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Add You - Screenwriting Books: Pulp Fiction (1994) Deconstructed
Why the sales lead list is a list of people who won't buy your stuff...Three elements of modern advertising and sales have recently passed on; unfortunately, only a few of us heard about the funeral, leaving the rest of us to lead our daily business sales as if nothing ever happened.Gone: the influence of big media advertising over the hearts and minds of the people. People are far too smart these days and know when they're being sold something; TV watching hours are down across the board, and who doesn't choose to download their music over listening to the radio these days?Only the very, very creative pieces will survive. Follow-through sales are plummeting.Gone: the poster age. Even the simple act of aggressive sales advertising in any media, where fancy images or a catch phrase used to win people over and lead them to the carrot, is now considered so repulsi
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
<"It's the headline, stupid," is the sign that hangs over my computer screen. It reminds me that to write effective articles, press releases, sales letters--whatever I want people to read--I need a powerful, grabber headline or title.You are competing with a lot of others to get the attention of potential readers and customers, and you have only a few seconds to grab them. By using the tips and techniques here, you can stand out from the crowd with dynamite headlines.Use alliteration. That means using words that begin with the same sound, such as "Peter's Perfect Plan."Take a familiar saying and turn it around. Take a cliche and put a new spin on it. What does the early bird get (instead of the worm) in your headline?Be timely. Reference something in the news, a holiday, or other happening that is on readers' minds.Use numbers. "7 Things You Need to Know Before You (Go to
The Hero's Journey is the template upon which the vast majority of successful stories and Hollywood blockbusters are based upon. In fact, ALL of the Hollywood movies we have deconstructed are based on this template.
Understanding this template is a priority for story or screenwriters.
The Hero's Journey:
a) Attempts to tap into unconscious expectations the audience has regarding what a story is and how it should be told.
b) Gives the writer more structural elements than simply three or four acts, plot points, mid point and so on.
c) Interpreted metaphorically, laterally and symbolically, allows an infinite number of varied stories to be created.
and more...
Sample Movie Deconstructed: Pulp Fiction (1994)
FADE IN: dictionary definition of pulp.
Loop: Intro / Develop Pumpkin (Ringo) and Honey Bunny (Yolanda).
Credits. Music.
Intro / Develop AntiHero and Shape Shifter: Vincent Vega and Jules Winnfield: driving.
AntiHero's Backstory: Vincent's just come back from Europe.
AntiHero and Shape Shifter's Capabilties: guns from the trunk of the car; hit men.
Foreshadow of the Romantic Challenge: talking about Mia; television.
Foreshadow of the Antagonist: "…Marcellus f*cked him up real good…"
Interdiction: "…he gave her a foot massage….[and he threw him out the window]"
Develop Characters and Relationships: debating eating pussy and a foot massage.
Resistance to the Crossing of the First Threshold: "...come on, lets hang back..."
Call to Adventure: he asked me to take care of her [Mia] while he's [Marcellus] away.
Refusal: "…it's not a date, it's definitely not a date…"
First Threshold: entering into the college boy's room.
Develop Characters and Relationships: Jules' spiel…intimidation etc…
Elixir: the case.
Meeting the Antagonist and Hero: Marcellus convinces Butch to take a dive…"...in the fifth your ass goes down…"
Foreshadow of the Cave: "…I hear you're taking Mia out…"
Foreshadow of Trial 3: Vincent confronts Butch.
Meeting the Mentor and the receiving the Magical Gift: Vincent buys drugs from Jody and Lance.
Journey to the Cave: Vincent injects in the car.
Outer Cave: Vincent arrives at Marcellus' house.
Rules by an Authoritarian Figure: the note; the intercom.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mia watches Vincent from CCTV.
Develop Characters and Relationships: Mia takes some coke and Vincent drinks while high.
Pulled to the Middle Cave: "…lets go…"
Resisting the Middle Cave: "..what the f*ck is this place…lets go get a steak…after you kitty cat.."
