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A Look at Three Ways ofInterpreting a Plotline
The Journey of 10,000 milesbegins with a single step.
~Lao Tzu
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Main character must either:
Involves a main character
Deal with majorinternal growth experiences
Deal with a series of majorexternal events
Tests the main characters courage
Tests the main characters resolve
The Journey usually has Three Acts
There are three styles of Journey:
1. The Joseph Campbell Journey
3. The Masculine Journey
2. The Feminine Journey
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Traditional Storytelling Model LovedbyHollywood
Based on myths and stories of Ancient Greece
The plotline and character are driven by external factors
A basic visual of the Campbell Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
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An outside force starts the journey for the main character:
A basic visual of the Campbell Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
The Dark Knight
The Amazing Spiderman
Battleship
The Avengers
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The Journey is character driven
A basic visual of the Feminine Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
Decisions made by the main character promote the story
Risk: main character gives up and story ends
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Feminine Hero isnotsupported by tribe in following her quest
A basic visual of the Feminine Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
Needs to build her ego strength and find her power
Often sacrifices self for others, but doesnt know herself
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The Journey is character driven
A basic visual of the Masculine Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
Risk: main character gives up and story ends
Decisions made by the main character promote the story
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Masculine Hero is supported by tribe in following his quest
A basic visual of the Masculine Plotline
(Beginning) (Middle) (End)
Needs to lose some of his ego strength and power to succeed
Usually taught to be powerful early in life; creates an ego
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The Beginning
(Campbell Beginning) Feminine Beginning Masculine Beginning
Typically follows theMasculine Journey
External forces promptthe storys beginning
Ex In Dark Knight Rises,Bane is discoveredplanning somethingsinister for Gotham City
Hero challenges orquestions authority
Usually pressured intobeing good, nice ornormal
Hero is in his version of aperfect world withfriends and enemies alike
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The Middle
Campbell Middle Feminine Middle Masculine Middle
a)
b)
Hero gains courage to
stand up for herself
Takes on the will to facethe world on her terms
Faces same event or
internal conflict manytimes until she gets it rightor learns the lesson
Typically follows the
Masculine Journey
External events continue topush the story along
Ex Gotham City continues
to be terrified by violence,Bane, and the League ofShadows
Hero is thrust into a
situation he must decidehow to solve
Journey can go either oftwo ways:
a) Go outwardly?b) Stay inwardly?
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The Ending
Campbell Ending Feminine Ending Masculine Ending
a)
b)
a)b)
The Hero returns to thetribe in this Journey
Has accomplished allthings by himself andhelped the tribe(not cyclical)
Ex Batman sacrificeshimself for GothamCity and is made aLegend
The Hero is ready to faceher symbolic death & be
reborn as someone new
The Journey can continue(cyclical) or return to thetribe to help another onher own Journey
Inner process of change
can only be experienceddirectly, not shared
Hero goes through rebirth
a) The Hero chooses the outwardpath, sees his destruction
(not cyclical)
b) The Hero chooses theinward path, a mini
Feminine Journey
Faces same event orinternal conflict manytimes until she gets it right
or learns the lesson
Hero goes through rebirth
Accomplished all things,by himself, helped tribe(non-cyclical ending)
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Act I Questions
What is it that propels the
Hero to go on an inner or
outer Journey?
Why does the Hero need to
go on a Journey? Has hestarted to question what life
is about?
Is preparation needed toembark on a Journey?
Has the Hero journeyedbefore? Or known someone
else who has?
Does the Hero have a
mentor or someone to talk
to? (The Feminine Hero may
not)
How will the Villain Make his
first appearance?
Act II Questions
Why does the Hero keep
going forward? What is
important to him?
What tools does the Hero
have at his disposal?
Does the Hero have any
helpers?
How does the Villain play
into this act?
Why did you pick the
Journey model you did? Is
it working for this story?Would changing Journeys
make it better? More
challenging?
Act III Questions
Did the Hero fail or
succeed? Does the
Feminine Journey Hero findsupport?
Do you need to go backand flesh out more
character history to make
character choices
believable?
Why do we care if the Hero
is successful or not?