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Index Page –› Creative Arts –› Editing-Writing Services

Effective Story and Screenplay Writing: Use the Hero's Journey

T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y i s t h e t e m p l a t e u p o n w h i c h t h e v a s t m a j o r i t y o f s u c c e s s f u l s t o r i e s a n d H o l l y w o o d b l o c k b u s t e r s a r e b a s e d u p o n u n d e r s t a n d i n g t h i s t e m p l a t e i s a p r i o r i t y f o r s t o r y o r s c r e e n w r i t e r s . T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y : A t t e m p t s t o t a p i n t o u n c o n s c i o u s e x p e c t a t i o n s t h e a u d i e n c e h a s r e g a r d i n g w h a t a s t o r y i s a n d h o w i t s h o u l d b e t o l d . G i v e s t h e w r i t e r m o r e s t r u c t u r a l e l e m e n t s t h a n s i m p l y t h r e e o r f o u r a c t s , p l o t p o i n t s , m i d p o i n t a n d s o o n . I n t e r p r e t e d m e t a p h o r i c a l l y , l a t e r a l l y a n d s y m b o l i c a l l y , a l l o w s a n i n f i n i t e n u m b e r o f v a r i e d s t o r i e s t o b e c r e a t e d . T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y i s a l s o a s t u d y o f r e p e a t i n g p a t t e r n s i n s u c c e s s f u l s t o r i e s a n d s c r e e n p l a y s . I t i s c o m p e l l i n g t h a t s c r e e n w r i t e r s h a v e a h i g h e r p r o b a b i l i t y o f p r o d u c i n g q u a l i t y w o r k w h e n t h e y m i r r o r t h e r e c u r r i n g p a t t e r n s f o u n d i n s u c c e s s f u l s c r e e n p l a y s . S u m m a r y : C a l l t o A d v e n t u r e . I n t r o d u c i n g t h e h e r o s s t a t u s , c a p a b i l i t i e s , n a t u r e , o r d i n a r y w o r l d , i n n e r c h a l l e n g e , o u t e r c h a l l e n g e , r o m a n t i c c h a l l e n g e , t h e a n t a g o n i s m a n d m o r e . R e f u s a l o f t h e C a l l . O n m a n y l e v e l s t h e c a l l i s r e f u s e d , i n c l u d i n g t h e i n t e r d i c t o r , d o v e s a n d h a w k s , p u n i s h m e n t s a n d m o r e . S u p e r n a t u r a l A i d . A m e n t o r i s s o u g h t t o p r o v i d e a d v i c e , g u i d a n c e , d i r e c t i o n , m a g i c a l g i f t s a n d m o r e . F i r s t T h r e s h o l d . H a s m a n y f u n c t i o n s i n c l u d i n g N o R e t u r n , m e e t i n g o f a l l i e s , a s h a p e s h i f t e r , b a c k - s t o r i e s a n d m o r e . P h y s i c a l S e p a r a t i o n . A l s o k n o w n a s t h e B e l l y o f t h e W h a l e . I n c l u d e s r e s i s t a n c e s , o b s t a c l e s , e n c o u r a g e m e n t s a n d c o n s c i o u s d e c i s i o n t o w a r d s t h e t r a n s f o r m a t i o n . T r a n s f o r m a t i o n . A l s o k n o w n a s T h e R o a d o f T r i a l s . T r a n s f o r m a t i o n c a n i n c l u d e g r o w i n g , l e a r n i n g , m a t u r i n g o r s i m i l a r . T h e I d e a l a n d S e i z i n g t h e S w o r d . A l s o k n o w n a s t h e M e e t i n g w i t h t h e G o d d e s s . T h e h e r o e n c o u n t e r s a n i d e a l t h a t r e s u l t s i n h i m s e e k i n g a n d s e i z i n g a S w o r d . R e b i r t h t h r o u g h D e a t h a n d R e w a r d . A l s o k n o w n a s T h e W o m a n a s T e m p t r e s s . T h e h e r o i s t e m p t e d ( o f t e n , b u t n o t n e c e s s a r i l y , b y a f e m a l e ) i n t o t h e d e p t h s w h e r e h e u n d e r g o e s a n e a r d e a t h e x p e r i e n c e . A t o n e m e n t w i t h t h e F a t h e r . C o