< P > 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 . < / P > < P > T h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y : < / P > < P > 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 . < / P > < P > 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 . < / P > < P > 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 . < / P > < P > 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 . < / P > < P > C o n s i d e r t h i s : < / P > < P > T i t a n i c ( 1 9 9 7 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 6 0 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S t a r W a r s ( 1 9 7 7 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 6 0 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S h r e k 2 ( 2 0 0 4 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 6 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > E T ( 1 9 8 2 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 4 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > S p i d e r m a n ( 2 0 0 2 ) g r o s s e d o v e r $ 4 3 2 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 - u s e s t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s a t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > O u t o f A f r i c a ( 1 9 8 5 ) , T e r m s o f E n d e a r m e n t ( 1 9 8 3 ) , D a n c e s w i t h W o l v e s ( 1 9 9 0 ) , G l a d i a t o r ( 2 0 0 0 ) A l l A c a d e m y A w a r d W i n n e r s B e s t F i l m a r e b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > A n t i - h e r o s t o r i e s ( R a g i n g B u l l ( 1 9 8 0 ) , G o o d f e l l a s ( 1 9 9 0 ) e t c ) a r e a l l b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > H e r o i n e s J o u r n e y s t o r i e s ( M i l l i o n D o l l a r B a b y ( 2 0 0 4 ) , O u t o f A f r i c a ( 1 9 8 0 ) e t c ) a r e a l l b a s e d o n t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y . < / P > < P > < B > P i t c h a S c r e e n p l a y : K n o w y o u r H e r o ' s J o u r n e y < / B > < / P > < P > K n o w i n g y o u r s t o r y a c c o r d i n g t o t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y T e m p l a t e i n c r e a s e s t h e q u a l i t y o f t h e p i t c h . Y o u w i l l b e t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y , w h e t h e r y o u r e f e r e n c e i t d i r e c t l y o r n o t . < / P > < P > F o r e x a m p l e : < / P > < P > H o w i s t h e h e r o a " f i s h o u t o f w a t e r ? " T h i s i s a r e f e r e n c e t o t h e h e r o ' s O r d i n a r y W o r l d a n d t h e N e w W o r l d s / h e w i l l e n t e r . < / P > < P > W h e r e i s t h e r o m a n t i c i n t e r e s t ? T h e r o m a n t i c c h a l l e n g e i s i n i t i a l l y j u s t t h a t ( a c h a l l e n g e ) w h i c h i s t h e n o v e r c o m e , n o r m a l l y ( b u t n o t a l w a y s ) a s a R e w a r d f o r S e i z i n g t h e S w o r d a n d b e i n g R e b o r n a f t e r D e a t h . < / P > < P > W h a t ' s t h e B - s t o r y ? A r e f e r e n c e t o t h e I d e a l , S e i z i n g t h e S w o r d a n d R e b i r t h . < / P > < P > I f y o u c a n t e l l i t a c c o r d i n g t o t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y T e m p l a t e , t h e n i t ' s p r o b a b l y a b e t t e r d e v e l o p e d s t o r y . T h a t ' s b e c a u s e a ) y o u a r e p r o b a b l y c l o s e r t o m e e t i n g t h e a u d i e n c e ' s e x p e c t a t i o n s t h a n y o u m a y b e l i e v e a n d b ) m a n y o f t h e i m p o r t a n t e l e m e n t s a r e i n h e r e n t i n t h e t e m p l a t e . < / P > < P > L e a r n m o r e < / P > < P > T h e < B > 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 < / B > 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 > < / P > < P > 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 . < / P > < P > K a l B i s h o p , M B A < / P > < P > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * < / P > < P > 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 . < / P >
Author: Kal Bishop
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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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