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THE WRITER'S JOURNEY with Christopher Vogler
Our colleagues over at Raindance – the London-based group dedicated to fostering and promoting independent film – often run training programmes which we think Script Factory friends might be interested in. Raindance have organised a special rate for us but only for people who book Raindance courses directly via The Script Factory – we are now selling places on Christopher Vogler’s THE WRITER'S JOURNEY on 11 & 12 September.
About THE WRITER'S JOURNEY
Learn how to manipulate human emotions and create a modern screenplay with help from Hollywood expert Christopher Vogler.
Taught over 2 days during the weekend of 11 & 12 September, from 9.30am-6.30pm, at Birkbeck, University of London, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HX
Chris VoglerFind out why Hollywood studios employ Christopher Vogler to help them find the story in challenging material. The Writer's Journey is his two-day seminar offering the latest developments in Vogler’s thinking about myth, movies, and the deep structure of storytelling for the screen.
The Writer's Journey has become one of the cornerstones of modern screenwriting theory. Based on an influential memo Vogler wrote while working at the Disney studios, the book has been translated into eight languages and its ideas were promptly put to use by a whole generation of screenwriters and novelists. Meantime, as Vogler has worked on countless feature film projects as a consultant, writer, and producer, his concepts about myths and movies have continued to evolve. The world has changed, we are in a new era with different rules, and classic patterns like the hero's journey have to be re-examined for what they can tell us about the current state of movies and the world. Over two days Vogler will share the latest principles derived from his work as a story consultant on independent films and major studio features, and will update his model of the Writer's Journey.
Using the principles of drama, narrative, and myth you will learn how to structure a story for maximum emotional effect on the audience. You will understand why epic films like Gladiator and Lord of the Rings have the power to dominate in the global market. You will discover the essential factors needed to create epics as well as intimate human dramas like My Big Fat Greek Wedding and why both are so popular in these uncertain times. You will see what 'hero' really means and why audiences crave identification with heroic characters on any scale. You will learn to penetrate to the essence of a story, to find its heart.
You will learn the secrets of the dramatic experience, how the great storytellers learned to play the keyboard of human emotions. Vogler will reveal ten revolutionary principles about storytelling that will continue the work begun in The Writer's Journey, along with many other new principles and guidelines derived from recent projects. Come and learn from a master.
Programme Outline:
Day 1
The structure of the Hero's Journey
- Origins and essence of storytelling
- A 12-stage template for story structure derived from myths and fairy tales
- Connecting with the emotional centres in the body
- The secrets of entertainment from Vaudeville, Disney and fairy tales
Day 2
The characters
- 8 mythic character archetypes and how to use them
- Techniques for winning over the reader
- Using the engine of polarity to bring stories to life
- Deepening your story and characters
To book at Script Factory discount price:
The reduced Script Factory price of this course is £225 + VAT (Total £264.38). The normal price for this course is £250 + VAT, (Total £293.75).
To book your place, call us now with your credit/debit card on 020 7815 4890.
About Christopher Vogler
In 1993, Christopher Vogler's The Writer's Journey became one of the most popular books on writing of the last fifty years. It has sold over 150,000 copies and has been translated into six languages. Now, Vogler returns to the UK to provide new insights and observations from his pioneering work in mythic structure for writers. Vogler is a leading Hollywood script consultant and analyst and has been a development executive at 20th Century Fox, as well as a consultant on many Disney films.
At Fox he worked on development of the features Courage Under Fire, Anna and the King, Fight Club, and The Thin Red Line (7 Oscar nominations). Vogler has now moved on to a new stage of his career as a screenwriter and producer. He served as an Air Force officer, producing briefing films and documentaries for the Pentagon and Congress on the military space programme. He has worked as a story analyst for United Artists, Orion Pictures, The Ladd Company, Paramount, MGM, and Warner Bros and worked closely with the Walt Disney and Disney Imagineering consulting on the stories of The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and Hercules. He received a story credit for his contributions to The Lion King.
At Disney he worked out a system for analyzing stories based on the work of the mythologist Joseph Campbell. His influential memo on story structure that caught the attention of Disney production chief Jeffrey Katzenberg and was soon required reading for development executives at major studios.
An expert on mythology and Hollywood's narrative patterns, he has consulted on projects for IBM, website and game design companies, Fortune 500 companies, and major film and TV studios. His animated feature, Jester Till is being produced by Munich Animation Studios. He is executive producer of P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, a feature adaptation of the Broadway play, directed by actor/director Steve Guttenberg. He is a story consultant on the Superman movie series for Warner Bros, and is developing his role as producer on numerous projects. He was named an Oustanding Screenwriting Teacher of the Year by the UCLA Extension Writers Program.
Read an interview with Chris Vogler here.
More about Raindance here.
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