< 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 > A B C S t o r y < / B > < / P > < P > S i t c o m s u s u a l l y h a v e A , B a n d C s t o r i e s . F o r e x a m p l e , i n " F r i e n d s , " i t i s n o r m a l f o r t h e s i x t o p a i r u p a n d u n d e r g o a p a r t i c u l a r c h a l l e n g e . O f t e n P h o e b e a n d J o e y , R o s s a n d R a c h e l a n d C h a n d l e r a n d M o n i c a . < / P > < P > G e n e r a l l y , t h e A B C s t o r y a p p r o a c h i s h e l p f u l i t a l l o w s t h e s c r e e n w r i t e r t o e n h a n c e t h e d e g r e e o f c o h e s i o n : < / P > < P > I t i s n o t u n r e a s o n a b l e t o t h i n k o f t h e S e i z i n g t h e S w o r d a n d t h e R e b i r t h t h r o u g h D e a t h s t a g e s a s t h e B - s t o r y a n d t h e A t o n e m e n t w i t h t h e F a t h e r a n d A p o t h e o s i s a s t h e A - s t o r y : < / P > < P > I n S t a r W a r s ( 1 9 7 7 ) , L u k e r e s c u e s L e i a ( B - s t o r y ) a n d t h e n B e n ' s c o n f r o n t a t i o n w i t h V a d e r a n d s u b s e q u e n t d e a t h l e a d s L u k e t o r e a l i s e t h a t h e w i l l h a v e t o g o o n a l o n e ( A - s t o r y ) . < / P > < P > I n R a g i n g B u l l ( 1 9 8 0 ) , J a k e ' s j o u r n e y t o t h e T i t l e F i g h t c a n b e s e e n a s t h e B - s t o r y a n d h i s c o n f r o n t a t i o n w i t h J o e y a n d t h e d i s c o v e r y t h a t V i c k i e i s s l e e p i n g w i t h J o e y e t a l a s t h e c u l m i n a t i o n o f t h e A - s t o r y . < / P > < P > F r o m a n o t h e r p e r s p e c t i v e , i t i s n o t u n r e a s o n a b l e t o s e e t h e H e r o ' s J o u r n e y a s t h e A - S t o r y , t h e A n t a g o n i s t ' s a s t h e B - s t o r y a n d o t h e r m a j o r a r c h e t y p e s ( s h a p e s h i f t e r , s u p e r n a t u r a l a i d e t c ) a s t h e C - S t o r y . < / 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
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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