Memo from the Story Department

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Christopher Vogler. Memo from the Story Department

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“Vogler's The Writer's Journey is the Bible for screenwriters. I think it's the best book on how to write a screenplay ever written. It helped me get through so many roadblocks as a writer. Vogler's approach to screenwriting was based on Joseph Campbell's theory that, because of myths, the arc of a hero's journey was a story ingrained deeply inside all of us. I really incorporated his ideas and techniques into how I structured films—I referred to it a lot.”

—Darren Aronofsky, Academy Award-nominated director of Black Swan

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2.) The Call to Adventure.

The hero is presented with a problem, challenge or adventure. Maybe the land is dying, as in the King Arthur stories about the search for the Grail. In Star Wars, it's Princess Leia's holographic message to Obi Wan Kenobi, who then asks Luke to join the quest. In detective stories, it's the hero being offered a new case. In romantic comedies it could be the first sight of that special but annoying someone the hero or heroine will be pursuing/ sparring with.

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