The Protagonist's Journey

Part I: The Protagonist's Journey as Narrative Imperative.- Chapter One: The Protagonist's Journey - Due to their central role, engaging the Protagonist is the most important aspect of the story-crafting process.- Chapter Two: Character Arc - In movies, there exists a recurring variety of character arcs including the most popular: positive transformation.- Chapter Three: Disunity - The Protagonist needs to change as reflected in their initial state of disunity.- Chapter Four: Deconstruction - Entering the New World, a series of challenges and trials deconstructs the Protagonist's old ways of being.- Chapter Five: Reconstruction - Freed from their old ways of being, the Protagonist is reconstructed by embracing heretofore untapped inner potential.-Chapter Six: Unity - The Protagonist brings together all they have learned in the story's final struggle and in doing so achieves unity.- Chapter Seven: The Protagonist's Place Within the Screenplay Universe - The Protagonist's journey interweaves between the External World and the Internal World.- Part II: The Protagonist's Journey as Family of Characters.- Chapter Eight: Primary Character Archetypes - Five narrative dynamics common to movies represented by these archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.- Chapter Nine: Nemesis - By providing opposition to the Protagonist, the Nemesis generates sustained conflict which creates the central drama of the story.- Chapter Ten: Attractor - During their journey, the Protagonist intersects with Attractor characters who connect with the Protagonist's emotional development.- Chapter Eleven: Mentor - The Protagonist meets another type of ally, the Mentor who provides wisdom and contributes to the Protagonist's intellectual growth.- Chapter Twelve: Trickster - A shapeshifter tests the will of the Protagonist by switching from ally to enemy, enemy to ally, and generating complications.- Chapter Thirteen: Subplots - Each Protagonist relationship with key characters

Scott Myers has written thirty projects for nearly every major Hollywood studio and broadcast network. He hosts GoIntoTheStory.com, which Writers' Digest named "Best of the Best Scriptwriting Website." An assistant professor at DePaul University, USA, Scott is a graduate of the University of Virginia and Yale University Divinity School, USA.