*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, t

The 188 stage Hero's Journey (Monomyth) is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the hundreds of Hollywood movies we have deconstructed (see URL below) are based on this 188+ stage template.

Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters. This is the template you must master if you are to succeed in the craft.

[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE 188 STAGE 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) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, tw

[The terminology is most often metaphoric and applies to all successful stories and screenplays, from The Godfather (1972) to Brokeback Mountain (2006) to Annie Hall (1977) to Lord of the Rings (2003) to Drugstore Cowboy (1989) to Thelma and Louise (1991) to Apocaplyse Now (1979)].

THERE IS ONLY ONE STORY

THE 188 STAGE 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) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, t

THE 188 STAGE 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) Gives you a tangible process for building and releasing dissonance (establishing and achieving catharses, of which there are usually four).

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, t

d) Tells you what to write. For example, at a certain stage of the story, the focus should be on the Call to Adventure and the micro elements within.

ABRIDGED TIPS, EXCERPTS AND EXAMPLES:

(simply go to http://www.heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, t

*****Function of the Night Sea Journey*****

There is often confusion over the Night Sea Journey. One of it's functions is to enable the Hero to collect magical gifts (often, but not necessarily, from the Old World) that will enable him (or her) to survive the Near Death Experience. This ties in with the Mystical Marriage where, symbolically, two worlds merge and the tangible from the Old World is representative of that world's contribution to it.

In An Officer and a Gentleman (1983), Zach reappears with his motorbike.

In Dances with Wolves (1990), John Dunbar goes back to the fort to collect the guns.

In Jason and the Argonauts (1963), Jason rescues Medea.