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“the hero’s journey.” (Christopher Vogler, in his landmark interpretation of Joseph Campbell’s work, The Writer’s Journey, refined the stages to twelve. Chris’s book has become a Hollywood standard and a classic screenwriting textbook throughout the world.)
Mark Manson • Will
do it with fewer words,
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: TV Drama: The Structure of the One-Hour Television Pilot
An actor wants to know: What do I want? Why do I want it? How do I go about getting it? What stops me? What are the consequences?
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
· ASSIGNMENT: Choose some movies (I always suggest three) from the Breakdowns section and watch one at a time, following along with my breakdowns, or even better, going act by act, stopping at the end of each act to identify the key story elements, and then comparing your notes and observations with mine. If that seems overwhelming, try this incred
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Third, it should have purpose.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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