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A Most Excellent Adventure

When we were exploring narrative the other day an interesting idea was brought up. It was the idea that there is no original story anymore. Everything these days is either a sequel, prequel, adaptation or reboot of someone else’s ideas and Hollywood has been criticized again and again for no longer being the place for new stories to arise. But when you analyse it, it is very difficult to create a story that isn’t similar to something out there already in the world. The classic heroes journey was discussed, and can be seen emulated in about almost every heroic tale. From Harry Potter to Rocky, it is one of the most recognized story-line structures in history.

Heros-Journey

This just falls under the patterns and multiple representations stories go through in history. It feeds into the 7 basic plots described by Christopher Booker.

  • Overcoming the Monster
  • Rags to Riches
  • The Quest
  • Voyage and Return
  • Comedy
  • Tragedy
  • Rebirth

I just think it means that there is now more added pressure in creating more incredible content and that it is okay to recycle ideas every now and then. Not everything has to be completely different from the past, it just has to stem from a place where you can express your individual ideas and how you execute them.

Ottakaji

This week we were given our final project to complete for Media 1, and it was something. I’m not sure if I’m the only on that walked away bewildered at the amount of content and alack of experience to understand what we had to accomplish. I know what we have to include, but my group mates (Annie & Sammy) have not really had much planning yet as to what we are going to do as the final product. It’s going to be a slow start I think, but I’m excited to learn new things in the process.

Life Goals

What I hope for in class
What I hope to achieve this year

– Image taken from the anime Daily Life of Highschool Boys

 

And 10 things I wish to accomplish and be able to accomplish by the end of my course

  • I want to actually know what I want in life
  • I want to be able to live and support myself independently through a job in the media world
  • I want to be a better filmmaker and producer that engages with the current market
  • I want to be able to make a film of any genre or have at least experienced making them
  • I was to travel the world and work in films across the globe in all areas
  • I want to be able to confidently edit and produce a film
  • I want to have acted and directed in any film
  • I want to create a network of friends, in my industry or not
  • I want to be able to effectively put across a narrative to any audience
  • Be able to adapt to multiple platforms of storytelling i.e. – YouTube, short film, feature film, animation, television

And the final big goal

  • Marry Jennifer Lawrence, with Meryl Streep as my maid of honor and Jackie Chan as the pastor.