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Hub You - Writing Human Screenplays and Stories: The Sweet Smell of Success (1957) Deconstructed
Okay, so you are interested in writing something, anything, but don't know where to begin. For example, you're not sure whether you should know something about a given subject or not.According to Bob Bly, you should specialize after you've had some things published and gained some recognition as a writer. This is probably excellent advice if you are interested in a few things and are unable to decide which of those things you should write about. Doing this is a great idea, in my opinion, if you just want to get an article written and ready for publication. Your enthusiasm enables you to move forward and sets a pace. You are so busy writing about
Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappoint
A recent survey showed that more than eighty percent of Americans want to write a book. This extraordinary statistic is somewhat puzzling considering that the National Endowment for the Arts estimates that only fifty-seven percent of Americans have read even 1 book in the last twelve months!What is it that makes people -- even non-readers -- want to put pen to paper?Perhaps it's the desire for fame and fortune, the need to earn the respect of others, or maybe it's just the wish to leave some mark on the future, a permanent record of a life lived.Whatever the reason, for those who actually complete a manuscript, the odds of seeing i
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.
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Sample Movie Deconstructed: Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
FADE IN: Context: the city.
Meeting the AntiHero: Sidney Falco buys the paper.
Meeting the Antagonist: JJ Hunsecker's column.
Developing the AntiHero: Sidney walks into his office; Sidney avoiding people on the phone; JJ hasn't mentioned Sidney's client; Sidney short of money.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney with his secretary [Loyal Ally].
AntiHero's Motivation: Sidney wants to reach the top.
First Threshold: in the bar.
Meeting AntiGoddess: Rita.
Meeting Hero's Mentor : Frank.
Meeting Hero: Steve.
Referencing the Antagonist: Hunsecker.
Meeting Goddess: Susie.
Call to Adventure : Susie will try to make Steve a good wife.
Refusal / Warning of the Antagonist: "..I'm telling him in the morning at breakfast…"; he makes me nervous.
Hero and AntiHero confrontation: Steve confronts Sidney.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Susie and Steve.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney with Rita.
Foreshadow of the Trials: meet me there at 2.30?
Journey to the First Threshold : the taxi ride.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney and Susie.
Physical Separation: tell JJ that Steve is the first real man I've been in love with.
Obstacle: Sidney's client in front of JJ's club.
Threshold Guardian: Sidney phones JJ; can I come in for a minute?
Outer Cave / Trial: Sidney walks up to JJ at the table.
Developing the Antagonist: JJ manipulates the Senator.
Developing Characters and Relationships: match me. Not quite yet JJ.
Middle Cave: Meeting the Antagonist's Lieutenant: Lt. Harry Kello.
Developing Characters and Relationships: JJ and Harry.
Developing the Ordinary World: I love this town.
Inner Cave: Antagonist's Motivation: Susie is all I have.
Physical Separation : what you promised, do it. It's later than you think.
World of the Transformation: the 2 nd bar.
Transformation / Trials:
Trial 1: Sidney tries to blackmail Leo.
Trial 2: Persuading Otis to print an item.
Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappointm
When you’re setting about to launch a major change effort in your organization there are many things you must do but none are bigger than the one key ingredient to driving change in any organization of any size. What is it you say? Let me tell you a brief story.One time awhile back I was having dinner with the CEO of a $500 million tech company. We were discussing the changes he was trying to drive and how I might help. He went in to great detail all the things he was doing and how if he could sustain the efforts it would change the company. Then he turned and asked, “People just don’t get behind it. What is the key to driving these changes?”s an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
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Sample Movie Deconstructed: Sweet Smell of Success (1957)
FADE IN: Context: the city.
Meeting the AntiHero: Sidney Falco buys the paper.
Meeting the Antagonist: JJ Hunsecker's column.
Developing the AntiHero: Sidney walks into his office; Sidney avoiding people on the phone; JJ hasn't mentioned Sidney's client; Sidney short of money.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney with his secretary [Loyal Ally].
AntiHero's Motivation: Sidney wants to reach the top.
First Threshold: in the bar.
Meeting AntiGoddess: Rita.
Meeting Hero's Mentor : Frank.
Meeting Hero: Steve.
Referencing the Antagonist: Hunsecker.
Meeting Goddess: Susie.
Call to Adventure : Susie will try to make Steve a good wife.
Refusal / Warning of the Antagonist: "..I'm telling him in the morning at breakfast…"; he makes me nervous.
Hero and AntiHero confrontation: Steve confronts Sidney.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Susie and Steve.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney with Rita.
Foreshadow of the Trials: meet me there at 2.30?
Journey to the First Threshold : the taxi ride.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney and Susie.
Physical Separation: tell JJ that Steve is the first real man I've been in love with.
Obstacle: Sidney's client in front of JJ's club.
Threshold Guardian: Sidney phones JJ; can I come in for a minute?
Outer Cave / Trial: Sidney walks up to JJ at the table.
