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Hub You - Screenwriting: Box Office Blockbusters Deconstructed
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Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby
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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...
Below is a deconstruction of a classic transformation that sticks rigidly to the Hero's Journey.
Top Gun (1986); basic deconstruction
FADE IN:
Context: narrative: when Top Gun was established.
Context: aircraft on a carrier; taking off; the music “Danger Zone”
Meeting the Hero: Ordinary World: inside the aircraft carrier.
Status of Hero and Sidekick: Maverick and Goose! Great!
Meeting Hero and Sidekick: Mav and Goose in their aircraft; their relationship.
Hero's Capabilities: Mav scares the migs away.
Hero's True Nature: Mav sacrifices himself to save Cooger.
Magical Gift: the picture of the mig.
Hero's Nature: you lost your license twice; you're a hell of an instinctive fighter.
Herald: the commander.
Hero's Inner Challenge: your family name is not the hottest.
Pushed out of the Ordinary World: you're going to Top Gun.
Interdiction: you mess up and you'll be flying rubber ducks out of Hong Kong.
Entrance into a New World / First threshold: on the bike.
Threshold Guardian: Jester.
Meeting the Mentor and his assistant: Viper and Jester.
Rules: in each combat sequence you are going to meet a different challenge.
Elixir: name on the Top Gun plaque.
Foreshadow of the Shape Shifter: seeing Ice.
Developing Characters and Relationships: ah you kill me…
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Ice; figured it out yet.
Developing Characters and Relationships: meeting the boys in the bar.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby.
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c) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
and more...
Below is a deconstruction of a classic transformation that sticks rigidly to the Hero's Journey.
Top Gun (1986); basic deconstruction
FADE IN:
Context: narrative: when Top Gun was established.
Context: aircraft on a carrier; taking off; the music “Danger Zone”
Meeting the Hero: Ordinary World: inside the aircraft carrier.
Status of Hero and Sidekick: Maverick and Goose! Great!
Meeting Hero and Sidekick: Mav and Goose in their aircraft; their relationship.
Hero's Capabilities: Mav scares the migs away.
Hero's True Nature: Mav sacrifices himself to save Cooger.
Magical Gift: the picture of the mig.
Hero's Nature: you lost your license twice; you're a hell of an instinctive fighter.
Herald: the commander.
Hero's Inner Challenge: your family name is not the hottest.
Pushed out of the Ordinary World: you're going to Top Gun.
Interdiction: you mess up and you'll be flying rubber ducks out of Hong Kong.
Entrance into a New World / First threshold: on the bike.
Threshold Guardian: Jester.
Meeting the Mentor and his assistant: Viper and Jester.
Rules: in each combat sequence you are going to meet a different challenge.
Elixir: name on the Top Gun plaque.
Foreshadow of the Shape Shifter: seeing Ice.
Developing Characters and Relationships: ah you kill me…
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Ice; figured it out yet.
Developing Characters and Relationships: meeting the boys in the bar.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby
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Status of Hero and Sidekick: Maverick and Goose! Great!
Meeting Hero and Sidekick: Mav and Goose in their aircraft; their relationship.
Hero's Capabilities: Mav scares the migs away.
Hero's True Nature: Mav sacrifices himself to save Cooger.
Magical Gift: the picture of the mig.
Hero's Nature: you lost your license twice; you're a hell of an instinctive fighter.
Herald: the commander.
Hero's Inner Challenge: your family name is not the hottest.
Pushed out of the Ordinary World: you're going to Top Gun.
Interdiction: you mess up and you'll be flying rubber ducks out of Hong Kong.
Entrance into a New World / First threshold: on the bike.
Threshold Guardian: Jester.
Meeting the Mentor and his assistant: Viper and Jester.
Rules: in each combat sequence you are going to meet a different challenge.
Elixir: name on the Top Gun plaque.
Foreshadow of the Shape Shifter: seeing Ice.
Developing Characters and Relationships: ah you kill me…
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Ice; figured it out yet.
Developing Characters and Relationships: meeting the boys in the bar.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby
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Interdiction: you mess up and you'll be flying rubber ducks out of Hong Kong.
Entrance into a New World / First threshold: on the bike.
Threshold Guardian: Jester.
Meeting the Mentor and his assistant: Viper and Jester.
Rules: in each combat sequence you are going to meet a different challenge.
Elixir: name on the Top Gun plaque.
Foreshadow of the Shape Shifter: seeing Ice.
Developing Characters and Relationships: ah you kill me…
Meeting the Shape Shifter: Ice; figured it out yet.
Developing Characters and Relationships: meeting the boys in the bar.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby
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Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mav sings the song in the bar.
Polarization: Charlie blows off Mav.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav visits Charlie in the bar.
Decreasing Polarization / Developing the Romantic Challenge: Mav tells the Mig story; you're the one.
Charlie chases Mav; she wants to hear about the Mig.
Developing Shape Shifter: who was covering Kruger?
Forced to the Belly of the Whale: rush to get in the air.
Physical Separation: Mav defeats Jester.
Celebration: the flyby.
Trial and Transformation 1:
Developing Characters and Relationships: in the locker room; you're dangerous; confrontation with Ice.
Called to see Viper for the illegal flyby.
Reprimanded in Viper's office.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Goose and Maverick outside Viper's office.
Viper and Jester discussing Mav; flew with his Old Man; if you went into battle would you want him with you; winning over Viper.
Reference the Inner Challenge: referencing Mav's father.
Maverick agrees not to let Goose down.
Trial and Transformation 2:
Charlie gives Mav her number.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Slider you stink; the volleyball game.
Mav in Charlie's house; not allowed a shower.
Referencing the Inner Challenge: Mav talks about his father; allowed a shower.
Charlies and Mav in the lift.
Developing the Sidekick: Goose meets his wife and kid.
Trial and Transformation 3: Charlie puts down Mav in the lesson.
Charlie pursues Mav – he gets on the bike
Charlie pursues Mav in her car.
Charlie tells Mav that she's fallen for him.
The note from Mav in bed.
Regression:
Developing Characters and Relationships: I feel the need for speed.
Jester successfully targets Mav mid air.
Developing Characters and Relationships: in the steam room; Ice tells Mav that no one trusts him.
Inner Challenge: the photo.
Meeting the Oracle: Goose's girlfriend tells Charlie he's fallen for her.
Seizing the Sword: take me to bed.
Night Sea Journey: back in the air; I'm in.
Near Death Experience: Goose dies.
Mentor's Guidance: keep going; there will be more death; got to let it go.
Introspection: maybe it was my fault.
Reward: in the car with Charlie; I'll be here if you need me.
Reward: Goose's wife forgives him; he loved flying with you.
Reward: the panel clears Mav of wrongdoing.
Atonement with the Father: Mav flies again but doesn't engage; I'll fire when I'm good and ready.
Shape Shifter Revealed: Ice says he's sorry about Goose.
Apotheosis: Mav quits.
Denial / Refusal: Charlie tries to convince him no to quit.
Magic Flight: she's got that job in Washington.
Inner Chall
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