Crossing the first threshold Having refused the call to adventure, the hero now faces the consequences of his inaction. The mentor cannot help him. The consequences must be faced by…
The mentor White hair. Equally as white of a beard. The image of the wise and aged mentor, a person with a life lived long and richly, with experience and…
The refusal of the call Uncomfortable. Leaving the nest and stepping into the unknown. The hero is torn between the comfort of his life and the excitement of the promise…
The Call to Adventure Just when our hero is most comfortable, most confident in their abilities to conquer the ordinary world, like a great earthquake shattering or an ancient dormant…
The Ordinary World In order to have our characters change, we must first get to know where they are coming from and what they currently are. It can be as…
The myth of the hero, the story that has been told since the great Mesopotamians, spreading its elixir into the far corners of the world, until every inch of soil…
Screenplays are emotion. Writing is revelation of character. Stereotypes are external, archetypes are internal.