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Answer Upon - Hero's Journey Story Structure: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) deconstructed
After determining the level of working capital, a firm has to decide how it is to be financed. The need for financing arises mainly because the investment in working capital/current assets - that is, raw materials, work/stock-in-process, finished goods and receivables - typically fluctuates during the year.Although long-term loans partly finance current assets and provide the margin money for working capital, such assets/working capital is virtually exclusively supported by short-term sources. When talking about small business loans, it is necessary to understand the term “trade credit”.Trade credit refers to the credit extended by the supplier of goods and services in the normal course of transaction/business of the firm. According to trade practices, cash i
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence
"America has believed that in differentiation, not in uniformity, lies the path of progress. It acted on this belief; it has advanced human happiness, and it has prospered." — Louis D. Brandeis, United States Supreme Court Justice, (1856-1941)Just as the United States has enjoyed success through differentiation, your business will prosper when you distinguish yourself from the competition. In fact, it is the foundation upon which buzz is built.When we started our marketing firm, we turned down the first business that wanted to hire us because neither the company nor its products were different enough from the competition to generate buzz. Without a degree of difference, it’s virtually impossible to get customers and the media excited.A friend, who is
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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EXAMPLE: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - [Hero's Journey, basic]
FADE IN: context: the cops stop a trucker for transporting beer across the state line; it's bootlegging.
Meeting the Herald: Big and Little Enos.
Referencing the Hero: he has a big ego and will try anything, legal or not.
Hero's Status: everyone knows who the bandit is.
Meeting the Hero: the Enos' meet the Bandit; the Bandit laughs at their suits.
Call to Adventure: will you make the run?
Refusal: it's bootlegging.
Overcoming Refusal: the Enos' pay well; the cash.
Threshold Guardian to the Mentor: Snowman's wife.
Meeting the Mentor: Snowman's in bed.
Persuading the Mentor: we can make $80,000
Allies: Fred the dog.
Time Pressure: we have to the trip in 24hrs.
Impossibility: that ain't never been done before.
Magical Gift: the car.
Developing Characters and Relationships: debating the channels.
Threshold Marker to the First Threshold: the red lights.
Developing Characters and Relationships: why we doing this; 'cause it can't be done.
Outer Cave: Forced forward: pursued by the cops; getting rid of the cops.
Middle Cave: Picking up the beer.
Time Pressure: 28 minutes ahead of schedule.
Inner Cave: meeting Carrie.
Push to the Belly of the Whale: does this thing move?
Belly of the Whale: Bandit and Carrie in the car.
Physical Separation / meeting the Antagonist: meeting Sheriff Buford T. Justice and his son.
World of the Transformation: where did you get that seat cover son? I'm going to get her.
Trials and Transformation 1:
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: Bandit and Carrie getting to know each other in the car.
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: The Sheriff and his son.
Middle Cave: Getting rid of the smoky; telling Carrie he's running bootleg.
Inner Cave: Sheriff calls the Bandit; you got trouble coming; Texas Mounty behind the Bandit; Bandit gets rid of the Texas Mounty.
New Self / Transformation: Carrie gets a new name.
Trials and Transformation 2:
Outer Cave: Beaufort T Justice argues with the Sheriff of Arkansas; the Bandit warned of the County Mounty roadblock; the Bandit runs the roadblock; jumping the bridge.
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence:
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EXAMPLE: Smokey and the Bandit (1977) - [Hero's Journey, basic]
FADE IN: context: the cops stop a trucker for transporting beer across the state line; it's bootlegging.
Meeting the Herald: Big and Little Enos.
Referencing the Hero: he has a big ego and will try anything, legal or not.
Hero's Status: everyone knows who the bandit is.
Meeting the Hero: the Enos' meet the Bandit; the Bandit laughs at their suits.
Call to Adventure: will you make the run?
Refusal: it's bootlegging.
Overcoming Refusal: the Enos' pay well; the cash.
Threshold Guardian to the Mentor: Snowman's wife.
