Chapter 14From concept to story

Figure 14.1 Paul Mendoza–All the characters work together to tell a story, no matter how opposite in personality or goal they are. Each character is unable to effectively fulfill his or her purpose without the other. Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs), Spider-Man and Green Goblin (Spider-Man, Columbia Pictures, Sony), The Bride and Bill (Kill Bill Vol. 2, Miramax, Walt Disney Studios), and Peter Pan and Captain James Hook (Hook, Columbia Pictures, Sony) all play a vital part, working together to build the house of cards for their stories.

Figure 14.1 Paul Mendoza–All the characters work together to tell a story, no matter how opposite in personality or goal they are. Each character is unable to effectively fulfill his or her purpose without the other. Clarice Starling and Hannibal Lecter (Silence of the Lambs), Spider-Man and Green Goblin (Spider-Man, Columbia Pictures, Sony), The Bride and Bill (Kill Bill Vol. 2, Miramax, Walt Disney Studios), and Peter Pan and Captain James Hook (Hook, Columbia Pictures, Sony) all play a vital part, working together to build the house of cards for their stories.

“‘Good story’ means something worth telling that ...

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