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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…

Memoirs of a Geisha (2005) - Hero’s Journey [basic deconstruction]

FADE IN: context; Japan.

Ordinary World: a village on the coast.

Meeting the Hero: Sayuri peeps in.

Symbol of the Ordinary World: sister.

Forced out of her Ordinary World: Sayuri sold and taken away.

Resisting the Separation: Sayuri crying.

Going on a Journey: on the train.

Foreshadow of the Transformation: narration I wasn′t born to the life of a Geisha.

New World: arriving in Beijing.

Creatures in this World: the residents, sights and sounds of Beijing.

Meeting the Antagonism: Hatsumomo.

Separated from the Ordinary World: sister taken away.

Meeting the Mentor: the mother geisha.

No Way Back: too late to send her back now.

First Threshold: upstairs.

Warning / Resistance: mother will hear you.

Meeting the Shape Shifter: Pumpkin; your family sold you to this house; you live here now.

Magical gift: clothes from mother.

Push back to the Old World: how will I find my sister.

Resistance: there are too many houses.

Developing the Antagonism: Hatsumomo; so this is the new arrival.

Polarization: stay out of my room; I can′t have you touching my things.

Elixir: by the age of 20 she had already earned back her purchase price.

Pushed to the First Threshold: go don’t be late.

Resisting the First Threshold: I’m going to run and find sister.

Fish out of Water: clumsily learning the dance steps.

Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: seeing Hatsumomo with a man.

Forced to the Inner Cave: go to Hatsumomo’s room.

Inner Cave: why look who’s in my room; where is my sister?

Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: Hatsumomo arrives home drunk.

Sayuri forced to ruin the Kimono.

Foreshadow of the Transformation Mentor: delivering the Kimono to Mameha.

Inner Cave: Mother beats Sayuri.

Pushed to the Belly of the Whale: Hatsumomo tells Sayuri where her sister is.

Belly of the Whale: Sayuri finds her sister.

Preparing the Physical Spearation: arranging to steal money and leave.

Developing the Antagonism: finding Hatsumomo with a man.

Physical Separation: you will never see him again; what do you think, that a Geisha is free to love; no one is leaving here; Sayuri can’t get out.

Goodbye to the Old World: your sister didn’t wait for you. We are your only family now. Father and Mother dead; not a Geisha, but as a slave.

Meeting the Romantic Challenge: meeting the Chairman on the bridge.

Pushed to the Road of Trials and Transformation: from that on I vowed to become a Geisha and part of his world….

World of the Transformation: Sayuri grown and assistant to the other Geishas.

Developing the Romantic Challenge: seeing the Chairman again.

Meeting the Transformation Mentor: Mameha arrives and negotiates for Sayuri.

Developing the Shape Shifter: Pumpkin pushed aside.

Foreshadow of the : meeting the Baron.

Trials and Transformation 1:

Mameha begins teaching Sayuri.

Time Pressure: we have no time to lose.

In the sauna.

In the dance class.

Painting.

Learning instruments.

Learning to walk.

Brushing the ear.

The fans.

Antagonism: Hatsumomo watches.

Eyebrows.

The hair.

Sleeping.

Guided by the Mentor: Mameha stops a man with a single look.

TheKimono.

Transformed: Stopping the boy on the bike; you are ready; looking in the mirror.

New Name / New Self: from this day on you will be known as Sayuri.

Trials and Transformation 2:

New World: entertaining guests.

Meeting the Baron et al.

Fish out of Water: messing up with the tea.

Dancing with the fan.

Putting down Hatsumomo.

Hatsumomo: “I shall destroy you….”

Going to the Sumo match.

Romantic Challenge: meeting the Chairman at the match.

Winning the General over Hatsumomo.

Romantic Challenge: the Chairman’s hanky.

Trials and Transformation 3:

Cutting herself.

Meeting the Doctor.

Meeting the Oracle: slip it to Nobu.

Nobu gives Sayuri a gift.

Mameha is trying to instigate a bidding war for Sayuri’s virginity.

Developing the Antagonism: Hatsumomo ruins Sayuri’s chances with the Doctor.

Developing the Shape Shifter: Pumpkin finds out that Sayuri like the Chairman.

Journey to the Sword: the dance competition.

