Story Structure Analysis

with Jennine Lanouette

How do you subvert a genre, challenge the audience, and still deliver a structurally sound story?

Join us for a close look at Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell’s bold and unsettling take on the revenge narrative. In this course replay, we’ll explore how Fennell uses structure to guide tone, build tension, and deepen meaning, while defying expectations at nearly every turn.

Whether you’re intrigued by the film’s shifting tone, its chapter-like format, or the emotional risks it takes, this session will help you see how those choices are supported by purposeful, strategic structure.

You'll get:

  • Instant access to the pre-recorded webinar

  • Downloadable pdfs

Don’t miss this opportunity to uncover the structural engine behind one of the most talked-about and debated films of the past decade. Your writing will be better for it.

Story Structure Analysis

with Jennine Lanouette

How do you subvert a genre, challenge the audience, and still deliver a structurally sound story?

Join us for a close look at Promising Young Woman, Emerald Fennell’s bold and unsettling take on the revenge narrative. In this webinar replay, we’ll explore how Fennell uses structure to guide tone, build tension, and deepen meaning, while defying expectations at nearly every turn.

Whether you’re intrigued by the film’s shifting tone, its chapter-like format, or the emotional risks it takes, this short course will help you see how those choices are supported by purposeful, strategic structure.

You'll get:

  • Instant access to the pre-recorded webinar

  • Downloadable pdfs

Don’t miss this opportunity to uncover the structural engine behind one of the most talked-about and debated films of the past decade. Your writing will be better for it.

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About Jennine Lanouette

I am a screenwriting instructor of over 20 years with a specialty in script analysis. I have lectured at The New School and School of Visual Arts in New York and Pixar and Lucasfilm in the San Francisco Bay Area, and with the Sundance Institute online. I studied at Columbia University under Frank Daniel with additional coursework in the history of drama at NYU. Previously, I was a journalist reporting on American independent film for Filmmaker, Premiere, The Village Voice, Screen International, Sight and Sound and Ms. Magazine. You can learn more about my approach to teaching screenwriting at www.screentakes.com.