Monomyth Trailer Brainstorming

Last week my class started on a new assessment of ours which is based off the Hero's Journey. We are to create a 2-3 minute trailer that clearly shows aspects of the Hero's Journey and specific archetypical characters within it. I am very excited to start this trailer as it is just like our last trailer assessment but we get to extend the length of the trailer, leaving space for more depth into characters and the storyline.

Below are some brainstorming points that I had made to help the development of my trailer. I have chosen to go with my second idea as I feel I have a close connection with it, and the basis of the story was easier to build upon.

Idea #1

• Girl who loves fairytales and books, opens one in the school library and gets taken into the book and has to go through the novel to get back home, must go through different obstacles.
• Normal girl, turns into the Hero
• Witch is the mentor, helping her to get back home
• The fairy is the bad guy, not wanting to let the main character out of the book

Idea #2

• Georgia Mae Hudson is shy, outcast, doesn’t know what she wants to be, has social anxiety
• Has one best friend that she’s had since her toddler years, she knows she wants to be a lawyer though.
• Her mother wants her to be a lawyer like Jenny (who is smart and has good grades)
• Doctor announces to Georgia and to mother that Georgia has social anxiety. Doctor asks what kind of things Georgia does to release of her stress and anxiety. 
• Georgia like to play piano. Only in her spare time and at home, though.
• School talent show is coming up and Georgia’s piano teacher thinks she should enter because she knows how much talent she has.
• Georgia had tried to perform a piece in front of her music class and gets too frightened and runs out of the room. “I can’t even play in front of my own music class, how am I supposed to play in front of the whole school?”
• Her piano teacher keeps encouraging her and telling her she can do it, she is very supportive and helps her in every way she can
• The night of the talent show, Georgia slowly walks onto the stage, her mother and piano teacher sitting side by side, smiling at her supportively. Georgia successfully plays. “You don’t know, until you try.”

Type	Name	Association with Hero	Info
Hero	Georgia Mae Hudson	-	16 years old. Doesn’t really know who she is, shy, an outcast, soon becomes diagnosed with social anxiety disorder, plays piano to release stress but only ever at home.
Mentor	Miss Belle	Piano Teacher	Has a lot of faith in Georgia and her piano playing and thinks it is time she should show the world. Miss Belle suggests Georgia enters the school talent show.
Shadow/Antagonist	Social Anxiety	Georgia is diagnosed with the disorder	Georgia spends the whole movie trying to overcome it.
Ally/Sidekick	Ally Deyes	Best friend	Has known Georgia basically her whole life, they have stuck together for so many years.
Shapeshifter	Mrs Hudson	Georgia’s Mother	At the beginning she has doubt in Georgia, not understanding why she doesn’t know what to do with her life. Once she realises Georgia has social anxiety, she tried her best to support her and in the end she is proud of her performance at the school talent show.
Goddess	metaphor		Georgia’s future and what she wants to do.
Goddess	Phil	A boy that goes to her school	He is a cellist and may have a little bit of interest in Georgia after seeing her play beautifully on the piano.

I then talked to Mr Andrews about my storyline and gained some feedback on my storyline. His tips will most definitely help me develop my storyline into a greater and more powerful depth.

TIPS FROM MR ANDREWS:

• Go further; next step.
• The school talent show isn’t enough of a big reward
• The hero is supposed to be more selfless so the big reward at the end should also help others rather than themselves.