Threshold Guardian: reservation under Wallace…
Middle Cave: entering Jack Rabbit Slims.
Meeting Enemies and Allies / Developing the Romantic Challenge: ordering shakes; French Fox Five.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: Mia snorting.
Referencing the Interdiction: Vincent brings up the foot massage.
Resisting the Inner Cave: Vincent doesn't want to dance.
Inner Cave: Vincent dancing with Mia.
Resisting the Physical Separation: "…one drink and then go home…being loyal is very important…say goodnight, go home, jerk off…"
Physical Separation: Mia OD's.
Journey to the World of the Transformation / Mentor: Vincent drives Mia to Lance.
Resisting the Transformation: Lance resists answering the phone; do not bring her here.
Forced into the Transformation: "…no choice…"
Pushed Back: Lance wants Vincent to take her away…
Pulled Forward: "…she's Marcellus' wife…"
Road of Trials:
Trial 1: giving Mia the shot in her heart.
Successfully passing Trial 1: going home…"…If Marcellus lived his whole life he wouldn't need to know about this incident.…"
Hero's Backstory / Setting up Trial 3: Koons visits and gives [the young] Butch the watch.
Trial 2: Butch doesn't go down in the fifth; jumps the building and escapes in the cab.
Developing the Antagonist: "…if Butch turns up in Indochina…"
Developing the Hero: Butch changes in the cab; the other boxer is dead; "...what does it feel like [to] kill a man..."
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
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AntiHero's Backstory: Vincent's just come back from Europe.
AntiHero and Shape Shifter's Capabilties: guns from the trunk of the car; hit men.
Foreshadow of the Romantic Challenge: talking about Mia; television.
Foreshadow of the Antagonist: "…Marcellus f*cked him up real good…"
Interdiction: "…he gave her a foot massage….[and he threw him out the window]"
Develop Characters and Relationships: debating eating pussy and a foot massage.
Resistance to the Crossing of the First Threshold: "...come on, lets hang back..."
Call to Adventure: he asked me to take care of her [Mia] while he's [Marcellus] away.
Refusal: "…it's not a date, it's definitely not a date…"
First Threshold: entering into the college boy's room.
Develop Characters and Relationships: Jules' spiel…intimidation etc…
Elixir: the case.
Meeting the Antagonist and Hero: Marcellus convinces Butch to take a dive…"...in the fifth your ass goes down…"
Foreshadow of the Cave: "…I hear you're taking Mia out…"
Foreshadow of Trial 3: Vincent confronts Butch.
Meeting the Mentor and the receiving the Magical Gift: Vincent buys drugs from Jody and Lance.
Journey to the Cave: Vincent injects in the car.
Outer Cave: Vincent arrives at Marcellus' house.
Rules by an Authoritarian Figure: the note; the intercom.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mia watches Vincent from CCTV.
Develop Characters and Relationships: Mia takes some coke and Vincent drinks while high.
Pulled to the Middle Cave: "…lets go…"
Resisting the Middle Cave: "..what the f*ck is this place…lets go get a steak…after you kitty cat.."
Threshold Guardian: reservation under Wallace…
Middle Cave: entering Jack Rabbit Slims.
Meeting Enemies and Allies / Developing the Romantic Challenge: ordering shakes; French Fox Five.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: Mia snorting.
Referencing the Interdiction: Vincent brings up the foot massage.
Resisting the Inner Cave: Vincent doesn't want to dance.
Inner Cave: Vincent dancing with Mia.
Resisting the Physical Separation: "…one drink and then go home…being loyal is very important…say goodnight, go home, jerk off…"
Physical Separation: Mia OD's.
Journey to the World of the Transformation / Mentor: Vincent drives Mia to Lance.
Resisting the Transformation: Lance resists answering the phone; do not bring her here.
Forced into the Transformation: "…no choice…"
Pushed Back: Lance wants Vincent to take her away…
Pulled Forward: "…she's Marcellus' wife…"
Road of Trials:
Trial 1: giving Mia the shot in her heart.
