Heroes – ETB

#TypesTuesday – Schindler and Spider-Man: What It Takes to Be a Hero

#TypesTuesday – Sacrifice and Heroism

Mythic Heroes – Power of Imagination

#TypesTuesday – Move off the emotional playing field at your peril

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Prince of Persia

Character lessons from Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time– Here are the key points of what to avoid in writing an action adventure film.

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These characters are the naifs, innocents and eccentrics, seemingly the last person anyone would think of as a hero. They are, in fact, the classic mythic hero or the reluctant hero that Joseph Campbell and Chris Vogler describe.

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Mad Men – Art vs Commerce

Mad Men has had wide-spread critical acclaim, won numerous awards and has become a cultural reference– but it has a very small audience. This struggle between art vs commerce and high brow vs low prestige mass entertainment is a dilemma writers and producers wrestle with continually.

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