Language of a Script
The Hero's Journey
Guess That Movie
100

INT. CLASSROOM. MORNING.

Slug Line

100

What is the name for the event that kicks off a Hero's Journey

Call to Adventure

100

"Toto, I have a feeling we are not in Kansas anymore"

The Wizard of Oz

200

The boy walks over to his principle

Action Line

200

At the end of the story, what is an important aspect of a Hero's finale?

That they have changed in some way

200

"On October Third, he asked me what day it was"

Mean Girls

300

STACY

Character

300

What is the phrase to describe when the main character has fully traveled outside their "ordinary place"?

Crossing the Threshold

300

"Mama always said life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get"

Forest Gump

400

What is another common phrase used to describe "Slug Lines"

Scene Header

400

Who does the main character meet at the start of their journey?

Their "mentor"

400

"I see dead people"

The Sixth Sense

500

What is the order of lines that starts of each scene?

Slug Line, Action Line, Character, Dialogue

500

What is the phrase to describe the events that happen in between the start and end of the main characters journey?

Trials and Tribulations

500

"It's alive! It's alive!"

Frankenstein

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