Successfully passing Trial 1: going home…"…If Marcellus lived his whole life he wouldn't need to know about this incident.…"
Hero's Backstory / Setting up Trial 3: Koons visits and gives [the young] Butch the watch.
Trial 2: Butch doesn't go down in the fifth; jumps the building and escapes in the cab.
Developing the Antagonist: "…if Butch turns up in Indochina…"
Developing the Hero: Butch changes in the cab; the other boxer is dead; "...what does it feel like [to] kill a man..."
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
<Have you ever wondered where all these somewhat confusing terms came from? Well the answer is they are all types of Lawyers originated from various legal systems. Some of the terms are from the English legal system, some are from Scotland and some from the American legal system.An Attorney is somebody legally empowered to represent another person, or act on their behalf.A Lawyer is somebody who can give legal advice and has been trained in the law.Are Attorney and Lawyer are synonyms? Basically yes, but they are not necessarily Interchangeable terms, you cannot for instance say I give you the Power of a Lawyer, but you definitely might say I give you the power of Attorney...Look again at the above definitions, does it now make any sense? Off course it does.An attorney in fact is an agent who conducts business under authority that is controlled and limited by a written d
Meeting the Mentor and the receiving the Magical Gift: Vincent buys drugs from Jody and Lance.
Journey to the Cave: Vincent injects in the car.
Outer Cave: Vincent arrives at Marcellus' house.
Rules by an Authoritarian Figure: the note; the intercom.
Meeting the Romantic Challenge: Mia watches Vincent from CCTV.
Develop Characters and Relationships: Mia takes some coke and Vincent drinks while high.
Pulled to the Middle Cave: "…lets go…"
Resisting the Middle Cave: "..what the f*ck is this place…lets go get a steak…after you kitty cat.."
Threshold Guardian: reservation under Wallace…
Middle Cave: entering Jack Rabbit Slims.
Meeting Enemies and Allies / Developing the Romantic Challenge: ordering shakes; French Fox Five.
Foreshadow of the Physical Separation: Mia snorting.
Referencing the Interdiction: Vincent brings up the foot massage.
Resisting the Inner Cave: Vincent doesn't want to dance.
Inner Cave: Vincent dancing with Mia.
Resisting the Physical Separation: "…one drink and then go home…being loyal is very important…say goodnight, go home, jerk off…"
Physical Separation: Mia OD's.
Journey to the World of the Transformation / Mentor: Vincent drives Mia to Lance.
Resisting the Transformation: Lance resists answering the phone; do not bring her here.
Forced into the Transformation: "…no choice…"
Pushed Back: Lance wants Vincent to take her away…
Pulled Forward: "…she's Marcellus' wife…"
Road of Trials:
Trial 1: giving Mia the shot in her heart.
Successfully passing Trial 1: going home…"…If Marcellus lived his whole life he wouldn't need to know about this incident.…"
Hero's Backstory / Setting up Trial 3: Koons visits and gives [the young] Butch the watch.
Trial 2: Butch doesn't go down in the fifth; jumps the building and escapes in the cab.
Developing the Antagonist: "…if Butch turns up in Indochina…"
Developing the Hero: Butch changes in the cab; the other boxer is dead; "...what does it feel like [to] kill a man..."
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
<Over the next 15 years, “baby boomers” will be looking for places to invest about $46 trillion from a combination of inheritance and their own qualified retirement plans, such as a 401k from a former employer.Every major brokerage house and bank in America is well aware of the potential to earn enormous incomes from fees and commissions “helping” to place this money in secure investments. But, individuals who understand the power of utilizing Self Directed IRAs are in the best position to take advantage of this incredible transference of wealth.Many “boomers” are looking at starting their own business and need investment capital to make their dreams come true. Actually, they need look no further than their own retirement accounts. They can tap into these funds to buy a franchise, start a business or simply provide an existing business with working capital.What about investing in th
Physical Separation: Mia OD's.
