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Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3:
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The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based on this template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
The 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) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
and more...
Sample Movie Deconstructed: Constant Gardener (2005)
[complex structure: lots of repetitions of Hero's Journey elements and many antagonists to deal with].
FADE IN: the antagonism: Tessa and Arnold are murdered.
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Sandy.
Herald (Shape Shifter) brings Call to Adventure to the Hero: Sandy tells Justin Tessa and Arnold are dead.
Flashback: Polarization of Hero and Romantic Challenge: Tessa heckling Justin.
Resisting the First Threshold: Justin hesitant to go into Tessa's apartment.
First Threshold: Justin and Tessa in bed.
Inner Cave: Justin identifies Tessa's body.
Physical Separation: Tessa asks to be taken to Africa.
The Creatures of the World of the Transformation: Africa and the performance.
Magical Gift: Tessa gets the baby present.
Meeting the Supernatural Aid / Mentor: Arnold.
Mentor leads deeper into the Journey: Arnold leads Tessa and gives the sick lady some medicine. Aids referenced.
Mentor guides: Arnold fusses over Tessa.
Trial 1: Tessa gets the email message; Justin tests her about Nairobi Hotel.
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3:
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b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
c) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
and more...
Sample Movie Deconstructed: Constant Gardener (2005)
[complex structure: lots of repetitions of Hero's Journey elements and many antagonists to deal with].
FADE IN: the antagonism: Tessa and Arnold are murdered.
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Sandy.
Herald (Shape Shifter) brings Call to Adventure to the Hero: Sandy tells Justin Tessa and Arnold are dead.
Flashback: Polarization of Hero and Romantic Challenge: Tessa heckling Justin.
Resisting the First Threshold: Justin hesitant to go into Tessa's apartment.
First Threshold: Justin and Tessa in bed.
Inner Cave: Justin identifies Tessa's body.
Physical Separation: Tessa asks to be taken to Africa.
The Creatures of the World of the Transformation: Africa and the performance.
Magical Gift: Tessa gets the baby present.
Meeting the Supernatural Aid / Mentor: Arnold.
Mentor leads deeper into the Journey: Arnold leads Tessa and gives the sick lady some medicine. Aids referenced.
Mentor guides: Arnold fusses over Tessa.
Trial 1: Tessa gets the email message; Justin tests her about Nairobi Hotel.
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3:
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FADE IN: the antagonism: Tessa and Arnold are murdered.
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Sandy.
Herald (Shape Shifter) brings Call to Adventure to the Hero: Sandy tells Justin Tessa and Arnold are dead.
Flashback: Polarization of Hero and Romantic Challenge: Tessa heckling Justin.
Resisting the First Threshold: Justin hesitant to go into Tessa's apartment.
First Threshold: Justin and Tessa in bed.
Inner Cave: Justin identifies Tessa's body.
Physical Separation: Tessa asks to be taken to Africa.
The Creatures of the World of the Transformation: Africa and the performance.
Magical Gift: Tessa gets the baby present.
Meeting the Supernatural Aid / Mentor: Arnold.
Mentor leads deeper into the Journey: Arnold leads Tessa and gives the sick lady some medicine. Aids referenced.
Mentor guides: Arnold fusses over Tessa.
Trial 1: Tessa gets the email message; Justin tests her about Nairobi Hotel.
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3:
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Inner Cave: Justin identifies Tessa's body.
Physical Separation: Tessa asks to be taken to Africa.
The Creatures of the World of the Transformation: Africa and the performance.
Magical Gift: Tessa gets the baby present.
Meeting the Supernatural Aid / Mentor: Arnold.
Mentor leads deeper into the Journey: Arnold leads Tessa and gives the sick lady some medicine. Aids referenced.
Mentor guides: Arnold fusses over Tessa.
Trial 1: Tessa gets the email message; Justin tests her about Nairobi Hotel.
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3:
To begin your journey into flipping houses for profit, the first thing you want to decide on is the TYPE of flip you intend to pursue. Purchasing a fixer-upper is not the only option available to you, though it usually represents the greater return on investment.So-called distressed owner properties offer the least amount of work, and quickest turn around. The reason? The owners of these homes need to divest themselves of the property as quickly as possible. They may be recently divorced, or due to unanticipated circumstances beyond their control, they need to relocate, possibly out of state.Whatever the reason, the house represents an obstacle to moving forward with their lives. In exchange for an expedited transaction, they will accept a pu
Meeting the Antagonist: Bernard Pellegrin, Dr Joshua Ngaba and Kenneth Curtis et al at the party.
Warnings: Justin wants Tessa to stay at home, at least until the bay is born.
Trial 2: Tessa argues with Dr Joshua Ngaba et al.
Warnings: Sandy tells Justin to control Tessa.
Shape Shifter attempts to conquer Hero's Romantic Challenge: Sandy hits on Tessa.
Trial 3: Arnold tells Tess that the Africans are only given medicines if they agree to be guinea pigs.
Establishing the Journey to the Sword: Tessa loses the baby; asks Sandy if he will push the information she and Arnold will retrieve.
Foreshadow of ACT III: Justin and Tessa see Lorbeer.
Pulled Back: Justin has to think of Tess first; they go back to England.
Reminder of the Inner Challenge: Tessa erupts over the pesticide; Arnold tells Justin he has to trust Tessa.
Inner Challenge: Justin checking up on Tessa (who's she conversing with on the video link).
Romantic Challenge: Justin wants Tessa and Arnold to stop whatever they're doing.
Shape Shifter in league with the Antagonist: Sandy talking to Kenny over the phone.
Seizing the Sword: Tessa gets the letter off Sandy.
Rebirth through Death: Tessa murdered at Loki; the police and news reports.
Reward: Justin finds Sandy's letter to Tessa.
Resistance to Losing the Old Self: Justin doesn't allow them to pour concrete; nothing can grow in concrete.
Pulled toward the Apotheosis: the child leaves a card at Tessa's grave.
Atonement with the Father; conquering the Romantic Challenge: Ghita tells Justin that Arnold was gay.
Resistance to the Apotheosis: no records in the hospital.
Apotheosis: Justin discovers that the Africans are being used as guinea pigs.
Refusal of the Return: Justin refuses to not get involved now;; knows Sandy is lying; asks Ghita what is going on.
Developing the Antagonist: we meet Kenny Curtiss playing golf.
Hero's character change: Justin confronts Kenny.
Magic Flight: Justin forced home.
Obstacle to the Rescue: Justin's passport taken away.
Threshold Guardian: the doorman at the club.
Rescue from Without: we meet Bernard Pellegrin in London; Justin realises there
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