Developing the Antagonist: JJ manipulates the Senator.
Developing Characters and Relationships: match me. Not quite yet JJ.
Middle Cave: Meeting the Antagonist's Lieutenant: Lt. Harry Kello.
Developing Characters and Relationships: JJ and Harry.
Developing the Ordinary World: I love this town.
Inner Cave: Antagonist's Motivation: Susie is all I have.
Physical Separation : what you promised, do it. It's later than you think.
World of the Transformation: the 2 nd bar.
Transformation / Trials:
Trial 1: Sidney tries to blackmail Leo.
Trial 2: Persuading Otis to print an item.
Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappoint
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Meeting Goddess: Susie.
Call to Adventure : Susie will try to make Steve a good wife.
Refusal / Warning of the Antagonist: "..I'm telling him in the morning at breakfast…"; he makes me nervous.
Hero and AntiHero confrontation: Steve confronts Sidney.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Susie and Steve.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney with Rita.
Foreshadow of the Trials: meet me there at 2.30?
Journey to the First Threshold : the taxi ride.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney and Susie.
Physical Separation: tell JJ that Steve is the first real man I've been in love with.
Obstacle: Sidney's client in front of JJ's club.
Threshold Guardian: Sidney phones JJ; can I come in for a minute?
Outer Cave / Trial: Sidney walks up to JJ at the table.
Developing the Antagonist: JJ manipulates the Senator.
Developing Characters and Relationships: match me. Not quite yet JJ.
Middle Cave: Meeting the Antagonist's Lieutenant: Lt. Harry Kello.
Developing Characters and Relationships: JJ and Harry.
Developing the Ordinary World: I love this town.
Inner Cave: Antagonist's Motivation: Susie is all I have.
Physical Separation : what you promised, do it. It's later than you think.
World of the Transformation: the 2 nd bar.
Transformation / Trials:
Trial 1: Sidney tries to blackmail Leo.
Trial 2: Persuading Otis to print an item.
Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappoint
Many salespeople are afraid of cold calling and they try to avoid it like the plague. However, a good salesperson knows that if they do not make those cold calls they will have fewer sales interviews and meetings with the proper decision-makers and therefore close less sales.Cold calling is much more efficient for the customer and your company and your sales commission profits. A simple phone call can determine if the company that you are trying to sell to use interested or not. If they are not interested and it is obvious that there is no sale then the salesperson should send literature in an envelope and use hand written notes, asking the d
Threshold Guardian: Sidney phones JJ; can I come in for a minute?
Outer Cave / Trial: Sidney walks up to JJ at the table.
Developing the Antagonist: JJ manipulates the Senator.
Developing Characters and Relationships: match me. Not quite yet JJ.
Middle Cave: Meeting the Antagonist's Lieutenant: Lt. Harry Kello.
Developing Characters and Relationships: JJ and Harry.
Developing the Ordinary World: I love this town.
Inner Cave: Antagonist's Motivation: Susie is all I have.
Physical Separation : what you promised, do it. It's later than you think.
World of the Transformation: the 2 nd bar.
Transformation / Trials:
Trial 1: Sidney tries to blackmail Leo.
Trial 2: Persuading Otis to print an item.
Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappoint
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Trial 3: Persuading Rita to bed Otis.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney phones JJ.
Antagonist's Motivation: JJ looks at Susie.
Meeting the Oracle: Mary.
Foreshadow of the Near Death Experience: Steve mentioned in JJ's column.
AntiHero's Character: Mary refs Sidney's character.
Sword: Herbie in JJ's column.
Journey to the Sword: is Herbie on stage yet?
Guardians of the Sword: watch out for this guy, he's a press agent.
Seizing the Sword : Sidney gets Herbie to be a client.
Near Death Experience : Steve gets a smear in JJ's column; Steve is fired; Steve comes into Sidney's office; Frank prevents a fight.
Disappointment with AntiHero's path: Sally disappointed.
Foreshadow of the Atonement: Sidney calls JJ.
Goddess' Inner Challenge: Susie can't stand up to JJ.
Foreshadow of the Atonement: JJ discusses with Sidney at the back of the TV studio.
Pushed back from the Atonement: Frank and Steve convince Steve to take it easy.
Atonement with the Father : Steve confronts JJ.
Apotheosis : Susie can't stand up to JJ.
Ultimate Boon : I'll never see him again.
Refusal : JJ wants Steve taken apart; Sidney won't do it.
Magic Flight : Susie says goodbye.
Developing the AntiHero: Sidney doesn't tell JJ that they've called it off.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Sidney and Harry; Sidney tells Harry when Steve is coming out.
Rescue from Without : Sidney gets a call.
Crossing the Return Threshold : Sidney goes back to JJ's apartment.
Master of Two Worlds : Sidney saves Susie from suicide; JJ beats up Sidney.
Freedom to Live : Susie gathers the courage to leave JJ.
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