Guardian of the Sword: Hatsumomo angry about Sayuri’s performance.

Seizing the Sword: winning the Dance Competition.

Pushed to the Near Death Experience: invited to the Barn’s Estate.

Resisting the NDE: she is required elsewhere.

Pushed to the NDE: Hatsumomo gets involved; Chairman will be there.

Warning: watch out for the Baron.

Night Sea Journey: to the Barons’ Estate.

Developing the Romantic Challenge: Sayuri with the Chairman on the Estate.

Near Death Experience: almost raped by the Baron.

Reward: Sayuri has made history; the highest bid ever; and she inherits the Estate.

Atonement with the Father: Sayuri gives up her virginity.

New Self: you ar full Geisha now.

Apotheosis: Hatsumomo burns the house down.

Ultimate Boon: the Geisha life is over.

Magic Flight: the Chairman sends Sayuri away; running to safety.

Denial: no news etc.

Separating from the Old Self: until the Old Life is a dream life.

Rescue from Without: Nobu appears.

Crossing the Return Threshold: returning to Beijing.

Meeting the Mentor: finding Mameha.

New Self the Shape Shifter: meeting Pumpkin again.

New Self: the Chairman is dressed in white now.

Developing the Romantic Challenge: meeting the Chairman.

World of the Final Confrontation: being Geisha with the Americans.

Final Antagonism: Nobu wants to he her Danna.

Master of the Two Worlds: Sayuri doesn’t want to accept Nobu’s offer.

Romantic Challenge Polarization: the Chairman sees Sayuri.

Shape Shifter Revealed: Pumpkin reveals herself.

Freedom to Live: Sayuri lets the Chairman go; the Chairman reveals all.

FADE OUT.

FADE OUT:

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[From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms (see below for the URL of our Home Page) and our isolation and identification of more than 188 stages of the Hero's Journey that you need to know about...]

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…

Apotheosis

What is Apotheosis?

It is a number of things.

First, it is the breaking out of previous restraints and restrictions. This is one reason it follows the Atonement with the Father, the Atonement is the confrontation with that that has been limiting or a guiding force.

Second, it is illumination. An insight, epiphany etc that clarifies and sets the Hero on the final path. In Al Pacino Scarface (1983), Tony Montana’s insight is that the rewards of the path he’s chosen are not worth the spiritual price he is paying, expressed with the words (in the restaurant scene): “is this it? Is that what it’s all about Manny? Eating, drinking, fucking, sucking,” “no free rides in this world kid,” “I lost my appetite,” “is that what I worked for? With these hands? Is that what I killed for? For this?”

Learn more…

The Complete 188 stage Hero’s Journey and other story structure templates can be found at clickok.co.uk/ clickok.co.uk/

Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached at clickok.co.uk/ clickok.co.uk/

FORWARD

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 heros-journey.info/ heros-journey.info/ for full details)

*****Final Conflict: Inner Resolve*****

Post the Crossing of the Return Threshold and before the Master of Two Worlds and Selves, a hell of a lot happens that is rarely given mention. The Final Conflict (a metaphor for this stage) follows a distinct process. In Straw Dogs (1971), post the Unbearable Antagonism, David finds Inner Resolve: “…..this is where I live….I will not allow violence against this house…..”

*****Secondary characters are functional*****

Secondary characters are functional, that is, they most often exist to fulfil specific story functions, especially help the Hero through his (or her) Transformation.

Once you have figured out what your Hero’s Transformation will be, then you can decide which secondary character Archetypes will be most useful. The subplot evolves from thereon: you give the secondary characters their own challenges to resolve.

Learn more…

WRITE THAT SCREENPLAY!

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Article marketing and article writing are dead.

That’s if you are to believe some of the naysaysers and propagandists that want you to believe this to serve their own purposes.

It really is quite silly once you stop and think about it.

This happens often on the internet, where people make outlandish claims in order to convince you to use their product or services instead.

Don’t listen to these folks.

Not only are they wrong, I think just the opposite it true.

My belief is that the field of article marketing and article writing is just getting started.

Content is royalty

It has been said by many people that on the world wide web, content is king. I like to balance things out and say that content is king and queen, so therefore content is royalty on the internet.

I simply do not see any way in which this can not always be true. Any information driven resource is always driven by content.

