A scriptwriter, struggling in her ordinary world, suddenly enters a special world where everything changes. Going through this writing journey, she experiences the principles and stages of 'The Hero's Journey,' returning with a "writing key" as a writing master of two worlds. The stages of 'The Hero's Journey' shown in this short film can serve as a writing guide for the audience.
Inessa Kraft
Writer
Nikolai Portniagin
Mentor
A scriptwriter, struggling in her ordinary world, suddenly enters a special world where everything changes. Going through this writing journey, she experiences the principles and stages of 'The Hero's Journey,' returning with a "writing key" as a writing master of two worlds. The stages of 'The Hero's Journey' shown in this short film can serve as a writing guide for the audience.
Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("The Princess Bride"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver"), and dozens of other Hollywood screenwriters share hilarious anecdotes and penetrating insights in "Tales from the Script," the most comprehensive documentary ever made about screenwriting. By analyzing their triumphs and recalling their failures, the participants explain how successful writers develop the skills necessary for toughing out careers in one of the world's most competitive industries. They also reveal the untold stories behind some of the greatest screenplays ever written, describing their adventures with luminaries including Harrison Ford, Stanley Kubrick, Joel Silver, Martin Scorsese, and Steven Spielberg. The film was produced in tandem with the upcoming HarperCollins book of the same name.
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