e Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagon

The 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 ONE STORY

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) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Midnight Cowboy (1969), American Beauty (1999), The Graduate (1967) and many others (all deconstructed at the URL below) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

and more...

ABRIDGED TIP(S):

*****Physical and Psychological States*****

As the Hero undergoes his or her psychological Transformation, so s/he passes through physical sets that match or predict the psychological state.

For example, that is why you will often see rain, thunder and cloud previous to and during the Rebirth through Near Death Experience. That is why you often see large space and open views during the Apotheosis stage, because this stage is release, freedom and flow after having overcome an Inner Challenge and restrictions.

*****The Township has certain characteristics*****

The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagoni

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 ONE STORY

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) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Midnight Cowboy (1969), American Beauty (1999), The Graduate (1967) and many others (all deconstructed at the URL below) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

and more...

ABRIDGED TIP(S):

*****Physical and Psychological States*****

As the Hero undergoes his or her psychological Transformation, so s/he passes through physical sets that match or predict the psychological state.

For example, that is why you will often see rain, thunder and cloud previous to and during the Rebirth through Near Death Experience. That is why you often see large space and open views during the Apotheosis stage, because this stage is release, freedom and flow after having overcome an Inner Challenge and restrictions.

*****The Township has certain characteristics*****

The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagon

s, of which there are usually four).

d) Gives you a universal structural template upon which you can superimpose your situational story. This is why stories such as Alien (1979), Gladiator (2000), Midnight Cowboy (1969), American Beauty (1999), The Graduate (1967) and many others (all deconstructed at the URL below) appear to be different but are all constructed, almost sequence by sequence, in the same way.

and more...

ABRIDGED TIP(S):

*****Physical and Psychological States*****

As the Hero undergoes his or her psychological Transformation, so s/he passes through physical sets that match or predict the psychological state.

For example, that is why you will often see rain, thunder and cloud previous to and during the Rebirth through Near Death Experience. That is why you often see large space and open views during the Apotheosis stage, because this stage is release, freedom and flow after having overcome an Inner Challenge and restrictions.

*****The Township has certain characteristics*****

The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagon

cal Transformation, so s/he passes through physical sets that match or predict the psychological state.

For example, that is why you will often see rain, thunder and cloud previous to and during the Rebirth through Near Death Experience. That is why you often see large space and open views during the Apotheosis stage, because this stage is release, freedom and flow after having overcome an Inner Challenge and restrictions.

*****The Township has certain characteristics*****

The Greater Antagonism or Antagonist has natural enemies - the Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagon

e Good People of the Township. It is the Township that is affected by the Antagonism's actions. In Armageddon (1998), the meteor will destroy the Earth. In Lord of the Rings, it is Middle Earth and Men that Sauron wishes to destroy and Frodo's SHire that will cease to exit.

The Township has certain characteristics, including:

A Good Father. This is the altruistic father figure, often the leader of the Elders. In Superman (1978), Jor-El is the Good Father.

Shape Shifter. This is an infiltrator secretly working on behalf of the Antagonism and is high up on the hierarchy, but rarely at the top of it. In Battlestar Galactica, Baltar is the Shape Shifter. In A Time to Kill (1996), the cop is a member of the KKK.