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Thursday, October 26 • 1:00pm - 2:15pm
The Hero's Journey: Exploring Joseph Campbell's Story Structure

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It’s a classic story framework. From the Bible to Star Wars to The Lego Movie, humans love a great tale of adventure. The Hero’s Journey, as codified by Joseph Campbell, has helped many a screenwriter structure a story. Join Christopher Vogler, author of The Writer’s Journey, as he examines the challenges and temptations of writing within this framework, how to heed the call to adventure, and the details that go into making the monomyth your own. 
Moderators
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Greg Garrett

moderator; author; Professor, Baylor University
Greg Garrett has been a panelist and moderator at the Austin Film Festival for more than fifteen years. At the Festival, he has interviewed luminaries such as Lawrence Kasdan, James Hart, and Damon Lindelof, and led conversations on craft, genre, adaptation, and narrative. Himself... Read More →

Panelists
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Christopher Vogler

author The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
Christopher Vogler is a veteran Hollywood story consultant known the world over for his landmark book The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Storytellers. Vogler began his career as a documentary filmmaker for the US Air Force’s space program. After graduate studies at the USC... Read More →

Thursday October 26, 2017 1:00pm - 2:15pm CDT
St. David's Episcopal Church, Bethell Hall
  Conference, Panel

Attendees (177)