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Answer Upon - Screenwriting Competition: Lord of War (2005) Deconstructed
The most common form of eye protection is safety glasses. I have always hated wearing safety glasses myself. I notice that people who have well fitted prescription safety glasses tend to wear theirs without compliant. I think that is because they can see better with their glasses on than with them off. I am the opposite however. I can see better without my safety glasses so I hate wearing them.So how do you protect the eyes of people like me who are going to avoid wearing their safety glasses if they can get away with it?First you can work to eliminate the hazards. Why do you allow things that could potentially damage someone’s eye to be flying around in the first place. Look to engineering solut
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man w
With the growing uncertainty in the electricity and natural gas prices, and increased awareness of energy conservation, many facilities managers of UK companies are exploring every option to reduce their costs and decrease their impact on the environment.Until very recently, when it came to energy usage, the primary concern of facilities managers was to solely concentrate on securing the lowest rates for their electricity and gas. But now they are finding growing pressure from upper management to lower costs via conservation and to be more “green” with their decisions.“In the past everyone just wanted to know who had the cheapest tariffs,” explained Rebecca Smith, Director at Direct Power Associates L
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.
and more...
Sample Movie Deconstructed: Lord of War (2005)
FADE IN: context [the arms factory; credits; the journey of a bullet from the factory to the murder].
Introduce the antihero [Yuri Orlov's back story; Ukranian, immigrated with his family when he was young etc]
Introduce the Romantic Challenge [Ava Fontaine].
Antihero's Ordinary World [Little Odessa; the end of the Q line; hero's family; enhance back story and characters; Russian gangsters etc].
Call to Adventure:
Yuri realizes his future is in selling arms (fulfilling a human need)]. Always wanted to do something big with his life. If he's going into the gun trade, he's gonna aim high.
Develop antihero's capabilities and suitability for the journey [expert salesman; a natural instinct for smuggling contraband].
Refusal of the Call:
Yuri's brother [Vitaly Orlov, the Shape Shifter] resists.
Refusal overcome [we're doing nothing with our lives].
Supernatural Aid:
Introduce the Mentor (Simeon Weisz) [mentor's status; background; reputation].
Meeting with the Supernatural Aid [mentor refuses guidance; forces the hero to go it alone].
First Threshold:
Yuri and Vitali in Lebanon and other parts of the World [selling to every army but the Salvation army; selling weapons in 8/10 of the world's top war zones; reference to the romantic challenge].
Antihero's Inner Challenge [cares more for money than the deaths of the children].
Introduce the antagonism [the good guy - Jack Valentine; his character (zealous agent)].
Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale):
Antihero resists the physical change but it is forced onto him [getting shot].
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man wi
There is a specific problem that occurs in a great majority of sales. Whether you're a salesman, marketer or copywriter it is not the largest problem you’ll have to overcome but it is big enough that if you don’t spot it for what it is, your sales conversions could stink. And stinky conversions equate directly to a dry bank account, which also stinks.To carry the mystery on a bit further, this one thing alone can stop a good, about-to-happen sale right in its tracks. It can make an infinitely interested customer suddenly walk away. It is the one thing that makes salesmen scratch their heads and wonder, “Uh, what the hell just happened?” And it’s the one thing that makes marketers and copywriters crumble
c) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
and more...
Sample Movie Deconstructed: Lord of War (2005)
FADE IN: context [the arms factory; credits; the journey of a bullet from the factory to the murder].
Introduce the antihero [Yuri Orlov's back story; Ukranian, immigrated with his family when he was young etc]
Introduce the Romantic Challenge [Ava Fontaine].
Antihero's Ordinary World [Little Odessa; the end of the Q line; hero's family; enhance back story and characters; Russian gangsters etc].
Call to Adventure:
Yuri realizes his future is in selling arms (fulfilling a human need)]. Always wanted to do something big with his life. If he's going into the gun trade, he's gonna aim high.
Develop antihero's capabilities and suitability for the journey [expert salesman; a natural instinct for smuggling contraband].
Refusal of the Call:
Yuri's brother [Vitaly Orlov, the Shape Shifter] resists.
Refusal overcome [we're doing nothing with our lives].
Supernatural Aid:
Introduce the Mentor (Simeon Weisz) [mentor's status; background; reputation].
Meeting with the Supernatural Aid [mentor refuses guidance; forces the hero to go it alone].
First Threshold:
Yuri and Vitali in Lebanon and other parts of the World [selling to every army but the Salvation army; selling weapons in 8/10 of the world's top war zones; reference to the romantic challenge].
Antihero's Inner Challenge [cares more for money than the deaths of the children].
Introduce the antagonism [the good guy - Jack Valentine; his character (zealous agent)].
Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale):
Antihero resists the physical change but it is forced onto him [getting shot].
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man w
It's that time of the year again and even at the prospect of getting a refund, tax filing preparations as well as the actual filing will get anyone tired just by thinking about the sheer amount of work and detail one will need to accomplish this task. It would be good if all tax scenarios were created equal. Unfortunately, this is not the case.For instance, the tax filing preparation of an employee as opposed to one who is self employed is quite different. This means that different tax situations need different tax filing preparing solutions, which can be solved by hiring a solutions provider.It is typical for one to hire a certified public accountant. That way, you are free to not worry about your taxe
Call to Adventure:
Yuri realizes his future is in selling arms (fulfilling a human need)]. Always wanted to do something big with his life. If he's going into the gun trade, he's gonna aim high.
