Christopher Vogler
Encyclopedia
Christopher Vogler is a Hollywood development executive
best known for his guide for screenwriters, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
.
in the development department. He has also taught in the USC School of Cinema-Television, Division of Animation and Digital Arts
as well as at UCLA extension. He is President of the company Storytech Literary Consulting. It was founded in 1999 and its Vice President, Brad Schreiber
, consults on scripts and books, utilizing Vogler's approach.
. As with Lucas, Vogler was inspired by the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell
, particularly The Hero with a Thousand Faces
.
Vogler used Campbell's work to create the now-legendary 7-page company memo for Hollywood screenwriters, A Practical Guide to The Hero with a Thousand Faces http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm. Vogler later developed his memo into the late 1990s book, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
(ISBN 978-1-932907-36-0).
Development executive
In film production, a development executive is a high-level position generally above a Creative Executive on the Studio Executive totem pole, their duties are tasked with reading scripts and finding source material which can be turned into motion picture content .-References: What A Development...
best known for his guide for screenwriters, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers is a popular screenwriting textbook by writer Christopher Vogler, focusing on the theory that most stories can be boiled down to a series of narrative structures and character archetypes, described through mythological allegory.Vogler based this...
.
Career
Vogler has worked for Disney studios, Fox 2000 pictures, and Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
in the development department. He has also taught in the USC School of Cinema-Television, Division of Animation and Digital Arts
Division of Animation and Digital Arts
The John C. Hench Division of Animation and Digital Arts at the USC School of Cinematic Arts, Los Angeles, United States, is an "international and multi-cultural program focusing on animation in all its forms." The program offers an undergraduate minor and major in animation, MFA, and Ph.D in...
as well as at UCLA extension. He is President of the company Storytech Literary Consulting. It was founded in 1999 and its Vice President, Brad Schreiber
Brad Schreiber
Brad Schreiber is an American playwright, screenwriter, author, journalist, essayist, literary consultant and instructor, as well as actor and producer...
, consults on scripts and books, utilizing Vogler's approach.
Education
Vogler studied filmmaking at the USC School of Cinema-Television, the alma mater of George LucasGeorge Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
. As with Lucas, Vogler was inspired by the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion. His work is vast, covering many aspects of the human experience...
, particularly The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces is a non-fiction book, and seminal work of comparative mythology by Joseph Campbell...
.
Vogler used Campbell's work to create the now-legendary 7-page company memo for Hollywood screenwriters, A Practical Guide to The Hero with a Thousand Faces http://www.skepticfiles.org/atheist2/hero.htm. Vogler later developed his memo into the late 1990s book, The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers is a popular screenwriting textbook by writer Christopher Vogler, focusing on the theory that most stories can be boiled down to a series of narrative structures and character archetypes, described through mythological allegory.Vogler based this...
(ISBN 978-1-932907-36-0).