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Casual Articles - Screenwriting School: Blade Runner (1982) Deconstructed
Do you want On-line Success?If you want to succeed online, you have to do something. (Advertise, Market, Joint Venture, product development) Doing something and failing is a lot better than not doing anything at all.You see if you make a mistake you will still be able to learn and improve on your efforts--If you do SOMETHING. If you do Nothing you will never have the benefit of hindsight and will not be able to improve on anything-- and you will always be at the starting point.Learning from your mistakes lets you improve whatever you fell short on the first time around: eMarketing, website design....anything."But every time I go to do something there is always a new eBook that c
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformatio
Let me ask you this: what do you do if Brigitte Bardot decides all of a sudden to show your listing?Alright, call me sexist (which, may I proudly point out, my doctor says it's in my genes), but this is exactly what has happened to me the other day. I receive a telephone call from this chick ... hem, lady-Realtor saying she wants to show to her clients this apartment I have just listed in Downtown Vancouver. I should have known that the voice was too suave. So this Brigitte Bardot-at-age-28 look-alike shows up with these couple of Buyers, almost accidentally left by me outside the door as I stood there in a state of subliminal, contemplative amazement. And I thought cloning had been
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.
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Sample Movie Deconstructed: Blade Runner (1982)
FADE IN: text roll on; the Replicants, Tyrell Corp etc.
Ordinary World: LA in 2019; the flying cars; the fires etc.
Inciting Incident: Leon is tested; he shoots the psychologist.
Ordinary World Developed: “a new life awaits you in the off-world colonies…the chance to begin again…etc”
Meeting the Hero in his Ordinary World: Deckard wants noodles….
Shape Shifter forces the Hero to the Herald: Gaff brings Deckard to Bryant.
Journey to the Herald: developing the Ordinary World: more of this sci-fi world.
Meeting the Herald: we meet Bryant.
Call to Adventure: Bryant wants Deckard to hunt down some skins.
Refusal: “I don't work here anymore…”
Forced to the First Threshold: “you know the score pal, if you're not cop you're little people…””no choice huh…”
Backstory: Deckard views Leon's test; six Replicants escaped; foreshadow of the Sword: “what do they want from the Tyrell corp?” overview of the antagonists…
Journey to the First Threshold: to the Tyrell Corp.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Deckard meets Rachael.
Meeting the Mentor: Dr Tyrell.
First Threshold Trial: Deckard tests Rachael; Rachael doesn't know she's a Replicant; developing characters and relationships: Dr Tyrell and Deckard talk about Rachael; they've given her memories.
Inner Cave: Deckard visits Leon's apartment.
Developing the Shape Shifter: Gaff makes origami.
Meeting the Antagonists: Meeting Roy and Leon…
Inner Cave [Antagonist]: Roy and Leon visit the eye maker.
Developing the Antagonist: Roy kills the eye maker.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: the eye maker tells Roy to see Sebastian.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Rachael comes to visit Deckard; convinces her that they are implanted memories.
Developing the Hero: Deckard at home.
Physical Separation [Antagonist]: Pris runs into Sebastian; Sebastian invites her in.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformatio
eBay is the internet's byword for on-line auctions. But good as it is, it still relies on the seller accurately describing their item in the eBay system. As a result many items are sold each day with titles and descriptions which are misspelled. In fact, many of these misspelled items will never be sold as the standard eBay searches simply won't find them. If you're clever, and use the correct tools then you can find these misspelled items and buy them for a song.If you can buy the items cheaply then with a little care and good planning on your part you can sell then later at a profit. I use this methodology for two of my own business models and I make very good profits on them. The first of these b
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Sample Movie Deconstructed: Blade Runner (1982)
FADE IN: text roll on; the Replicants, Tyrell Corp etc.
Ordinary World: LA in 2019; the flying cars; the fires etc.
Inciting Incident: Leon is tested; he shoots the psychologist.
Ordinary World Developed: “a new life awaits you in the off-world colonies…the chance to begin again…etc”
Meeting the Hero in his Ordinary World: Deckard wants noodles….
Shape Shifter forces the Hero to the Herald: Gaff brings Deckard to Bryant.
Journey to the Herald: developing the Ordinary World: more of this sci-fi world.
Meeting the Herald: we meet Bryant.
Call to Adventure: Bryant wants Deckard to hunt down some skins.
Refusal: “I don't work here anymore…”
Forced to the First Threshold: “you know the score pal, if you're not cop you're little people…””no choice huh…”
Backstory: Deckard views Leon's test; six Replicants escaped; foreshadow of the Sword: “what do they want from the Tyrell corp?” overview of the antagonists…
Journey to the First Threshold: to the Tyrell Corp.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Deckard meets Rachael.
Meeting the Mentor: Dr Tyrell.
First Threshold Trial: Deckard tests Rachael; Rachael doesn't know she's a Replicant; developing characters and relationships: Dr Tyrell and Deckard talk about Rachael; they've given her memories.
Inner Cave: Deckard visits Leon's apartment.
Developing the Shape Shifter: Gaff makes origami.
Meeting the Antagonists: Meeting Roy and Leon…
Inner Cave [Antagonist]: Roy and Leon visit the eye maker.
Developing the Antagonist: Roy kills the eye maker.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: the eye maker tells Roy to see Sebastian.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Rachael comes to visit Deckard; convinces her that they are implanted memories.
Developing the Hero: Deckard at home.