Journey to the World of the Transformation / Mentor: Vincent drives Mia to Lance.
Resisting the Transformation: Lance resists answering the phone; do not bring her here.
Forced into the Transformation: "…no choice…"
Pushed Back: Lance wants Vincent to take her away…
Pulled Forward: "…she's Marcellus' wife…"
Road of Trials:
Trial 1: giving Mia the shot in her heart.
Successfully passing Trial 1: going home…"…If Marcellus lived his whole life he wouldn't need to know about this incident.…"
Hero's Backstory / Setting up Trial 3: Koons visits and gives [the young] Butch the watch.
Trial 2: Butch doesn't go down in the fifth; jumps the building and escapes in the cab.
Developing the Antagonist: "…if Butch turns up in Indochina…"
Developing the Hero: Butch changes in the cab; the other boxer is dead; "...what does it feel like [to] kill a man..."
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
<Work scheduling is one of the most time consuming aspects of a consulting business. First you have the issue of work scheduling that goes into your evenings and weekends and then you have to juggle which clients to schedule when and for how long.When you first start out, work scheduling for evenings and weekends may be a necessity. You have to pay the bills and if that means supplementing 9-5 clients with the occasional evening or weekend job that's ok. When you find most of your work is scheduled for evenings and weekends, then you have a problem.Look to start phasing out some of these nights and weekend jobs as much as possible. Reserve work scheduling for nights and weekends for major emergencies and prescheduled major upgrades. These are not regular occurrences and they might only happen once or twice a year per client. Other tips to try include:Charge Premiums For Off Hour W
Butch phones Scottie; he's made some money and on his way to Tennessee.
Meeting the Hero's Romantic Challenge: Fabienne / Sugar Pot…"the difference between a pot belly and not is huge…"
Develop Characters and Relationships: Butch in the shower and Fabienne brushing teeth.
Resisting Trial 3: "…where is the f*cking watch…".
Journey to Trial 3: in the car back to the apartment.
Trial 3: Butch shoots Vincent in his apartment.
Meeting the Oracle: Marcellus walks in front of the car; Butch runs him over.
Journey to the Sword: Marcellus pursues Butch; Butch knocks out Marcellus; Spider knocks out Butch.
Guardians of the Sword: Zed, the Gimp et al.
Seizing the Sword: Butch knocks out the gimp, runs and gets the Sword.
Near Death Experience: Zed et al are gang banging Marcellus; killing Spider and shooting Zed.
Atonement with the Father: "…what about between me and you..." "…between me and you…there is no me and you...not no more…we're cool…"
Apotheosis: conditions of liberation; Butch is free to go.
Ultimate Boon: Zed's Chopper.
Magic Flight: Butch goes back for Fabienne, "…come on, lets go…"; Fabienne cries.
The boy comes out from behind the door and shoots; "…no, no, no that shit wasn't luck; this was divine intervention…"; "…I think it is time for us to leave Jules…"
Refusal: "…me, my eyes are wide open…that's it for me…from here on in you can consider my ass retired.."
Rescue from Without:
Accidentally shooting Marvin.
Develop Characters and Relationships: cleaning up in Jimmie's bathroom.
Jimmie has a go at Jules.
Jules calls Marcellus.
The Wolf gets the call.
Mr Wolf arrives and gets Jules and Vincent to clean the car.
Wolf gives Jimmie some money for the sheets.
Jules and Vincent cleaning the car.
Wolf gets Jules and Vincent to undress and gives them a shower.
At Monster Joe's truck and Tow; "..thank you very much Mr Wolf…"
Crossing the Return Threshold:
Develop Characters and Relationships: Jules and Vincent having breakfast.
Jules simply wants to give up the life; Walk the Earth; he had a moment of clarity.
Master of the Two Worlds:
Loop: Pumpkin and Honey Bunny decide to rob the caf?.
Jules and Ringo et the table sequence
Freedom to Live:
Jules lets Ringo and Honey Bunney go.
Jules and Vincent walk out.
FADE OUT:
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