| From our deconstruction of hundreds of
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| | at least he'll be doing something
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| Hollywood blockbusters and sitcoms....The
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| | different.Rules of the World of the
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| Hero's Journey is the template upon which
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| | Transformation: you know the rules girl,
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| the vast majority of successful stories
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| | keep your mouth shut and your legs
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| and Hollywood blockbusters are based
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| | open.Physical Separation: Nig gets beaten
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| upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood
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| | up and becomes part of the gang.Trial and
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| movies we have deconstructed are based on
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| | Transformation 1:Grace walks in to see
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| this template.Understanding this template
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| | Beth's face.Beth visits Grace in her
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| is a priority for story or
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| | bedroom.Grace tells Beth that Boogie has
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| screenwriters.The Hero's Journey:a)
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| | been taken away.Jake wants to know what
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| Attempts to tap into unconscious
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| | all the fuss is about; thinks it'll
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| expectations the audience has regarding
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| | toughen him up.Push to Trial 2: Beth and
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| what a story is and how it should be
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| | Grace decide to visit Boogie.Trial and
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| told.b) Gives the writer more structural
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| | Transformation 2:Developing the Romantic
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| elements than simply three or four acts,
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| | Challenge / Sacrificial Lamb: Grace
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| plot points, mid point and so on.c)
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| | visits Dooley again.Jake wins some
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| Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and
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| | money.New Self: Nig has a patch.Jake
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| symbolically, allows an infinite number
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| | gives Beth the money.Beth says that
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| of varied stories to be created.and
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| | "that's the trouble, I do love
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| more...EXAMPLE: Once were Warriors, 1994
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| | you."Boogie smashes up the walls and
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| - Hero's Journey [basic
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| | Bennett shows him how to use the Maori
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| deconstruction]FADE IN: idyllic New
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| | weapon.; when I've taught you your mind
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| Zealand; camera crosses over into the
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| | will be your most fearsome weapon.Trial
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| urban jungle.Meeting the Hero / on a
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| | and Transformation 3:Jake et al have
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| Journey: Beth comes out of an "alley"
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| | hired a car and they stop to ask Nig if
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| with a shopping trolley.Meeting the
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| | he wants to come.Singing in the car;
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| Sacrificial Lamb: Grace reads to her
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| | what's the time Mr Wolf.Polarisation /
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| little brother and sister.Ordinary World:
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| | Backstory: Beth descended from royalty
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| the Maori rappers etc.Meeting the
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| | and Jake from slaves.Jake goes in for a
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| Antagonism: Jake stares down a gang
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| | beer.Beth tries to get Jake out of the
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| member.Meeting the Loyal Ally: Nig
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| | bar; feed the kids.It's just a woman's
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| working out.Developing the Sacrificial
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| | lot that's all, one day you'll
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| Lamb: Grace reads to the kids from her
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| | understand.Boogie learning the Haka.Jake
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| story book.Ordinary World: Beth arrives
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| | tells Beth and the kids to get a
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| home, drinks a beer; Nig walks
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| | cab.Divergence: Grace says she hates both
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| in.Inciting Incident: Boogie is
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| | of them.Beth phones Boogie and makes up
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| arrested.Elixir: Jake arrives home with
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| | the story about the
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| the seafood; the way it should be; happy
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| | accident.Transformation: Boogie does the
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| families for a nanosecond.Call to
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| | Haka form the heart.Transformation: Jake
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| Adventure: Jake wants to make love to
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| | invites Beth downstairs; no more
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| Beth in the kitchen.Refusal: Jake's
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| | Jake.Foreshadow of the Oracle: Grace
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| gotten fired again.Antagonists True
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| | comes down for a glass of water.Meeting
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| Nature: you've got to f*ck up everything
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| | the Oracle: Bully rapes Grace.Divergence:
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| don't you.Developing the Romantic
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| | Grace in the bath; cleaning up. Beth
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| Challenge / Sacrificial Lamb: Grace goes
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| | comes in and told to get out.Resisting
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| to see Dooley; tell me a story.Foreshadow
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| | the Change: Beth says she doesn't want
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| of the Physical Separation: the police
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| | any more of these drunken parties; Jake
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| bring Boogie home.Antagonist's Ordinary
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| | tells her to f*ck off.Grace visits Dooley
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| World: Jake turns up in the bar.Meeting
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| | and starts smoking.Beth wonders what's up
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| the Shape Shifter: Bully hanging
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| | with her pup.Grace walks away from
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| around.Push to the Physical Separation:
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| | Dooley.Creatures of the World of the
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| Boogie asks Beth to be there tomorrow;
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| | Sword: the tattoo artists; the people of
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| I'll be there.Meeting a Loyal Ally: Mavis
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| | the streets.Journey to the Sword: Beth
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| starts to sing.Developing the Antagonism:
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| | and Mavis looking for Grace.Seizing the
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| Jake beats up the guy with muscles in the
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| | Sword: Grace comes home.Pushed to the
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| bar.New Self / New Name: Jake the Muss.
