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Film Courage: What is the concept of going in and going out?
John Bucher, Writer and Narrative Consultant: In many traditions throughout history we have seen the importance of breathing be central to life. I inhale, I exhale, this is how I sustain life. In the same way within a story we have going in and going out. We have inhales and we have exhales. So often when storytellers are trying to create a certain level of pacing within their story they don’t recognize the natural organic rhythms of inhales and exhales.
In the same way in my own life I need to be able to go inside and go internally into the deeper sides of myself but if I spend all my time there, if that’s all I do, I’ll lose my mind. Sometimes I need to go out. I need to go to a restaurant with my friends. We need to have some drinks and some laughs. We need to go to the sports game and have some fun. We need to go to the movies. We need to do things that don’t have anything to do with anything except experiencing life together.
So many times we forget about the importance of balance both in the world of story and in our lives. It’s balance that brings us back into alignment not only with ourselves but back into alignment with the journey and the path that we are trying to embark on.
Film Courage: Fascinating, and just as someone may be a shallow breather, as I’ve been accused of, how is a story sometimes too shallow in its breath?
John: There are certain story types that really depend on shallow breaths…(Watch the video interview on Youtube here).
About:
John Bucher is a mythologist, storyteller, and writer based out of Hollywood, California. He serves as Executive Director for the Joseph Campbell Foundation and is an author, podcaster, and speaker. He has worked with government and cultural leaders around the world as well as organizations such as HBO, DC Comics, The History Channel, A24 Films, Atlas Obscura, and The John Maxwell Leadership Foundation. He has served as a producer, consultant, and writer for numerous film, television, and Virtual Reality projects. He is the author of six books including the best-selling Storytelling for Virtual Reality, named by BookAuthority as one of the best storytelling books of all time. John has worked with New York Times Best Selling authors, YouTube influencers with followings of more than 2 million, Eisner winners, Emmy winners, Academy Award nominees, and cast members from Saturday Night Live. He holds a PhD in Mythology & Depth Psychology and has spoken on 6 continents about using the power of story and myth to reframe how individuals, organizations, cultures, and nations believe and behave.
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