Picture a blank web site page. Imagine a blank CD or a silent audio clip. Picture a DVD or video clip with just a blue screen.

All of these delivery mediums are content driven. Audio is spoken content. Video is spoken and viewed content.

What this means for you is that when you learn to harness the power of this “content royalty” you too can be successful on the web.

Article writing and article marketing are alive and well and growing on the internet. And long may they live!

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One of the most important things about writing your sales letter is your headline. You see, if they read and like the headline, they might read the rest of the sales letter. If they do not like the sales letter, they are less likely to read the rest of the sales letter.

So how do you do it?

One thing that is incredibly important is to make your headline exciting. What will your product do for the user? For example, if you sell a product that helps the user find discount travel packages or travel products, a few strong headlines could be:

How to Travel Like the Rich on a Pauper’s Income or Less

How to Travel for Less than Half-Price or Better

Travel the World for Less than Traveling In Your Country

How I Travel Everywhere For Half-Price or Less

It really is simple. Try to write some similar headlines for your product. Simply substitute your product and benefit for the keywords in those headlines. Try to write 20 or 40 or so headlines—some of them will be lousy, but some of them may surprise you. One thing about writing is that you will get more creative and efficient as you spend more time writing. Practice, practice, practice. That is the only way you will get really good at it.

Read and reread other sales letters. Focus on the headline when you read a good sales letter – ask yourself why you read the letter.

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1 - Regardless of where you land your first writing job, chances are you will work an exorbitant number of hours for a less than desirable salary.

Below are the results of a poll on freelance income published in Freelance WorkExchange News: Market Bulletin FREELANCE SURVEY.

Thanks to the hundreds of you who took part in last week′s poll on freelance income. We asked you how much you earned from freelancing in a year. The results were as follows:

$0-10,000 48%

$10-20,000 8%

$20-50,000 14%

$50-100,000 18%

More than $100,000 12%

It seems that many of you are still freelancing part-time, or working at building up your business. However, a healthy 30% of you make over $50,000 a year, with a good percentage reaching six figures.

So the potential in the market is clearly excellent. We’ll be working hard to move many more of you into the $100,000 bracket in the months ahead.

See the following sites for more information about salary surveys and industry trends:

Salary.com

Wageweb.com

Association of Research Libraries - Annual Salary Survey

Jobsmart.org

2 - If you get hired as a reporter for almost any daily and/or many weekly newspapers, you will probably have to cover municipal government and/or local school board meetings.

These “official” weekly/monthly gatherings usually occur in the evening and each session may last from an hour to more than four hours.

You may find yourself bored to tears at times. You may also feel confused by what transpires at these meetings until you become more familiar with the agendas, personalities and practices of each individual group.

You will learn “on the job” how to identify which issues are important and what their technical terms mean in plain English.

However, your editor(s) are probably going to expect you to immediately understand much more than you do.

To keep your bosses happy and make your job more interesting, do not be afraid to ask questions at these meetings.

Once you establish contacts within each group, you will probably find it beneficial to take the time to call them before the meetings to find out what is on the agenda and/or which issues they feel will be “newsworthy.”

It’s not a bad idea to stick around after the meetings (deadlines permitting) and talk to the officials to clarify anything you did not understand and/or talk to the audience members to get their comments on the meeting.

Remember it’s better to have too much information than not enough.

3 - If you pursue a career as a public relations writer, you may be initially surprised by the lack of media response generated by your press releases.
It can be difficult to attract attention to your cause or company’s announcement.

When you′re starting out in PR. Sometimes no matter how well your write a release and/or how important - exciting - “newsworthy” - the information is, you will not get the attention of the media until they get to know you…

You have to “break into” your targeted markets by establishing contacts and developing relationships with editors/producers/reporters etc…

DO NOT give up too quickly. Persistence usually pays off in this game.

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Any online article submission website must consider its market mix and decide what quality level it can accept and which type of articles are appropriate. I believe a good online article submission site can handle the trendy pop culture articles and the serious articles and the strength is in the numbers and the rankings of the submission site.

If this is the goal then the online article submission site might handle white papers, or have sub-categories for more elevated articles. Perhaps even an eBook section where they pay out half to the author. I am certain the top online article submission sites have considered all these things at one time or another, although before launching anything like that, it must be a WIN/WIN, for them and the author as well, otherwise it cannot work.