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| | Night Sea Journey: Jake beats up Grace
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| Push to the First Threshold: party at my
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| | and tears up her story book.Night Sea
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| place tonight.Foreshadow: Grace is
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| | Journey: in the back yard.Near Death
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| dressed in the white t-shirt.Conscious
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| | Experience: Grace kills herself.Rebirth:
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| Decision: you won't forget will you Mum;
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| | Beth finds Grace and takes her off the
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| how can I forget with you reminding me
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| | tree.Resolve: no point crying, it doesn't
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| every five minutes.First Threshold /
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| | help.Reward: Aunty comes to pick them
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| Outer Cave: the girls talk amongst
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| | up.Atonement with the Father: Beth wants
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| themselves.First Threshold / Middle Cave:
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| | Grace buried at home; this was never her
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| Jake and Beth sing together.Developing
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| | home; you're still a slave to the drink,
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| Characters and Relationships: Beth and
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| | to your fist and to yourself.Apotheosis:
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| Mavis talk / Mavis sees her man try to
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| | Grace buried in the Maori village; Grace
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| get off with another girl/ Jake throws
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| | tells the story about herself [see I can
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| someone out.Push to the Inner Cave: Beth
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| | keep a promise]; Dooley kisses Grace;
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| slaps Nig; Nig refuses to cook.First
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| | Boogie sings the Maori song.Denial /
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| Threshold / Inner Cave: Jake beats up
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| | Disgust / Isolation: Jake smashes the
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| Beth.Belly of the Whale: Grace comes down
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| | juke box; comes home to an empty house;
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| to find the place trashed and begins to
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| | cuts the tree down.Magic Flight: at home
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| clean up with Nig.Pushed to the Physical
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| | with the family; come home but sort
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| Separation: Nig walks out.Pushed to the
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| | things out here first.Rescue from
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| Physical Separation: Boogie waiting for
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| | Without: Beth reads what Grace has
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| Beth to come with him.Meeting the Mentor:
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| | written in her book.Crossing the Return
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| Boogie meets Bennett.Resisting the
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| | Threshold: Beth and Nig walk into the bar
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| Physical Separation: Nig in the car; he
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| | and confront Bully.Final Antagonism: Jake
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| wants a patch; you'll have to get past me
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| | reads Grace's story.Final Conflict: Jake
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| first.Physical Separation: the judge
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| | beats up Bully.Master of Two Worlds:
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| orders Boogie into welfare; Bennett says
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| | Beth's "Once were Warriors" speech; we
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| it is a choice between learning something
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| | were people with Mana, with Pride.Freedom
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| and going to jail.Encourage to the
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| | to Live: we're going home.FADE OUT: the
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| Transformation: Grace encourages Boogie;
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| | police come for Jake.
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