Percy Jackson's Hero Journey: Process

Process

Explore the links below to get an idea of what the Hero's Journey is about:

The Hero's Journey Steps:

http://www.amersol.edu.pe/_afleming/2003/hero.html

http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/ref/summary.html

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00800/journey.htm

http://www.healthguidance.org/entry/14045/1/The-Heros-Journey-Summary-of-Steps.html

The Hero's Journey Examples:

http://www.mythichero.com/harry_potter.htm

http://library.thinkquest.org/03oct/00800/shrek.htm

http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~sparks/sffilm/mmswtab.html

Once you have spent some time exploring the steps, complete the graphic organizer below. Copy and paste the table into a word document, when done save it to the G: drive under your name.

***Remember; not all steps will take place in all stories. Also, the steps do not always take place in order.***

Hero’s Journey Step	How It’s Seen in Percy Jackson	How It’s Seen in Harry Potter or Shrek	How It’s Seen in a Movie/Book of Your Choice. Movie/Book Chosen: ____________________________
*The Ordinary World*
*Call to Adventure*
*Refusal of Call/Reluctant Hero*
*Meeting Wise Mentor*
*The First Threshold*
*Tests, Allies and Enemies*
*Supreme Ordeal*
*Revisiting the Mentor*
*Return with New Knowledge*
*Seizing the Sword (or Prize)*
*Resurrection*
Return with Elixir* *magic potion or medicine

***Steps taken from: http://www.amersol.edu.pe/_afleming/2003/hero.html The Hero's Journey: Summary of the Steps by: Joseph Campbell

Create a graphic organizer to outline your story. Copy and paste the table into a Word document. When done, save under your name/Creative Writing.

Hero’s Journey Step	How It Will Be Shown in Your Story	Hero’s Journey Step	How It Will Be Shown in Your Story
*The Ordinary World*		*Revisiting the Mentor*
*Call to Adventure*		*Supreme Ordeal*
*Refusal of Call/Reluctant Hero*		*Revisiting the Mentor*
*Meeting Wise Mentor*		*Return with New Knowledge*
*The First Threshold*		*Seizing the Sword (or Prize)*
*Tests, Allies and Enemies*		*Resurrection*
*Supreme Ordeal*		Return with Elixir* *magic potion or medicine

Before you get started on working on the trailer for your "movie", here are a few things to keep in mind:

Think of where your trailer will air. If it's on TV it needs to be pretty short since it is the length of a commercial (about 30 seconds). If your trailer is going to be shown in theatres it can be a bit longer (up to 3 minutes).
A movie trailer is meant to capture the attention of the audience and make people want to go out and see it. What are you going to do in your movie trailer that will make people want to pay money to go see it?
You should include: the title of your movie, the main characters in your movie, and why your movie is so interesting that people should spend money on it.
Remember: your movie is supposed to show the Hero's Journey, so when thinking of scenes to include in your movie make sure that you are including scenes that relate back to the Hero's Journey.
Spend some time on-line looking at different movie trailers to get an idea of what yours could look like.

Here are some links to different movie trailers:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EC2tmFVNNE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxqQPrUomTc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xko1Mx5w4tg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gvqpFbRKtQ