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
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 FIFTEEN STORY CORE PRECEPTS.
These PRECEPTS are the hidden mile markers for your PATHFINDER to follow in order to complete their JOURNEY.
YOUR MISSION...
is to DISCOVER the mile markers, the FIFTEEN STORY CORE PRECEPTS, hidden in your STORY CORE MAP, so you can follow your ATOMIC FIREFLY, 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?