13278: Open Loops Are Everywhere

About this episode

The episode revisits the concept of open loops and their applications in storytelling and performance.

Hey there, hero! The concept of open loops has come up so much in the last few weeks for me that I wanted to revisit an episode from 2019 that explained open loops and how powerful they can be for you. Writers use open loops to create cliffhangers. VO talent can use open loops in their profiles and bios. Actors can use open loops in their slates and “tell us more about yourself”s. And on and on it goes. After you watch this episode, can you think of some ways I didn’t mention that let you use...

People in this episode

Host: David H. Lawrence XVII

Topics covered

• open loops
• storytelling
• voiceover
• acting
• writing
• cliffhangers

Keywords

• open loops
• cliffhangers
• voiceover talent
• actors
• profiles
• bios

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