Sundance Screenwriting; Hero's Journey: the New World of the Transformation
The Hero's Journey is that the template upon that the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters:
The Hero's Journey:
o Tries to faucet into unconscious expectations the audience has relating to what a story is and the way it should be told.
o Provides the author a ton of structural parts than merely three or four acts, plot points, mid point and thus on.
o Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, permits an infinite range of various stories to be created.
The Hero's Journey is also a study of repeating patterns in successful stories and screenplays. It is compelling that screenwriters have the next chance of producing quality work after they mirror the recurring patterns found in successful screenplays.
The Hero's Journey is additionally a study of conventions. Before screenwriters will decide whether to just accept or reject the conventions, they must appreciate their purpose and value.
Think about this:
o Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
o Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
o Shrek 2 (2004) grossed over $436,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
o ET (1982) grossed over $434,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
o Spiderman (2002) grossed over $432,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
o Out of Africa (1985), Terms of Endearment (1983), Dances with Wolves (1990), Gladiator (2000) - All Academy Award Winners Best Film are based on the Hero's Journey.
o Anti-hero stories (Raging Bull (1980), Goodfellas (1990) etc) are all based on the Hero's Journey.
o Heroine's Journey stories (Million Dollar Baby (2004), Out of Africa (1980) etc) are all based mostly on the Hero's Journey.
The New World of the Transformation
Once the Hero pushes past the Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale), he enters the New World of the Transformation.
In Elizabethtown (2005), Drew enters Elizabethtown and it's a New World to him: strange individuals, strange activities,
In Star Wars (1977), Luke et al enter the Death Star: it is alien, consumed with different colours, thus massive it might engulf them.
In Dances with Wolves (1990), John Dunbar enters the Indian village: this is a place completely alien to him.
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Kal Bishop, MBA
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