n f r o n t i n g l i m i t a t i o n s . A p o t h e o s i s . A t t a i n i n g i l l u m i n a t i o n a n d i n s i g h t . U l t i m a t e B o o n . A c h i e v i n g t h e R e w a r d . I n c l u d e s s y n e r g y , l e a d e r s h i p a n d r e w a r d . R e f u s a l o f t h e R e t u r n . C a n i n c l u d e e s c a p e w i t h t h e b o o n , r e f u s a l t o r e l e a s e s o m e t h i n g v a l u a b l e , r e f u s a l t o c o n f r o n t t h e a n t a g o n i s m a n d o t h e r v a r i a t i o n s . R e p r e s e n t a t i v e o f d i s g u s t w i t h t h e O l d S e l f . M a g i c F l i g h t . E s c a p e w i t h t h e b o o n , p u r s u i t , o b s t a c l e s t o t h e e s c a p e , c h a n g e , r e c o g n i t i o n , t h e c u r s e o f t h e w i z e n e d o n e . R e s c u e f r o m W i t h o u t . V a r i o u s f o r m s o f f o r c e a n d t e m p t a t i o n s o r t i m e p r e s s u r e s p e r s u a d e t h e h e r o t o r e t u r n - r e s i s t a n c e , o b s t a c l e s , i m p o s s i b i l i t y , f i n a l a n t a g o n i s m , e n c o u r a g e m e n t a r e s o m e p r o c e s s e s t h a t m a r k t h i s s t a g e . C r o s s i n g t h e R e t u r n T h r e s h o l d . U n u s u a l c o n f i d e n c e , a d a n g e r o u s p l a c e , t h e m a g n i t u d e o f t h e t a s k , i n c r e a s e d i n t e n s i t y , a s s i s t a n c e f r o m s p o n s o r s a n d i n i t i a l w e a k n e s s o f t h e h e r o a r e s o m e e l e m e n t s t h a t m a r k t h i s s t a g e . M a s t e r o f t h e T w o W o r l d s . A f i n a l a n t a g o n i s m , a h a n d - t o - h a n d b a t t l e , m u l t i p l e c a t h a r s e s , a n d a f i n a l d e c e p t i o n a r e s o m e o f t h e e l e m e n t s t h a t m a r k t h i s s t a g e . F r e e d o m t o L i v e . P h y s i c a l e x p r e s s i o n s o f j o y , t o g e t h e r n e s s , c e l e b r a t i o n , a n d a s c e n d a n c e t o t h e t h r o n e a r e s o m e e l e m e n t s t h a t m a r k t h i s s t a g e . A f t e r l i f e A c t . I n m a n y s t o r i e s , t h e j o u r n e y m a y n o t e n d t h e r e . T h e h e r o h a s a n A f t e r l i f e o f v a r i a t i o n s : a s a r u l e r , t h r o u g h h i s c h i l d r e n , h i s m a r r i a g e t o a h i g h p r i e s t e s s , h i s r e b i r t h a f t e r a p h y s i c a l d e a t h , h i s m e n t o r i n g o f n e w h e r o e s , h i s f a l l , h i s e x i l e , h i s b u r i a l , h i s l e g e n d , h i s r e d i s c o v e r y b y f u t u r e G o d s a n d m o r e . T h e d e t a i l e d , c o m p l e t e d e c o n s t r u c t i o n a n d t h e C o m p l e t e 1 8 8 s t a g e H e r o s J o u r n e y a n d F R E E 1 7 s t a g e s a m p l e a n d o t h e r s t o r y s t r u c t u r e t e m p l a t e s c a n b e f o u n d a t < A h r e f = " h t t p : / / m a n a g i n g - c r e a t i v i t y . c o m / " t a r g e t = _ n e w > h t t p : / / m a n a g i n g - c r e a t i v i t y . c o m / < / A > Y o u c a n a l s o r e c e i v e a r e g u l a r , f r e e n e w s l e t t e r b y e n t e r i n g y o u r e m a i l a d d r e s s a t t h i s s i t e . K a l B i s h o p , M B A * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Y o u a r e f r e e t o r e p r o d u c e t h i s a r t i c l e a s l o n g a s n o c h a n g e s a r e m a d e a n d t h e a u t h o r ' s n a m e a n d s i t e U R L a r e r e t a i n e d .

Author: Kal Bishop

Author Bio:

Kal Bishop

Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller.

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