tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post6141136509946016486..comments2024-03-29T04:56:23.027-04:00Comments on Cockeyed Caravan: The Hero Project #30: Putting It All Together!Matt Birdhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-31834144294746177312012-09-28T12:35:21.383-04:002012-09-28T12:35:21.383-04:00This is great. I think you could argue Dicken'...This is great. I think you could argue Dicken's A Christmas Carol follows this pattern with the three ghosts - socially, I'll say more personally rather than physically, and finally spiritually. To change scrooge from the inside out, Dickens worked in from the outside.Daniel Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12214334186482741716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-76055529488344293002011-03-11T03:04:27.913-05:002011-03-11T03:04:27.913-05:00Oh and uh, whoever Matt Bird was just writing to g...Oh and uh, whoever Matt Bird was just writing to got absolutely pwned.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-68410928378251789982011-03-11T03:03:33.704-05:002011-03-11T03:03:33.704-05:00What the heck...my mind just got blown.
This pos...What the heck...my mind just got blown. <br /><br />This post inspires me to be a smarter person.Christine Tylerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08711726941768571495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-10045776284909239732011-02-04T21:57:44.409-05:002011-02-04T21:57:44.409-05:00= ANALYTICAL MACHINE= ANALYTICAL MACHINEJames Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342773800742515957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-19970533175135809412011-02-04T17:25:44.222-05:002011-02-04T17:25:44.222-05:00Gotta disagree, anonymous #2. I would say they bo...Gotta disagree, anonymous #2. I would say they both go on pretty big arcs (and both arcs are half-change/half-individuation)<br /><br />Silence of the Lambs: <br /><br />1. First quarter: Clarice is the best recruit in her class, but she thinks that the only way to succeed is to hide her accent and her hick past, becoming a by-the-book agent. <br /><br />2. Inciting incident: Clarice is asked to interview Hannibal Lecter in case he knows something about Buffalo Bill. He sees through all of her self-deceptions, but might be able to help her career, so she decides to engage with him anyway.... <br /><br />3. Second quarter: Clarice gets information out of Lecter by telling him lies. He seems to be duped and leading her in the right direction… <br /><br />4. Midpoint crisis: Clarice’s deal with Lecter is exposed as a fraud. He no longer trusts her bosses and they no longer trust her. <br /><br />5. Third quarter: Clarice realizes that she’ll have to go off-book and start telling Lecter the truth, finally confronting her painful past, in exchange for his true cooperation. She gets better tips about Buffalo Bill in return…<br /><br />6. Spiritual crisis: Lecter escapes and she feels responsible, making her wonder if it was all worth it. <br /><br />7. Final quarter: But it is all worth it. Lecter’s tips and her own newfound willingness to own up to her past allow her to find Buffalo Bill in a rural area much like the one she ran away from, while the rest of the FBI is looking elsewhere. <br /><br />The Fugitive has an odd structure because it’s a co-protagonist movie (like Star Wars). Half of Richard’s arc is rushed through in the first quarter of the movie, allowing Girard’s arc to dominate the second half of the movie. <br /><br />Richard's arc: <br /><br />1. First quarter: Rude Richard Kimble has no interest in making a good impression at a hospital party, ignoring his friends and talk of health industry politics, wanting to go home and be alone with his beautiful wife. <br /><br />2. Inciting incident: Richard’s wife is killed and he is convicted of the crime. He gives up until a train wreck frees him. He runs. (this is all cut together so fast that it feels like one big incident) <br /><br />3. Second quarter: Richard tries to run away, but realizes that Girard will never stop chasing him. <br /><br />4. Midpoint crisis: Richard leaps off the waterfall and almost dies. <br /><br />5. Third quarter (aka most of the movie): Richard stops running away and heads back to Chicago to reinvestigate his wife’s death, despite the fact that this places him in the greatest danger. Along the way, he tries to change himself into a hardened fugitive but it doesn’t take: he helps others in a hospital, even though it almost gets him caught... <br /><br />6. Spiritual crisis: Richard realizes that his best friend killed his wife due to health industry politics. Guess he should have paid more attention!<br /><br />7. Final quarter: Richard confronts but fails to capture his friend, but Girard shows up and arrests the friend instead of Kimble. By valuing health and justice over escaping, he’s made a good impression on Girard, who now knows he’s innocent.Matt Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07319984238456281734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-76936734310323922752011-02-04T15:45:03.749-05:002011-02-04T15:45:03.749-05:00How would you apply this to a character that doesn...How would you apply this to a character that doesn't go through any sort of transformative arc, like Clarice Starling or Dr. Richard Kimble?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-69041802571299561732011-02-04T14:28:29.848-05:002011-02-04T14:28:29.848-05:00Great work as usual. Be sure that you also find t...Great work as usual. Be sure that you also find time to write your book on screenwriting/storytelling. Or more or less just collect the "book" you've already written in these blog posts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-75984062867848918292011-02-03T23:35:18.780-05:002011-02-03T23:35:18.780-05:00So if we're your therapists, you owe me a heft...So if we're your therapists, you owe me a hefty check for all our sessions so far!Steve Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10347604037697186966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13294573.post-367308607310751662011-02-03T22:43:19.499-05:002011-02-03T22:43:19.499-05:00Holy crap. Now I have to rethink everything about ...Holy crap. Now I have to rethink everything about the novel I just finished writing. Masterful, Matt.James Kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04342773800742515957noreply@blogger.com