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AtricleZine - Craft: Teaching Screenwriting Effectively
Public RecordsI receive lots of emails similar to this: "Can I see real legal evidence of my home's prior transactions, instead of just anecdotes from my agent and maybe from the owners? What do I have to do become authorized to see existing records?"Hmmm - read this brief summary:PUBLIC records are maintained by the government. They primarily consist of two types of records. Documents such as deeds, mortgages, easements, leases and liens are filed with the Registry of Deeds. The other type of records deal with Probate and Family Court issues, which I'll not discuss in this short article.Records in the Registry of Deeds are usually organized chronologically and alphabetically. There is a grantor inde
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grosse
The aim of a sales page on a website is to give your customers only two options; buy your product or leave your website. Why let them leave without giving yourself another chance to sell to them? You don't have to... You can set up a system which will give you many opportunities to sell your product or service to each single visitor to your sales page.The secret is to use what is known as an autoresponder which is an email utility you can use to save the contact details of your visitors and then to send them emails at set intervals.To make use of an autoresponder you can either use the services of a third party supplier or you can purchase and install a script onto your website. To begin with it's a lot easier to use a thir
The Hero's Journey:
· Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
· Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
· Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
The Hero's Journey is also a study of repeating patterns in successful stories and screenplays. It is compelling that screenwriters have a higher probability of producing quality work when they mirror the recurring patterns found in successful screenplays.
Workshops
Like all workshops, the major benefit normally derives from the interaction with other people. Further, a workshop may instil a degree of discipline – the lecturer may take the potential screenwriter through numerous stages that result in a words-on-paper first draft. But, generally, the drawbacks outweigh the positives:
• It is easy to pick up wrong thinking and bad patterns of behaviour through long term osmosis.
• Most people who attend workshops suffer from their own blocks – which are, inadvertently, easily passed on.
• Lecturer(s) may direct the novice screenwriter towards the wrong structural models (plot points etc as opposed to the Hero's Journey).
• Worst of all, the new screenwriter will learn to think like everyone else!
Workshop or not, the screenwriter will have to eventually build up writing competencies through sustained engagement with a number of projects (stories). This will usually be achieved alone or in a pair.
Teaching Screenwriting
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grossed
FORWARDThe 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].THERE IS ONLY
The Hero's Journey is also a study of repeating patterns in successful stories and screenplays. It is compelling that screenwriters have a higher probability of producing quality work when they mirror the recurring patterns found in successful screenplays.
Workshops
Like all workshops, the major benefit normally derives from the interaction with other people. Further, a workshop may instil a degree of discipline – the lecturer may take the potential screenwriter through numerous stages that result in a words-on-paper first draft. But, generally, the drawbacks outweigh the positives:
• It is easy to pick up wrong thinking and bad patterns of behaviour through long term osmosis.
• Most people who attend workshops suffer from their own blocks – which are, inadvertently, easily passed on.
• Lecturer(s) may direct the novice screenwriter towards the wrong structural models (plot points etc as opposed to the Hero's Journey).
• Worst of all, the new screenwriter will learn to think like everyone else!
Workshop or not, the screenwriter will have to eventually build up writing competencies through sustained engagement with a number of projects (stories). This will usually be achieved alone or in a pair.
Teaching Screenwriting
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grosse
The power of collecting an email address is amazing. As I mentioned in a prior article, you can expect between 1 and 10 percent of visitors to make a purchase on their initial visit to your website (conversion rate) and between 10 and 33 percent to give you their email address (signup rate). Often visitors weren’t intending to buy any product but were after more information on your subject. Studies show it often takes 7 communications before a customer will buy a product. Believe me, after selling websites, it’s very rare to get a ‘yes’ on the first visit. Websites can be quite complex so maybe it’s not the best example but people just need more information and confidence before they’re ready to buy.We need to offer the customer a
• It is easy to pick up wrong thinking and bad patterns of behaviour through long term osmosis.
• Most people who attend workshops suffer from their own blocks – which are, inadvertently, easily passed on.
• Lecturer(s) may direct the novice screenwriter towards the wrong structural models (plot points etc as opposed to the Hero's Journey).
• Worst of all, the new screenwriter will learn to think like everyone else!
Workshop or not, the screenwriter will have to eventually build up writing competencies through sustained engagement with a number of projects (stories). This will usually be achieved alone or in a pair.
Teaching Screenwriting
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grosse
In the past, if you said the word “plan” to me, I would bolt and run. I’m the “creative type,” a former ballet dancer and choreographer—I’m terrible with details. When I was dancing professionally, all the details were taken care of; all I had to do was show up and dance. Even when I was choreographing, as long as I met my deadline for when the dance needed to be complete, I could go with the moment, go with the impulse and see where the dance led.A hearty dose of reality hit when I began to run a dance company. All of a sudden, I had people—employees, volunteers and dancers—waiting. I had to know where we were going and how we were going to get there. It was a different world. Every decision had impact down the line. If we were g
• Lecturer(s) may direct the novice screenwriter towards the wrong structural models (plot points etc as opposed to the Hero's Journey).
• Worst of all, the new screenwriter will learn to think like everyone else!
Workshop or not, the screenwriter will have to eventually build up writing competencies through sustained engagement with a number of projects (stories). This will usually be achieved alone or in a pair.
Teaching Screenwriting
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grosse
Give your customers a choice in how you correspond with them. Although email has received a lot of bad press, there’s still no better or cheaper way to communicate. Ask your customers for their preference, would they rather receive updates, newsletters and discounts via regular mail or email?While there is still some negative thinking associated with email marketing, most everyone (at least those under 60) is pretty much in agreement that email communication has revolutionized how we communicate on many different levels. With that said, there are still those who would rather have their communication sent regular mail and are not interested in using the Internet as a means to correspond. It’s important to respect your customer's ch
The fastest route to success is to generate ideas and apply the Hero's Journey – the template for the most successful stories and CERTAINLY the template for ALL the ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS (Best Film) of the past 25 years (at least). Consider this:
• Titanic (1997) grossed over $600,000,000 – uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Star Wars (1977) grossed over $460,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Shrek 2 (2004) grossed over $436,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• ET (1982) grossed over $434,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
• Spiderman (2002) grossed over $432,000,000 - uses the Hero's Journey as a template.
A Summary Example of The Hero's Journey
The following SUMMARY uses Million Dollar Baby – Academy Award Winner Best Film 2005 as an example. It should be noted that there are two heroes in this story, a) Maggie and b) Frankie:
Call to Adventure – where the hero is pushed to resolve a challenge. Maggie needs to escape her White Trash roots and Frankie needs to resolve issues concerning his daughter.
Refusal of the Call – where there is refusal, resistance, warning and foreboding. Frankie refuses to train Maggie.
The Supernatural Aid – where a mentor encourages the hero along the path. Eddie (Morgan Freeman) begins to help Maggie with her training and simultaneously guides Frankie towards her. As is usual, the supernatural aid has a challenge of his own (Danger Barch).
First Threshold – where a point of no return is crossed. Maggie persists in the gym. There is no dissuading her or going back for her.
Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale) – where the hero physically separates from his Old World and heads into the Transformation. Willie leaves Frankie, who has little else to do but train Maggie.
Transformation (Road of Trials) – where the hero significantly, but not completely, transforms. Maggie becomes a professional boxer.
The Ideal and the Seizing of the Sword – where the hero faces a difficult choice and journey to (often) the heart of the antagonism. Maggie buys her family a house and Frank takes on the role of father.
Rebirth Through Death – where the Hero is reborn. Eddie saves Danger Barch from the gym bully; Maggie doesn't know what to do about the be
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