One of my favorite moments in movies and television is when the hero of your story accepts "the call." We see them step into a new world, even if it looks a lot like ours, and try to combat everything coming at them. It's that moment of exhilaration. The moment you know you cannot predict what's coming next, but you ease back in your chair, ready for it to entertain you. But so many movies and TV shows I've seen shy away from truly embracing these moments. Maybe they forget they're supposed to entertain, or maybe they just don't have a character clearly defined enough to carry this moment. Whatever the case may be, your screenplay lives and dies by the "call to adventure" moment. So today, we're going to go over it, define it, and make sure you're crushing those pages as the story turns. Let's get started. What Is the Call to Adventure in Storytelling? I love writing this screenwriting blog here because I get to talk about movies and TV shows that I adore, day in and out. Like many of my other posts, this includes terms and ideas that are not rules. You can make a case that lots of different movies and TV shows don't have a call to adventure. But we are going to focus on the ones who need that moment to succeed in their stories. The Hero's Journey If you've hung around enough writing chat rooms, aisles inside Barnes & Noble,...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Monday, 19 August, 2024