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THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY
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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.188 stage Hero's Journey, Monomyth - Fish out of Water
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*****Fish out of Water*****
As is normal, a Threshold Guardian blocks entry into the First Threshold. In Bonnie and Clyde (1967), the teller says that there is no money; the bank failed three weeks ago. This is a time of the Great Depression.
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c) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).
d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
Every Hero must be a Fish out of Water at some point - the essence of every story is Transformation. Commonly, one Fish out of Water stage is upon entrance of the New Domain of the First Threshold. In Brokeback Mountain (2005), the sheepherder tells Jack and Ennis what not do to; don’t order soup; don’t need soup; Jack can’t ride.
The 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.
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b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
THE 188 STAGE HERO’S JOURNEY:
[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)].
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