A limited system of review for only serious authors that could be placed in a special category would be excellent, but if the submission site draws its traffic from search engines those folks are coming anyway, only this way they may eventually trust the source more in the future, thus the serious author wins big.

An online article submission website which can accept both serious articles and pop culture articles would allow the site′s authors to have their cake and eat it too. The author chooses what to write and the site distributes the work to the world and the Internet Surfer if interested will see the articles they like and choose. Everyone wins, as it is the information topics they are looking for, if it is too heavy for them, they click out, if not they win, you win and everyone is happy in cyberspace?

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You prepared, you marketed, you sold a company on trying your wonderful seminar, and now that the end of the program is coming, a moment of truth looms.

You’re about to distribute the all-important course evaluations.

Will you sink or swim? Will that fellow that has been scowling during the past day or two shaft you?

Is that happy-go-lucky smiler in the front row a phony that is dying to put your feet into concrete?

In a few moments, you’ll know, but until then, you get this hollow feeling in your gut.

After all, you gave this group your best—they should appreciate that, and reward you, accordingly.

But alas, that’s not how evaluations work in the real world, and you may or may not get your due.

You may get a random response. Like a jury that is sequestered after you have left the room, your evaluators might discuss their scores with each other and align themselves with the most radical voice they hear.

If Biff thought you were a little too stuck on yourself, which really means Sally’s eyes were glued to you instead of ogling him, then his perceptions may take hold of the group like a lasso.

But there is hope if you intentionally TEACH THE EVALUATION form, and program participants to respond as they should.

Look, you’re not going to mesmerize anybody against his will, but you can preview what’s listed on the form and at least imply what would be a suitable response.

For example, on one university’s evaluation there is a question pertaining to whether the instructor “Followed the catalogue description of the class.” This one has haunted me in the past, so the last time around, I decided to take action.

At the beginning of the class, before I announced my agenda, I READ ALOUD the course description and stated: “I promise we’re going to cover every item you just heard.”

For emphasis, I repeated: “We’ll touch on every topic in this course description.”

When my scores were sent to me, EVERY PARTICIPANT EXCEPT ONE gave me a 9, the highest possible score on that dimension. The dissenter gave me a 7.

A 7?

How he or she arrived at that score I’ll never know, but I’m sure it was the same person that nearly scored every other dimension at a seven, as well, while others were mostly in the 9’s, with a sprinkling of 8’s.

Let’s discuss this rogue for a moment, because you’ll find people like this in nearly every session. If they’re polled about their scores, they’ll quip that “Nobody’s perfect!” which is, of course, nonsense.

Someone can teach the catalogue content perfectly and should be given a top score when he does.

Anyway, this person might be the same one that said during her self-introduction that she may have chosen the wrong course; that it may not apply to her. Perhaps this means that by DEVIATING from the description I might have earned a better score from her.

You can see how absurd this gets, because, for some, evaluations are referenda on whether they like you, whether they were sent to or volunteered to attend the class, or if they had the flu when they took it.

Anyway, there are some variables that you can impact, and it’s worth the few minutes to do so, because you want to be invited back for more sessions, don’t you?

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[From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms (see below for the URL of our Home Page) and our isolation and identification of more than 188 stages of the Hero's Journey that you need to know about...]

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…

Writing Great Stories and Screenplays: the Four Core Challenges

Most good stories have Four Core Challenges that have to be mapped onto the Hero’s Journey.

The Four Core Challenges can be described as: the Outer Challenge, the Inner Challenge, the Romantic Challenge and the Greater Antagonism. In American Beauty (Academy Award Winner Best Film 1999), Lester Burnham’s Inner Challenge is to feel good about himself, his Romantic Challenge is Angela, his Outer Challenge is his marriage with Carolyn and the Greater Antagonism is Col. Frank Fitts, US Marine Core.

So where are they conquered? Knowing this helps to effectively outline your story / step outline.

Generally, the Outer Challenge is conquered post the Road of Trials / Road of Transformation (often focused around Trial 3). The Romantic Challenge is the Sword or the Reward that follows it. The Inner Challenge is the Atonement with the Father / Apotheosis / Ultimate Boon. The Greater Antagonism is the Final Conflict that occurs between the Crossing of the Return Threshold and the Master of Two Worlds.