Develop antihero's capabilities and suitability for the journey [expert salesman; a natural instinct for smuggling contraband].
Refusal of the Call:
Yuri's brother [Vitaly Orlov, the Shape Shifter] resists.
Refusal overcome [we're doing nothing with our lives].
Supernatural Aid:
Introduce the Mentor (Simeon Weisz) [mentor's status; background; reputation].
Meeting with the Supernatural Aid [mentor refuses guidance; forces the hero to go it alone].
First Threshold:
Yuri and Vitali in Lebanon and other parts of the World [selling to every army but the Salvation army; selling weapons in 8/10 of the world's top war zones; reference to the romantic challenge].
Antihero's Inner Challenge [cares more for money than the deaths of the children].
Introduce the antagonism [the good guy - Jack Valentine; his character (zealous agent)].
Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale):
Antihero resists the physical change but it is forced onto him [getting shot].
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man w
Are you self-employed and perhaps run a small or medium sized business? Have you noticed that you end up taking your work home with you every night, where as other folks who are employed by another punch that time clock and are gone, completely gone, both in body and mind until they punch that clock again and report back to work? Even then you wonder where their mind really is as you look at the incompetence of some employees these days. Are they brain dead or what? Maybe or perhaps they just don’t give a damn and really some would say why should they? The self-employed person would say to that; “Well, because they promised to work hard in trade for that paycheck they get, that’s why!”For those who are self em
First Threshold:
Yuri and Vitali in Lebanon and other parts of the World [selling to every army but the Salvation army; selling weapons in 8/10 of the world's top war zones; reference to the romantic challenge].
Antihero's Inner Challenge [cares more for money than the deaths of the children].
Introduce the antagonism [the good guy - Jack Valentine; his character (zealous agent)].
Physical Separation (Belly of the Whale):
Antihero resists the physical change but it is forced onto him [getting shot].
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man w
In this day and age, as job competition has increased, interviewing techniques have also gotten tougher. Larger corporations often adopt multi-layered interview techniques from initial screening until the job offer stage.Interview Styles and How to Handle Them ConfidentlyThe need for different interview styles has evolved with the increasing complexities of jobs and work environments, as a scientific means to testing candidates.Behavioral InterviewThis style of interview uses the premise that past behavioral and performance history reveals enough indicators for a prediction of future performance. This type of interview can begin with concealed questions, such as asking you to
Distance between his Old and New Self increases [trading guns for cocaine].
Celebrating the Physical Separation [with cocaine].
Realises he is on a journey ["doesn't know what he was running away from"].
Warning of the Dangers of the Journey [Vitali tells him that his business "kills from the inside"].
Embarking on the Journey alone ["from that point on this was a one man operation].
Transformation (Road of Trials):
Conquering the Romantic Challenge [meeting, wooing and marrying Ava].
Physical Marker of Change [the marriage].
Transformation into a family man with child.
The Ideal and Seizing the Sword [Meeting with the Goddess]:
The Cold War Ends and Yuri realizes he can be the biggest arms dealer there is.
Yuri's inventory becomes the stockpile of the old Ukraine ["the hottest time in arms dealing"].
Obstacles to Seizing the Sword [Simeon Weisz, the rival arms dealer and could-have-been mentor].
Seizing the Sword [Yuri becomes so successful he can afford to become an art dealer].
Foreshadow of the Ultimate Boon [Ava doesn't now he's an arms dealer].
Foreshadow of the Shape Shifter's turning ["why is Vitaly always screwed up?"].
Rebirth through Death:
Valentine almost catches Yuri.
Yuri has a name change [Valentine tells him he does not trade arms, but that he is an arms dealer].
Valentine's African assistant is ready to kill him.
Yuri left in the heat for 24 hours.
Atonement with the Father:
Simeon Weisz is killed. Yuri faced with the fact that he deals with murderers and that his guns kill.
Apotheosis:
Yuri's time in West Africa; "Sir, will my arms grow back." The social consequences of his actions.
Ultimate Boon:
Eva learns that he is an arms dealer. Yuri no longer has to hide the truth.
Refusal:
Ava can't wear the clothes, can't drive the car etc. Disgusted with the Old Self.
Ava attempts to convince Uri to stop.
Magic Flight:
Uri attempts to sell timber, oil etc… anything except sell arms or to return to the Old Self.
Rescue from Without:
The President of Liberia stops by…
You can't resist biology…
Crossing the Return Threshold:
Yuri and Vitaly return to sell arms in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Vitaly (Shape Shifter) sees what the arms sale with do – kill the innocents – and turns.
Master of Two Worlds:
Brother dies. Ava and child walk out. Mother and Father disown antihero.
Confronting Valentine.
Yuri knows he won't go to jail; can operate with the blessing of the Western leaders.
Freedom to Live:
Yuri is free to operate.
"The art of survival in never to go to war – especially with yourself."
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