Annotated Bibliography pages 83-105
Vogler, Christopher. The Writers Journey. 3rd edition. Studio City: Michael Wiese Productions, 2007.
Summary: In this section many things are discussed. Vogler first discusses the ordinary world in detail. The ordinary world is the beginning of the hero's journey. It tells the reader what the hero is leaving behind and also what is missing from there life in general.One of the first things the audience experiences is the title. The title can either intrigue the audience or make them not want to see or read the story. Also the ordinary world needs to provide some contrast in relation to the "special world". The example that is given by Vogler is the wizard of oz Dorothy starts out in a bland black and white world but then enters the "Technicolor" world.
Also in this section Vogler discusses the call to adventure. In this section of the book he talks about how to get the story moving and how some writers use the alluring technique to get the hero out of his or her ordinary world.
Reflection: I think that the description the Vogler gave in this section describes what I am trying to do in my personal story about the whale. This section gave me a better understanding about how I should go about making the contrast between the ordinary world and the special world greater.
Questions:
What are some examples of titles that really work for the story and some examples of titles that do not?
In this day and age how much of a contrast do you think we need between the ordinary and special world?
Has anybody ever used the alluring technique to get you to leave your ordinary world? Describe.
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Examples of titles that work:
The Dark Knight (sorry I'm obsessed with this movie!)-Batman is THE dark knight, but it could also be considered as The Dark NIGHT. The movie as a whole is very dark, both with its theme and visually. The title has a double meaning.
I liked Voglers example with the Godfather too. The Don can be consider either a father or a god. Or both.
Titles like "Snakes on a Plane" or "Dude, Where's My Car?" are too simplistic. They don't leave the audience guessing as to what the movie is about. They're boring.
Has anybody ever used the alluring technique to get you to leave your ordinary world? Describe.
-When my parents were deciding whether to move down here or stay in Pennsylvania, they obviously consulted me a lot. At first my dad went for the, "if ya move i'll buy you a jet ski!" bribing technique. This was tempting, but it wasn't even to make me leave my ordinary world. After a lot of other types of persuasion from my family about why Florida would be better for me, I decided it was time to leave my comfort zone.
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