Learn more…

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From our deconstruction of hundreds of Hollywood blockbusters at www.managing-creativity.com/

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…

Walk the Line (2005) deconstructed

FADE IN: Loop / Context: Folsom prison:

Meeting the Hero / Loop: Cash looking at the saw.

Ordinary World: back at home as a kid.

Foreshadow of the Romantic Challenge: June Carter Cash on the radio.

Foreshadow of the Outer Challenge: Ray (Father) banging on the door.

Building Inner Challenge: Cash with his younger brother in bed.

Hero’s Capabilities: songs are easy.

Developing Outer Challenge: Dad angry while picking cotton.

Building Inner Challenge: Cash walking with his younger brother in the fields.

Building Inner Challenge: the dangerous saw.

Developing Hero’s Capabilities: Cash practicing song writing.

Pushed to confront the Inner Challenge: Ray picks up Jack.

Inner Challenge: Jack dies.

Call to Adventure : “..you′re nothing… he took the wrong son….”

Refusal : running away.

Supernatural Aid

Going on a Journey to meet the Mentor: you’ll be late for the bus.

Goodbye to the Old Self: saying goodbye to the family.

Outer Challenge: no words for Dad.

Crossing the Physical Marker: the road.

New World: in Korea.

Meeting the Shape Shifter: talking to Vivian on the phone.

Pushed Forward: “lets go Cash…; five minutes was up five minutes ago”

Magical Gift : the Folsom prison film.

Guided by the Mentor / Magical Gift: writing the Folsom prison song on his guitar.

First Threshold

First Threshold: lying in bed with Vivian and the kid in Memphis.

Threshold Guardian / Rules: are you going to sell something today?

New World and New Self / Outer Cave: Cash trying to sell door to door.

Foreshadow of the Transformation: watching the shoe shiners.

Foreshadow of the Belly of the Whale: seeing the musicians run into the studio.

Resistance to the Belly of the Whale: the door closes.

Pushing to the Belly of the Whale / Meeting Allies: Cash and his band playing gospel in front of the wives.

Inner Cave: Vivian hides in the toilet; can′t even make rent.

Push and Resistance to the Belly of the Whale: Cash persuades the producer.

Time Pressure: I can’t wait that long.

Resisting the Belly of the Whale and the Transformation: you can′t wear black, you look like you′re going to a funeral.

Belly of the Whale : the producer doesn’t like the gospel derivative.

Pushed to the Physical Separation: “…give me the one song that would sum you up…”

Using the Magical Gift to open the Door: Cash sings Folsom Prison.

Physical Separation : the producer likes the song.

Celebration: Cash tells Vivian the good news.

New World : in concert.

Foreshadow of the Meeting with the Romantic Challenge / Transformation Mentor: seeing June Carter Cash.

Transformation Marker / Devolved State: “nobody follows [the asshole]“

Meeting the Romantic Challenge: June gets caught up in Cash’s guitar string.

Magical Gift: a piece of June’s dress.

Developing the Romantic Challenge ‘s Capabilities: June is popular, established and a comic to boot.

Clumsily entering the New World of the Transformation: not used to the light.

Welcomed to the World of the Transformation: Johnny sings in concert, is popular.

Celebrating the Entry: Cash phones Vivian.

Goodbye to the Old World and Self: “Johnny I have to go…”

Developing the Romantic Challenge: June singing.

Romantic Challenge’s backstory: she’s been singing since she was a little girl.

Time pressure: we’re leaving in an hour John.

Trial and Transformation 1:

Developing Characters and Relationships: Cash meets June in the café; referencing all challenges – Ray, Jack, wife etc.

Transforming: moving into the new house.

Resisting the Transformation: Vivian gives Johnny the rules.

Warning: Vivian leaves if he can’t give her what she wants.

Transformation marker: the asshole in the tour bus.

Developing the marker / asshole: we’re all going to hell.

Journey to the Inner Cave: arriving at the hotel.

Inner Cave: Cash tries to kiss June.

Transformation: June has been through a divorce.

Trial and Transformation 2:

Introduced to drugs.

Blowing up the tree.

Johnny in concert; the girl in the blue watching.

