The Journey of Disintegration #DavidLynch #structure #LostHighway The art of loving, Erich Fromm "Man is gifted with reason; he is life being aware of itself; he has awareness of himself, of his fellow man, of his past, and of the possibilities of his future. This awareness of himself as a separate entity, the awareness of his own life span, of the fact that without his will he is born and against his will he dies, that he will die before those whom he loves, or they before h

#film #structure #nonlinear In general, there are two basic unconventional types of film structures: realistic ones that can play with our perception of time and therefore reality (Pulp Fiction, Amores Perros, Irreversible) and unrealistic dreamlike ones that deal with myths, dreams and different subconscious forces and symbols (where everything that didn’t happen is treated as relevant as what did happen). The second type plays directly with our perception of the psyche and

#starwars #structure #herosjourney "I came to the conclusion after American Graffiti that what's valuable for me is to set standards, not to show people the world the way it is...around the period of this realization...it came to me that there really was no modern use of mythology...The Western was possibly the last generically American fairy tale, telling us about our values. And once the Western disappeared, nothing has ever taken its place. In literature, we were going off

#Verigo #structure #insidethescenes What do fractals have to do with storytelling? Most storytellers consider their creation to be a chaotic experience but recognize it as successful or whole and finished once the elements of that creation fall into some kind of order. It is known that for a stronger emotional impact it’s better if that ‘order’ is not visible or apparent at first glance, but rather felt like an emotional truth in the subtext. For successful correlation and co

The hero’s transformation in 12 steps – film study #Vertigo #structure OK, let’s now see how Vertigo (1958), directed by Alfred Hitchcock, without a doubt one of the best films of all time, fits into the Intuitive Screenwriting Wheel transformation template. 1. Warrior →Fool (The exposition of a wound — ego) BATTLEFIELD Pain caused by the wrong identity vs. all possible identities. Scottie (James Stewart) is a detective with a scar from the past. Battlefield: because he exper

#herosjourney #archetypal #film #structure The Innocent stage and archetype is the final and the most ‘not-of-this-world’ step of the story. It is usually a couple of scenes or a single scene that sums up and elevates the whole film in such a way that, from this elevated perspective, everything can be connected into one singularity. It represents the undeniable proof of the film’s premise that can be seen, felt and understood as the final truth and the new order of this world

#feature #film #structure #Joker #Jung ‘Homo sum, humani nihil a me alienum puto”. Terence Key words to unlock the Destroyer archetype: Dark, Hidden, Aggressive, Evil Villains, Seducers, Detectives Power, Passion, Protection Money, Sex, Fame Magnetic, Possessions, Deep connections Death, Fear, Underworld Boundaries, Walls, Lines, Separation, Trust Alchemy, Metamorphoses, Transformation Facing the truth, Telling the Truth, Being the truth Joker Joker, yes. I can hardly think o