Comments on: The power of stories - a visit to Hollywood http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/ Blog of P. Clint Rogers, PhD: Culture, Training, and Technology Specialist Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:42:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 By: Jason http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4007 Jason Mon, 14 Sep 2009 01:41:22 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4007 Wow, what an opportunity! How did you snag it? A screenwriting coach named James Bonnet (author of the book "Stealing Fire from the Gods") said the following about the impact of stories: "Having lured us into the adventure by fantasies and a taste, the great story them provides us with a road map or treasure map, which outlines all of the actions and tasks we have to accomplish in order to complete [a meaningful life change], and a tool kit for solving all of the problems that have to be solved to accomplish the actions and tasks. Every great story will divulge a little more of this truth, and bit by bit each step of the passage is revealed. Again, all of this is going on without the story recipient's conscious knowledge that it's happening." (p. 27) I believe great stories teach us as much or more than what we learn from other forms of instruction. So the impact some of the movies you mention have had on me is that they have taught me what it means to be a human being, and what my obligations are because of that fact. Wow, what an opportunity! How did you snag it?

A screenwriting coach named James Bonnet (author of the book “Stealing Fire from the Gods”) said the following about the impact of stories:

“Having lured us into the adventure by fantasies and a taste, the great story them provides us with a road map or treasure map, which outlines all of the actions and tasks we have to accomplish in order to complete [a meaningful life change], and a tool kit for solving all of the problems that have to be solved to accomplish the actions and tasks. Every great story will divulge a little more of this truth, and bit by bit each step of the passage is revealed. Again, all of this is going on without the story recipient’s conscious knowledge that it’s happening.” (p. 27)

I believe great stories teach us as much or more than what we learn from other forms of instruction. So the impact some of the movies you mention have had on me is that they have taught me what it means to be a human being, and what my obligations are because of that fact.

]]> By: Clint http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4008 Clint Mon, 14 Sep 2009 03:55:22 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4008 Great quote and thoughts Jason, thanks! Great quote and thoughts Jason, thanks!

]]> By: Behrooz http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4030 Behrooz Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:17:14 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4030 WoW, really wow, being in George Lucas' special effects studio is really exciting. Well I'm gonna talk about the impacts of the movies you mentioned above on the life of a generation, a generation after mine. The history and culture of my country is full of rich stories,literature and poems. Great people like: Saadi, Hafez, Ferdowsi, Mowlana(Rumi) and many others have had a significant impact on the life of we Iranians and even people of other cultures. However the current generation of young people are more familiar with characters like Harry Potter, Spiderman and ... than Rostam or Sohrab of Ferdowsi's Shahname. They wear t-shirts of those characters, stay in the long long queues to wait for the movies or books of these favorite characters like many other young people around the globe. Therefore they get closer to Hollywood-made stories while getting more away from their folklore ones. Yes, that's the power of Hollywood stories. Although these stories are younger than folklore and old stories they get more acceptance and have a greater impact on today's people lives. Ask a teen around you that if he/she likes Harry Potter or The Beauty and The Beast more. The new media influences the way that we tell and receive stories in a more visual and modern way. WoW, really wow, being in George Lucas’ special effects studio is really exciting.
Well I’m gonna talk about the impacts of the movies you mentioned above on the life of a generation, a generation after mine. The history and culture of my country is full of rich stories,literature and poems. Great people like: Saadi, Hafez, Ferdowsi, Mowlana(Rumi) and many others have had a significant impact on the life of we Iranians and even people of other cultures. However the current generation of young people are more familiar with characters like Harry Potter, Spiderman and … than Rostam or Sohrab of Ferdowsi’s Shahname. They wear t-shirts of those characters, stay in the long long queues to wait for the movies or books of these favorite characters like many other young people around the globe. Therefore they get closer to Hollywood-made stories while getting more away from their folklore ones. Yes, that’s the power of Hollywood stories. Although these stories are younger than folklore and old stories they get more acceptance and have a greater impact on today’s people lives. Ask a teen around you that if he/she likes Harry Potter or The Beauty and The Beast more.
The new media influences the way that we tell and receive stories in a more visual and modern way.

]]> By: Lydia Sugarman http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4123 Lydia Sugarman Wed, 21 Oct 2009 03:58:55 +0000 http://www.clintrogersonline.com/blog/2009/09/11/the-power-of-stories-a-visit-to-hollywood/#comment-4123 Access to the Letterman Center is only on Fridays and only to friends and family of employees. The campus just inside the the Lombard Gate in the Presidio is exquisite and a short walk to the Exploratorium. After the 20-minute film in a state-of-the-art theater of nothing but the special effects they've produced, your head is literally reeling. The whole experience is pretty darn incredible, very special. Access to the Letterman Center is only on Fridays and only to friends and family of employees. The campus just inside the the Lombard Gate in the Presidio is exquisite and a short walk to the Exploratorium. After the 20-minute film in a state-of-the-art theater of nothing but the special effects they’ve produced, your head is literally reeling. The whole experience is pretty darn incredible, very special.

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