the journey powerpoint

7/31/2019 The Journey Powerpoint

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A Look at Three Ways ofInterpreting a Plotline

The Journey of 10,000 milesbegins with a single step.

~Lao Tzu


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Main character must either:

Involves a main character

Deal with majorinternal growth experiences

Deal with a series of majorexternal events

Tests the main characters courage

Tests the main characters resolve

The Journey usually has Three Acts

There are three styles of Journey:

1. The Joseph Campbell Journey

3. The Masculine Journey

2. The Feminine Journey


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Traditional Storytelling Model LovedbyHollywood

Based on myths and stories of Ancient Greece

The plotline and character are driven by external factors

A basic visual of the Campbell Plotline

(Beginning) (Middle) (End)


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An outside force starts the journey for the main character:

A basic visual of the Campbell Plotline


The Dark Knight

The Amazing Spiderman

Battleship

The Avengers


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The Journey is character driven

A basic visual of the Feminine Plotline


Decisions made by the main character promote the story

Risk: main character gives up and story ends


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Feminine Hero isnotsupported by tribe in following her quest

A basic visual of the Feminine Plotline


Needs to build her ego strength and find her power

Often sacrifices self for others, but doesnt know herself


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The Journey is character driven

A basic visual of the Masculine Plotline


Risk: main character gives up and story ends

Decisions made by the main character promote the story


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Masculine Hero is supported by tribe in following his quest

A basic visual of the Masculine Plotline


Needs to lose some of his ego strength and power to succeed

Usually taught to be powerful early in life; creates an ego


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The Beginning

(Campbell Beginning) Feminine Beginning Masculine Beginning

Typically follows theMasculine Journey

External forces promptthe storys beginning

Ex In Dark Knight Rises,Bane is discoveredplanning somethingsinister for Gotham City

Hero challenges orquestions authority

Usually pressured intobeing good, nice ornormal

Hero is in his version of aperfect world withfriends and enemies alike


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The Middle

Campbell Middle Feminine Middle Masculine Middle

a)

b)

Hero gains courage to

stand up for herself

Takes on the will to facethe world on her terms

Faces same event or

internal conflict manytimes until she gets it rightor learns the lesson

Typically follows the

Masculine Journey

External events continue topush the story along

Ex Gotham City continues

to be terrified by violence,Bane, and the League ofShadows

Hero is thrust into a

situation he must decidehow to solve

Journey can go either oftwo ways:

a) Go outwardly?b) Stay inwardly?


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The Ending

Campbell Ending Feminine Ending Masculine Ending

a)

b)

a)b)

The Hero returns to thetribe in this Journey

Has accomplished allthings by himself andhelped the tribe(not cyclical)

Ex Batman sacrificeshimself for GothamCity and is made aLegend

The Hero is ready to faceher symbolic death & be

reborn as someone new

The Journey can continue(cyclical) or return to thetribe to help another onher own Journey

Inner process of change

can only be experienceddirectly, not shared

Hero goes through rebirth

a) The Hero chooses the outwardpath, sees his destruction

(not cyclical)

b) The Hero chooses theinward path, a mini

Feminine Journey

Faces same event orinternal conflict manytimes until she gets it right

or learns the lesson

Hero goes through rebirth

Accomplished all things,by himself, helped tribe(non-cyclical ending)


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Act I Questions

What is it that propels the

Hero to go on an inner or

outer Journey?

Why does the Hero need to

go on a Journey? Has hestarted to question what life

is about?

Is preparation needed toembark on a Journey?

Has the Hero journeyedbefore? Or known someone

else who has?

Does the Hero have a

mentor or someone to talk

to? (The Feminine Hero may

not)

How will the Villain Make his

first appearance?

Act II Questions

Why does the Hero keep

going forward? What is

important to him?

What tools does the Hero

have at his disposal?

Does the Hero have any

helpers?

How does the Villain play

into this act?

Why did you pick the

Journey model you did? Is

it working for this story?Would changing Journeys

make it better? More

challenging?

Act III Questions

Did the Hero fail or

succeed? Does the

Feminine Journey Hero findsupport?

Do you need to go backand flesh out more

character history to make

character choices

believable?

Why do we care if the Hero

is successful or not?

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