Meeting the Mentor: Snowman's in bed.
Persuading the Mentor: we can make $80,000
Allies: Fred the dog.
Time Pressure: we have to the trip in 24hrs.
Impossibility: that ain't never been done before.
Magical Gift: the car.
Developing Characters and Relationships: debating the channels.
Threshold Marker to the First Threshold: the red lights.
Developing Characters and Relationships: why we doing this; 'cause it can't be done.
Outer Cave: Forced forward: pursued by the cops; getting rid of the cops.
Middle Cave: Picking up the beer.
Time Pressure: 28 minutes ahead of schedule.
Inner Cave: meeting Carrie.
Push to the Belly of the Whale: does this thing move?
Belly of the Whale: Bandit and Carrie in the car.
Physical Separation / meeting the Antagonist: meeting Sheriff Buford T. Justice and his son.
World of the Transformation: where did you get that seat cover son? I'm going to get her.
Trials and Transformation 1:
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: Bandit and Carrie getting to know each other in the car.
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: The Sheriff and his son.
Middle Cave: Getting rid of the smoky; telling Carrie he's running bootleg.
Inner Cave: Sheriff calls the Bandit; you got trouble coming; Texas Mounty behind the Bandit; Bandit gets rid of the Texas Mounty.
New Self / Transformation: Carrie gets a new name.
Trials and Transformation 2:
Outer Cave: Beaufort T Justice argues with the Sheriff of Arkansas; the Bandit warned of the County Mounty roadblock; the Bandit runs the roadblock; jumping the bridge.
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence
The data that is available from the Federal Reserve Board is staggering. In 1989, credit card debt in America had reached $238 billion. By 2005, this number had almost tripled topping out at around $800 billion. The average Middle Class American family owes approximately $9,000 in credit card debt. When interest rates fell to “all time lows” and homeowners rushed to the banks to cash out all of their available equity on interest-only adjustable rate mortgages, they learned a harsh lesson when interest rates began to rise.With the end of their interest only payment options coming due, we are seeing the results of the lack of a good budgeting system. The practice of excessively living beyond our means by treating credit as a source of wealth and not looking to the fut
Persuading the Mentor: we can make $80,000
Allies: Fred the dog.
Time Pressure: we have to the trip in 24hrs.
Impossibility: that ain't never been done before.
Magical Gift: the car.
Developing Characters and Relationships: debating the channels.
Threshold Marker to the First Threshold: the red lights.
Developing Characters and Relationships: why we doing this; 'cause it can't be done.
Outer Cave: Forced forward: pursued by the cops; getting rid of the cops.
Middle Cave: Picking up the beer.
Time Pressure: 28 minutes ahead of schedule.
Inner Cave: meeting Carrie.
Push to the Belly of the Whale: does this thing move?
Belly of the Whale: Bandit and Carrie in the car.
Physical Separation / meeting the Antagonist: meeting Sheriff Buford T. Justice and his son.
World of the Transformation: where did you get that seat cover son? I'm going to get her.
Trials and Transformation 1:
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: Bandit and Carrie getting to know each other in the car.
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: The Sheriff and his son.
Middle Cave: Getting rid of the smoky; telling Carrie he's running bootleg.
Inner Cave: Sheriff calls the Bandit; you got trouble coming; Texas Mounty behind the Bandit; Bandit gets rid of the Texas Mounty.
New Self / Transformation: Carrie gets a new name.
Trials and Transformation 2:
Outer Cave: Beaufort T Justice argues with the Sheriff of Arkansas; the Bandit warned of the County Mounty roadblock; the Bandit runs the roadblock; jumping the bridge.
