
I FIND
THE STORY
Ideas are easy. Story is the real work.
I'm Morten Rougne and this is my Story Studio.
ROUGNE
STORY
STUDIO
Story architecture and original fiction by Morten Rougne.
Rougne Story Studio is my workbench for story. Over twenty years in animation, film, games, illustration and comics, one thing has held every time: a story that works is engineered before it's written. The emotional effect people remember comes from architecture underneath it.
I help teams find that architecture, whether it's a world that needs a spine, a script that won't hold together, or an idea that needs to become a story someone can build on. Alongside client work, I write and develop original stories of my own, which you can read below.
Working with a studio, publisher or team on a project? Get in touch.

EXCERPT
"Bracing Hope"
"Tanya interlocked her fingers, knuckles whitening. Her mom and the other shuttle passengers were strapped down beside her. They were all silent, with eyes looking at something beyond their reach. Maybe loved ones they might never see again..."




