Telling a story is simple right? You take a ‘hero’ and send them on a ‘journey’. But what if you’ve got a different story to tell?
Telling a story is simple right? You take a ‘hero’ and send them on a ‘journey’. It has a beginning middle and end. But what if your story doesn’t fit the formula? What if you’ve got a different story to tell?
In Beyond the Hero’s Journey, BAFTA award–winning screenwriter Anthony Mullins champions one of the most powerful, yet most misunderstood, concepts in storytelling — character arcs. Using case studies of much-loved films from around the world, including Moonlight, Lady Bird, The Social Network, The Godfather, A Fantastic Woman, Mulholland Drive, Shoplifters, Amour, Inside Llewyn Davis and Call Me By Your Name, Mullins reveals how to use character arcs to dramatically expand the range of stories you can tell, as well as discover and develop your own unique storytelling voice.
Beyond the Hero’s Journey is for every writer, both emerging and experienced, who's ever felt there's more to the story than the narrow confines of traditional writing guides.
Format
This is a hybrid workshop with a focus on craft; it will be held in-person at Queensland Writers Centre and live streamed simultaneously to an online audience. It is a level 1 course, for beginner and intermediate writers, but is suitable for writers of all levels.
About Anthony
Anthony Mullins is a BAFTA and AWGIE award–winning screen- writer. His first short film was selected for Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival, and one of his first television gigs was writing webisodes for the groundbreaking US television series LOST. Anthony has also been a script producer and script editor on numerous award- winning television shows, including Safe Harbour (winner of the 2019 International Emmy for Best Mini-Series). He has a doctorate in visual arts from Queensland College of Art, Brisbane, where he teaches regularly.