Christopher Vogler
Mythic Storytelling

About the Author
Christopher Vogler has been a top Hollywood story consultant and development executive for over 15 years. He has worked on such top grossing feature films as The Thin Red Line, Fight Club, The Lion King, and Beauty and the Beast.

His international workshops have taken him to Germany, Italy, United Kingdom and Spain, and his literary consulting service Storytech provides in-depth evaluations for professional writers.

Book Description
This is a guidebook for writers to the ancient path of the storytellers through the mysterious country of myth. It was inspired by the work of mythologist Joseph Campbell and by my life-long fascination with myths and their subtle but deep influence on modern storytelling, especially for the screen.

The book offers a 12-stage model of the classic Hero's Journey, derived from Campbell's observations of the patterns of myth and folklore. This, it turns out, is a very useful emotional outline for almost any story, describing the inevitable stages that we all must pass through to make a significant change in our lives.

The book also presents some of the major "archetypes" of character, recurring patterns such as the Hero, Mentor, Trickster, Shadow, Herald, Ally, and Shapeshifter. These are not simplistic stereotypes, but complex collections of ideas and observations about fundamental human qualities.

The book has made its impact on world cinema, being translated into French, German, Italian, Portuguese, and even Icelandic. Japanese and other international editions are in the works.

For more about Joseph Campbell, check out the web site listed below, one of many about him. Joseph Campbell web site

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