Physical Separation [Antagonist]: Pris runs into Sebastian; Sebastian invites her in.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformatio
All too often we watch the Senators of the United States of America make statements on our television sets while we are in our own living rooms. If you have been watching politics on TV for the last few decades you have obviously seen a repeat of the past and it is relatively obvious to you when they are completely lying and blowing smoke up the rear end of Americans.We need the abatement of Senatorial insincerity and we need to make sure that our elected representatives do not treat us as fools. Remember they are our elected representatives and actually they work for us. If you see your local senator in your district changing his mind or has been wishy-washy on issues or if you catch them in an o
Meeting the Herald: we meet Bryant.
Call to Adventure: Bryant wants Deckard to hunt down some skins.
Refusal: “I don't work here anymore…”
Forced to the First Threshold: “you know the score pal, if you're not cop you're little people…””no choice huh…”
Backstory: Deckard views Leon's test; six Replicants escaped; foreshadow of the Sword: “what do they want from the Tyrell corp?” overview of the antagonists…
Journey to the First Threshold: to the Tyrell Corp.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Deckard meets Rachael.
Meeting the Mentor: Dr Tyrell.
First Threshold Trial: Deckard tests Rachael; Rachael doesn't know she's a Replicant; developing characters and relationships: Dr Tyrell and Deckard talk about Rachael; they've given her memories.
Inner Cave: Deckard visits Leon's apartment.
Developing the Shape Shifter: Gaff makes origami.
Meeting the Antagonists: Meeting Roy and Leon…
Inner Cave [Antagonist]: Roy and Leon visit the eye maker.
Developing the Antagonist: Roy kills the eye maker.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: the eye maker tells Roy to see Sebastian.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Rachael comes to visit Deckard; convinces her that they are implanted memories.
Developing the Hero: Deckard at home.
Physical Separation [Antagonist]: Pris runs into Sebastian; Sebastian invites her in.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformatio
Today I received a phone call from a potential client who found our website searching Google for companies that could help increase traffic to her website. For the purpose of this article, let’s call her Tammy. I initially started the conversation asking Tammy what types of marketing she is currently doing to help generate traffic to her website. She mentioned she has setup Google AdWords and Yahoo! Sponsorship campaigns for her business, but is unfortunately not generating any sales. I said ok, that’s a great start. I then asked her what else she is doing. Tammy said, “Nothing that’s why I need your help”. We both laughed.This is a very common conversation that I have
Inner Cave: Deckard visits Leon's apartment.
Developing the Shape Shifter: Gaff makes origami.
Meeting the Antagonists: Meeting Roy and Leon…
Inner Cave [Antagonist]: Roy and Leon visit the eye maker.
Developing the Antagonist: Roy kills the eye maker.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: the eye maker tells Roy to see Sebastian.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Rachael comes to visit Deckard; convinces her that they are implanted memories.
Developing the Hero: Deckard at home.
Physical Separation [Antagonist]: Pris runs into Sebastian; Sebastian invites her in.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformatio
Spammers get even smarter nowadays. They have discovered more ways to clog our mailboxes. Although our mailboxes has built in spam services, anti spam software are also being considered because of the enhanced features that they offer. But do you really need to download and purchase one?Below are some signs that would indicate your need for an anti spam software:-Your mailbox is bombarded with unsolicited email and it cannot be controlled by the built in filtering features of your email account.-Legitimate and important mails are missing because of the filtering services that you are currently using.-You go to chatrooms (specifically public chats) or you are a newsgroup member.
Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris and Sebastian.
Physical Separation [Hero]: Deckard analyses the photo to find the scales.
Pushing toward Trial 1: sourcing the snake scales.
Resistance to Trial 1: Abdul Hassan doesn't want to reveal the snake's buyer.
Resistance to Trial 1: Taffy Lewis is resistant to helping.
Developing the Romantic Challenge: Deckard calls Rachael.
Trial and Transformation 1: finding and killing Zhora; feels sorry for killing her.
Foreshadow of the Master of Two Worlds: Bryant reminds Deckard he'll have to kill Rachael too.
Trial and Transformation 2: Leon attacks Deckard; “painful to live in fear isn't it…”; Rachael kills Leon.
Trial and Transformation 3: / Developing Romantic Challenge: Rachael and Deckard in his apartment….”would he kill her? No, but someone would;” Rachael plays the piano…”I don't know if it is me or Tyrell's niece…” [what separates her and a human?] Deckard and Rachael kiss.
Meeting the Oracle and Learning of the Sword: Roy meets Sebastian; Sebastian guides Roy to Dr Tyrell. Developing Characters and Relationships: Pris, Roy and Sebastian.
Journey to the Sword: Roy and Sebastian journey to Dr Tyrell.
Threshold Guardian: Sebastian beats Dr Tyrell at chess….”you better come up…”
Seizing the Sword: Roy gets to meet Dr Tyrell and “wants more life, f*cker.”
Developing the Antagonist: Roy kills Dr Tyrell and Sebastian.
Night Sea Journey: the cop tries to arrest Deckard, Pris hangs up on him and the street urchins jump on the car. Going into Sebastian's apartment.
Rebirth through Death: Deckard kills Pris.
Atonement with the Father: Roy arrives and finds Pris. He is alone now.
Apotheosis: Deckard pays fro Zhora, Pris and Leon with his fingers.
Ultimate Boon: I'll give you a few seconds before I come…”
Magic Flight: Deckard runs; Deckard hunted.
Foreshadow of the Rescue from Without: Roy about to terminate; “not yet…”
Rescue from Without: Roy is dying; Roy saves Deckard's life; valuing life; letting the bird fly free.
Crossing the Return Threshold: Deckard goes back home to rescue Rachael.
Master of the Two Worlds: Gaff lets Rachael live.
Freedom to Live: Deckard and Rachael get away together; “it's too bad she won't live, but then again, who does…”
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