BPS 013: Chris Vogler - Screenwriting & The Writer's Journey Blueprint

If you have seen Star Wars then you know Joseph Campbell's work. If
you ever have seen The Lion King then you have seen one of
Campbell's best student's, Chris Vogler, work.

Chris Vogler wrote the game-changing book  The Writers
Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers. I read this book over
20 years ago and it changed the way I look at story. Chris studied
the work and principles of the late master Joseph Campbell.
His book The Hero with a Thousand Faces was the bases for
Star Wars as well as almost every other Hollywood feature film
in the past 60 years.

What Chris Vogler did so well is that he translated Campbell's
work and applied it to movies. The Writer's Journey explores
the powerful relationship between mythology and storytelling in a
clear, concise style that's made it required reading for movie
executives, screenwriters, playwrights, scholars, and fans of pop
culture all over the world. He has influenced the screenplays of
movies from THE LION KING to FIGHT
CLUB to BLACK SWAN to NOAH.

"I teach sometimes, and always say that Chris Vogler is the first
book that everyone's got to read." -- Darren
Aronofsky , Oscar-nominated Screenwriter/Director, Noah, Black
Swan, The Wrestler

Pretty high praise from one of the best filmmakers working
today. In this episode, I ask Chris to break down a bunch of
concepts of the Hero's Journey, why it resonates with people around
the world and what makes an amazing hero and villain.

Enjoy my conversation with Chris Vogler.

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