MYTH
The
mythical journey is the only sure path to a smash hit.
Myth
is the foundation of more blockbusters than any other
genre by far. There are many reasons for this. One is
that myths show us archetypal characters and life changes
that transcend cultures. That's why "Star Wars"
was just as popular in Japan as in the US. The myth
form travels the world better than any other genre.
Audiences love it; so studio executives love it.
Most
blockbusters have a myth foundation (usually combined
with one or two other genres). But the old myths were
unique to their time. What are the new stories that
represent our world and our life struggles? The trick
now is to create new myths that are meaningful to a
world environment. That means looking for the big human
distinctions and frontiers: life/death, man/woman, human/machine,
this world/other worlds, applied to a fast, technological
world.
This
5-hour WORLD
MYTH COURSE
is the most comprehensive on myth you will find anywhere.
Not only does it tell you the key story beats of the
the great myths of the past, it lays out a detailed
blueprint for the ten major myth forms that will likely
define myth storytelling in the future. You will learn
how to connect action and unfold character in totally
new ways, yet still hit all the myth elements that mean
huge success.
FEATURES:
10 new world myths that will define the world market
for the next 10 years and how to write them
Great myths of the past and how to modernize them
Fundamental shifts in the world "mind"
The best stories for the world market
The new story forms that can lead the world
The new man and the new woman
Destructive American myths
Early efforts at writing the world myth and why they
failed
The new heroes
The new world oppositions and how they will change storytelling
The ecological vision and how it will determine storytelling
Audio,
5 hours
No. P214
Price $99
BONUS:
Buy
the World Myth Course, get the Myth Software at 1/2
price.
TESTIMONIALS:
"The only mythology that is valid today is the
mythology of the planet - and we don't have such a mythology."
Joseph Campbell - Hero of a
Thousand Faces
"While
editing my next feature, I've been listening to your
"World Myth" tapes a lot and thought I should
just thank you for putting them out there in the world.
You kick ass!
Blair Murphy, filmmaker
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