WHAT IS STORY CORE?
As Artists and Storytellers we get to Dream, to Co-Create
as "little gods," to form worlds out of nothing that we speak and write and paint and dance and sculpt and photograph and act and breathe into existence. This is a gift given to us by God: an awesome, weighty responsibility.
How can we as mere mortals, humans made from dust, be all-knowing to create such fantasies, myths, and fables?
THE MAP
Every commitment to complete an Artistic Expression of any form needs a Guide, a Plan, a MAP. The question is:
Do you have your MAP for your STORY UNIVERSE and is it leading you in the right direction?
YOUR
MISSION
Your logline. A one-to-three sentence intro of your story -- the journey -- that includes the protagonist, conflict, and resolution, or a compelling question.
YOUR
NAMESAKE...
Every story needs a title. Every journey needs an inspired name. Make your Namesake count.
YOUR
BANKROLL
Your BUDGET, WALLET, PURSE.
How expensive is your STORY?
WHO is paying for it? You? Or private investors, crowd-funding, studios...?
This is your AUDIENCE. Your WATCHER. Your VIEWER. A COLLECTIVE OF ONE. You are taking them with you on this journey. Make it an experience worth their time and money.
YOUR
SILENT COMPANION...
YOUR
STORY UNIVERSE
As a Screenwriter, your STORY UNIVERSE is:
Media & Entertainment.
Every Artist/Storyteller inhabits a STORY UNIVERSE. This is your INDUSTRY, CRAFT, or DISCIPLINE OF CHOICE:
Architecture, Fine Art, Sculpture, Photography, Theater, Dance, Music, Fashion, Publishing, Media & Entertainment...
YOUR
GALAXY...
is the MEDIUM within your MEDIA & ENTERTAINMENT UNIVERSE: Broadcast Television/Movies, Film, and Internet.
YOUR
SOLAR SYSTEM...
is your FORMAT: Pilot, Serial, Series, Limited-Series,
Made-For-TV-Movie, Short...
YOUR WORLD...
is the GENRE of your STORY: Drama, Action, Comedy, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Western, Horror, Suspense, Thriller, Fantasy, Rom-Com, Family-Friendly...
YOUR
COUNTRY...
is your THEME, the CENTRAL IDEA that your STORY
is built on. The FOUNDATIONAL MESSAGE.
YOUR FOREST...
is your CONCEPT. What is your story about? it's ESSENCE.
YOUR TREES...
are the DETAILS of your Story: Characters, Subplot, Setting, Time, Place, Structure, Dialogue, Tone, Imagery, Symbols, Actions...
YOUR
PATHFINDER...
is your HERO/PROTAGONIST who journeys into the great unknown. This is your Adventure-Seeker, Sojourner, Pilgrim, Pioneer, Anti-Hero...
THE PATH...
is your PATHFINDER'S PHYSICAL JOURNEY from the OPENING IMAGE
to the FINAL FRAME. This is your PLOT.
THE
DISTRACTOR...
is your ANTAGONIST. The SHADOW, ENEMY, LIAR.
Any OBSTACLE and OPPOSITION to imminent change and the FULFILLMENT of your PATHFINDER'S DREAM.
THE
FINAL
DESTINATION...
is the end of your PATHFINDER'S JOURNEY. The FINISH-LINE they must cross. The INEVITABLE CONCLUSION.
YOUR
STORY CORE...
Is the POWER, the LIGHT, the ENGINE that illuminates the PATH for your PATHFINDER'S JOURNEY. This is the means by which your HERO navigates through the entire STORY FOREST.
Your STORY CORE is infused with the unique CODE of your PATHFINDER'S EMOTIONAL JOURNEY. This CODE is your...
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STORY CORE MAP
Your STORY CORE MAP holds THIRTEEN STORY CORE GUIDES.
These GUIDES are the secret mile markers for your PATHFINDER to follow in order to complete their JOURNEY.
YOUR MISSION...
is to DISCOVER the mile markers, THIRTEEN STORY CORE GUIDES, hidden in your STORY CORE MAP, along with your ATOMIC FIREFLY STORY CORE PRECEPTS, the LIGHT that guides your PATHFINDER on the right PATH, into the right FOREST, navigating past the right TREES, on the right JOURNEY, to the right DESTINATION.
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Are you ready to start your ATOMIC FIREFLY STORY CORE JOURNEY?