What makes a hero? - Matthew Winkler
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Chad Yapyapan
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Gerta Xhelo
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Kirill Yeretsky
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Matthew Winkler
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Michael Feuser
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Stephen LaRosa
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Wing Luo
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Robertino Zambrano
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Maricopa Center for Learning and Instruction (users embark on their own hero's journey): http://www.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu/smc/journey/
An American Masters Lesson from PBS for Teachers on George Lucas, the Power of Myth, and the Hero's Journey: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/lessons/george-lucas-and-the-power-of-myth/lesson-overview/1292/
And an interactive approach to the Hero's Journey: http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/herosjourney/
And of course, information about Joseph Campbell's works on the subject, on the Joseph Campbell Foundation site:
The Hero With A Thousand Faces http://www.jcf.org/new/index.php?categoryid=83&p9999_action=details&p9999_wid=692
The Hero's Journey (semi-biographical film): http://www.jcf.org/new/index.php?categoryid=83&p9999_action=details&p9999_wid=681
Compare the stories of (a) Odin hanging from the world tree, Yggdrasil, (b) the Buddha seated under the Bodhi Tree, and (c) the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Do all of these religious episodes follow the pattern of the hero’s journey? Find a comparable story from another continent. Does it follow the hero’s journey pattern?
Challenge the paradigm. Is the hero’s journey formula so flexible that it can be applied to any story with a main character and a beginning-middle-end story arc? Try to identify a successful book or movie that defies the hero’s journey pattern. Consider how that story could be modified to conform to the hero’s journey. Compare the two versions.
Bill Moyers interviews Joseph Campbell http://video.pbs.org/video/2201676017/
Video featuring respected screenwriter Chris Vogler's interpretation of Campbell's work http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SB_Q1gFsvIw
New Mexico State University iTunesU course on Mythology http://itunes.apple.com/us/itunes-u/mythology/id497995501
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TED-Ed Original lessons feature the words and ideas of educators brought to life by professional animators. Are you an educator or animator interested in creating a TED-Ed original? Nominate yourself here »
Meet The Creators
Chad Yapyapan
Animator
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Kirill Yeretsky
Director
Matthew Winkler
Educator
Michael Feuser
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Composer
Wing Luo
Artist
Robertino Zambrano
Motion Graphics Animator