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence
ID cards are used for a number of different reasons and come in many shapes and sizes. Convenient for any business or individual, ID cards can make a world of difference in the efficiency and safety of your security and identification system. ID cards are designed for everyone from employees to students over a wide variety of fields.Schools:ID Cards are ideal for schools because they offer a higher amount of security for teachers, students, and school employees. For example, implementing an ID Card System would limit the entrance of unidentified individuals into the school by requiring an ID Card upon entering school premises. This would increase the school’s security and promote a safe environment. Another reason they might be used in a school enviro
Physical Separation / meeting the Antagonist: meeting Sheriff Buford T. Justice and his son.
World of the Transformation: where did you get that seat cover son? I'm going to get her.
Trials and Transformation 1:
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: Bandit and Carrie getting to know each other in the car.
Outer Cave: Developing Characters and Relationships: The Sheriff and his son.
Middle Cave: Getting rid of the smoky; telling Carrie he's running bootleg.
Inner Cave: Sheriff calls the Bandit; you got trouble coming; Texas Mounty behind the Bandit; Bandit gets rid of the Texas Mounty.
New Self / Transformation: Carrie gets a new name.
Trials and Transformation 2:
Outer Cave: Beaufort T Justice argues with the Sheriff of Arkansas; the Bandit warned of the County Mounty roadblock; the Bandit runs the roadblock; jumping the bridge.
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence
What did Winston Churchill, Lee Iacocca and Bill Gates have in common? Certainly they were great personal leaders who knew what they wanted and how to get it.However, they didn’t succeed because they had great personal leadership qualities. They succeeded because they understood the importance of hiring managers who also possessed personal leadership skills.These leaders built an environment in which leadership qualities flourished in all employees. As each employee reached new heights of achievement so did the organization, ensuring that the individuals and the organization outperformed the competition.Leadership is an elusive trait. The typical CEO and senior management team have little formal training in effective leadership and base their style o
Push t the Middle Cave: Carrie told to get off at the Choke n Puke; arriving at the Choke n Puke; Frog leaves.
MidPoint / Middle Cave: Bandit meets the Sheriff in the Choke n Puke.
Inner Cave: Carrie steals and drives the Bandit's car.
Transformation: the truth is I want to stay with you.
Trials and Transformation 3:
Outer Cave: The Sheriff's car drives under the truck.
Middle Cave: The funeral blocks the County Mounty.
Inner Cave: The Frog jumps the football field.
Transfomration: Frog meets the Snowman and Frog; she's one of them now.
Divergence: Fred goes for a walk.
Foreshadow of the Sword / Developing Characters and Relationships: I'm a gypsy; I do what I do best, show off.
Convergence: the Snowman picks up Fred from the water.
Antagonism: speaking to the Sheriff in the gas station.
Guardians of the Sword: another road block; doing a bit of pond hopping.
Antagonism: the Sheriff stops by the police car being pulled out of the water.
Developing Characters and Relationships: put the evidence in the car; there's no way that you could come from my loins.
Pushed to the Sword: the Fender Bender.
Journey to the Sword: we've got some time, you want to stretch your legs; taking off his hat.
Foreshadow of the Near Death: Snowman walks into the bar.
Seizing the Sword: do you think we have anything in common; taking off his hat.
Near Death Experience: Snowman thrown out of the bar.
Reward: knocking over the bikes.
Antagonist Deflated: the Sheriff confronts the officer for using that kind of language.
Time Pressure: we lost a lot of time; we're gonna really have to cook.
Foreshadow of the Apotheosis: Foxy Lady sets up the Sheriff.
Atonement: Bandit escapes the cops by hiding in the rockin' chair.
Apotheosis: the Sheriff arrests the Captain.
Forced to the Boon: here comes the cavalry.
Ultimate Boon: the Bandit tempts the traffic cop away; the two other cop cars follow; the Bandit loses them all; the kids help out.
Refusal: did you count on all of this; no I didn't honey; we ain't gonna make it son.
Magic Flight: the 'copter.
Rescue from Without: the Snowman is coming through.
Crossing the Return Threshold: the Snowman and the Bandit drive into the Enos'
Master of Two Worlds: double or nothing.
Freedom to Live: saying goodbye to the Sheriff.
FADE OUT
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