The Author's Trip: Mythic Structure For Authors is a popular scenario textbook by author Christopher Vogler, focusing on the theory that most stories can be summarized into a series of narrative structures and character archetypes, described through mythological allegory. Vogler based this work on Joseph Campbell's mythological writings, especially the Heroes with a Thousand Faces, and stated that all successful films fully adhere to his principles. This book is very well received at the time of release, and is often featured in recommended reading lists for screenwriters.
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Histori
The book comes from a seven-page studio memo, "A Practical Guide to Heroes with a Thousand Faces", based on Campbell's work, written by Vogler while working for Disney. The previous edition, Travel Writer: Mythic Structure for Story Writers and Story Writers, was published in 1992. Vogler revised the book for a second release in 1998 and changed the book title Travel Author: Myth Structure For Authors . The third edition, published in 2007, includes new introductions, new artwork, and analysis of the latest popular films.
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Title
The title of the book is influenced by a number of sources. The first comes from Campbell's text, Heroes with a Thousand Faces . Then, in the 1980s, two documentaries will introduce the phrase, The Hero's Journey into popular discourse. The first, released in 1987, Travel Heroes: The World of Joseph Campbell was accompanied by a companion book 1990, Hero's Travel: Joseph Campbell on His Life and Work . The second is a series of seminal interviews Bill Moyers with Campbell, released in 1988 as a documentary (and companion book) The Power of Myth .
Content Summary
Archetypes
The first part of this book describes the eight main character archetypes in detail. That is:
- Hero : someone willing to sacrifice his own needs on behalf of others
- Mentor : all the characters that teach and protect the hero and give them the gift
- Keeper Threshold : faces threaten to heroes, but if understood, they can be solved
- Herald : a force that brings new challenges to heroes
- Shapeshifter : characters that change constantly from the viewpoint of the hero
- Shadows : characters representing energy from the dark side
- Ally : someone who travels with heroes through the journey, serves various functions
- Trickster : realizing delinquency energy and the desire to change
Stage Journey
The second part describes the twelve stages of the Hero's journey. The stages are:
- Ordinary World : the hero is seen in his daily life
- Call to Adventure : incident story start
- Call Rejection : the hero has little doubt to answer the call
- Meet with Mentor : the hero gets the inventory, knowledge, and confidence necessary to start the adventure
- Crossing the First Threshold : the hero committed wholeheartedly to the adventure
- Test, Allies and Enemies : the hero explores the special world, faces trial, and seeks friends and enemies
- Approaching the Most Recent Cave : the hero approaches the center of the story and the special world
- Temptation : the hero faces the greatest challenge and experiences death and rebirth
- Awards : the hero suffers the consequences of a surviving death
- The Return Way : the hero returns to the ordinary world or progresses to the final destination
- Resurrection : the hero experiences the last moment of death and rebirth so they are pure when they reenter the ordinary world
- Come back with Elixir : the hero returns with something to improve the ordinary world
See also
- Structure of three innings
- John Yorke, author of Into The Woods: A Five-Act Journey Into Story , another book on parallels between myth and scriptwriting.
References
External links
- Official website
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