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The 188 stage Hero's Jurney (Monomyth) is the template upon whch the vast majority of successful stries and Hollywood blockbusters are based pon. In fact, ALL of the hndreds of Hollywood movies we have dconstructed (see URL below) are based on ths 188+ stage template.

Understanding this tmplate is a priority for story or screnwriters. This is the template you mst master if you are to scceed in the craft.

[The terminology is mst often metaphoric and applies to all sccessful stories and screenplays, from The Gdfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Anne Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rngs (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thlma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE 188 STAGE HERO'S JOURNEY:

a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.

b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.

c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(smply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Pushed to the Inner Cave*****

Pushes and Pulls are an underestimated aspect of story telling. A Push nearly always takes the Hero et al to the Inner Cave (as there is always resistance to it). In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), the law arrives and they shoot their way out of the house.

*****Call to Adventure*****

The Call to Adventure can be very subtle. In Straw Dogs (1971), Charlie helps put the groceries in the trunk. Then Amy suggest that maybe Charlie could help with the garage. Charlie will be happy to do it tomorrow.

The article 188+ Stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth 4 Screenwriters) - Call to Adventure was Submitted by Kal Bishop through Articles.GetACoder.com network. Here's the additional information: Learn more… WRITE THAT SCREENPLAY! The Complete 188 stage Hero’s Journey and other story structure templates can be found at http://www.screenplay-structure.com/ or http://www.herostransformation.com/ You can also receive a regular, free newsletter by entering your email address at this site. You are free to reproduce this article as long as no changes are made, the author's name is retained and the link to our site URL remains active. ********************************** Kal Bishop, MBA

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