Transformed: the asshole has been outdone.

Seeing Elvis.

Taking drugs.

Audrey Parks walks into the room.

Transformation: new baby, Ray getting old.

In the back room with the girls; falling over.

Trial and Transformation 3:

Transformation Mentor’s Challenge: June in the store told that divorce is a sin.

Meeting Cash in the store.

Walking out with the fishing gear.

Cash fishing with June; romantic tension.

Transformed: Johnny an accomplished singer now.

Transformed: June sings “time’s a wasting″ with Cash.

Inner Challenge reminder: June sees the woman in the audience.

Cash kisses June.

Regression

Cash pursues June into her room; “please get away from me…”

Cash tears up the place.

Cash, June and Jerry Lee all playing together now.

Separation : June turns up at the rehearsal, where everyone is drunk and high; June is going home; you don’t walk no line.

Journey to the Sword: Cash singing the Walk the Line song.

Goodbye to the Old Self: selling the house.

Seizing the Sword: a star now; signing a new contract.

New World and New Self: on the hammock, new house; Casita springs.

Near Death Experience:

Outer Challenge: Ray remarks on Cash’s use of drugs.

Shape Shifter Developed: Vivian snappy with Cash.

Transformed: meeting the New June at the performance; married now.

Reward:

Cash follows June out of the concert.

Cash wants to sing with June again.

June introduces Cash onto stage; June sings with Cash again.

Foreshadow of the Atonement: Vivian in the audience.

Atonement : Vivian tells June to stay clear of her children.

Apotheosis : Cash and June singing great together.

Comedic Element: the officers in the lift.

Ultimate Boon:

Cash follows June to her room.

June invites him in.

Cash in bed with June.

Disgust / Denial:

Junes′ children call.

June refuses Cash’s calls; I’m not going to do this.

Cash tops up on the drink and drugs.

Cash collapses on stage.

Magic Flight 1:

The band cancel the tour and leave.

Foreshadow of the Final Conflict: Tell me you don’t love me; I don’t love you.

Foreshadow of the Final Conflict: Where are my pills?

Romantic Challenge’s Challenge: June crying; seeing her kids.

Set up Magic Flight 2: Police arrest Cash for drugs.

Cash arrives home. Vivian’s cold welcome.

Seeing the kids.

Vivian catches significance of June leaving the tour in Vegas.

Vivian sees Cash put up June’s picture.

Vivian smashes June’s picture.

The kids see their parents fighting.

Johnny by the pool.

Magic Flight 1:

Vivian leaves with the kids.

Cash pursues Vivian.

Needing Rescue:

Cash doing drugs with the dealer.

Cash tries to cash the cheque.

Rescue from Without: Love yourself first.

Cash walks home.

Cash buys a new house.

Cash gets some more drugs.

Cash calls June.

Outer Challenge: Ray arrives and notes the truck.

June’s parents arrive.

Outer Challenge: Cash confronts Ray over dinner.

Final Antagonism: you got nothing.

Cash tries to get the truck out of the mud.

Pushed to Confront the Inner Challenge: June’s mother tells her to go down there; he’s all messed up.

Inner Challenge: Cash goes cold turkey.

Drug dealers chased away.

Foreshadow of the Romantic Challenge : June brings a bowl of strawberries; a hug; a second chance.

New Self: June take Cash to church.

Cash starts reading his fan mail; letters from Folsom.

Refusing the Wizened One : the record company resists the Folsom prison gig.

Transformed: Cash with a new voice.

Loop: Cash in the Folsom prison gig.

Confronting Romantic Challenge :

Cash asks June to marry him in the bus.

June closes the door on Cash.

Cash asks June to sing with him.

Cash ask June to marry him on stage.

June resists.

Freedom to Live:

June says yes.

The kiss.

All Challenges Conquered: Cash with his Dad fishing with June.

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Kal Bishop is a management consultant based in London, UK. His specialities include Knowledge Management and Creativity and Innovation Management. He has consulted in the visual media and software industries and for clients such as Toshiba and Transport for London. He has led Improv, creativity and innovation workshops, exhibited artwork in San Francisco, Los Angeles and London and written a number of screenplays. He is a passionate traveller. He can be reached at managing-creativity.com/ managing-creativity.com/.