Dramaturgy for Video & YouTube Courses
Craft compelling narratives for videos and YouTube courses
Structure attention-grabbing lessons, engineer retention, and design story-driven experiences that grow watch time and completion rates—without creative burnout.
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1. Foundations of Dramaturgy
Core principles, story arcs, and audience psychology in learning contexts.
2. Hooks that Retain
Cold opens, tension, and curiosity gaps tailored for educational videos.
3. Lesson-Level Structure
Beats, escalation, and payoff inside a single video lesson.
4. Pacing & Energy
Rhythm, variation, and cognitive load for sustained attention.
5. Story Across a Course
Design arcs across modules to compound motivation and mastery.
6. Analytics to Narrative
Translate retention graphs into story and editing adjustments.
Why this works
Narrative-first design
You’ll learn to craft arcs that transform dry material into momentum.
Creator-friendly pace
Templates and beats that fit real production schedules and energy.
Retention-driven
Every technique is proven to lift watch time and completion rates.