kalbashir
09-26-2006, 07:01 PM
I'm telling you this because many, many screenwriters / writers are misdirected as newbies towards suspect/useless structures/material such as Syd Field, McKee etc.
The most important thing you can do is get to know the Hero's Journey inside out.
We have deconstructed hundreds of Holywood blockbusters and "Indie" successes and have not come across a story that does not conform to this template.
FOREWARD
The Hero's Journey (also known as the Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
It is upon this structure that situations are superimposed. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Godfather (1972), American Beauty (1999), Annie Hall (1977) and many others ( all deconstructed at www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html ) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.
For a number of very valid reasons, this means that if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they're Hollywood blockbusters or novels, you need to master the Hero's Journey in a very detailed way.
GOTO
There are more than 188 stages to the Complete Hero's Journey...which we have identified through the deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters.
goto http://www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html
The most important thing you can do is get to know the Hero's Journey inside out.
We have deconstructed hundreds of Holywood blockbusters and "Indie" successes and have not come across a story that does not conform to this template.
FOREWARD
The Hero's Journey (also known as the Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
It is upon this structure that situations are superimposed. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Godfather (1972), American Beauty (1999), Annie Hall (1977) and many others ( all deconstructed at www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html ) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.
For a number of very valid reasons, this means that if you want to write (and sell) successful stories, whether they're Hollywood blockbusters or novels, you need to master the Hero's Journey in a very detailed way.
GOTO
There are more than 188 stages to the Complete Hero's Journey...which we have identified through the deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters.
goto http://www.clickok.co.uk/index4.html