@OGiggins Hi Oliver, followed you back - u should be able to DM me now. Look forward to hearing about the features.

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Great opening to #EEBAFTAs Sessions with #theswimmers thank u @sallyelh @jackthorne #ericfellner @robbiereviews for the insights

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@motormouseuk Anything between 60 - 100 pages. 🙏

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@finolawaller Just followed you back Finola - look forward to reading it. 🙏

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@SidekickProd Hi Joshua, I just followed you back - you should be able to DM now. Thank you for contacting me.

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@ronan_lavery77 Hi Ronan, just followed you back - should be able to DM now. Look forward to hearing about your script.