Day 3 Assignments

[Eric Humble]

Eric Humble’s Transformational Journey

What I learned is: This aspect of the transformational journey for my current outline (and many of my other projects as well) is what drew me to take this class. I’ve often struggled with creating the journey that leads from the “old ways” to the “new ways” in a way that feels organic to the story. With this concept and current outline, I’ve really struggled with what the journey can be and how it can unfold, so I’m excited to see how we construct this aspect — but I had a real breakthrough with the idea of writing a logline that focuses just on the transformational journey… it really helped me figure out where I want to the story to go and how it can impact the audience. The logline for the journey doesn’t pertain much to main plot of my thriller but it involves the red herring thread of the plot, and in doing so justifies that thread and ties it into the meaning of the story in a much deeper way than it did before… and this is all without making any adjustments to the outline at the moment! Just thinking through the story from this aspect is causing me to see it differently and understand it in a more impactful way.

Tell us your logline for the transformational journey.

An ambitious chef who only cares about his own success must help disrupt peace talks by smuggling in a group of refugees and discovers he can affect real change by picking a side other than his own self-interest.

Tell us what you see as the Old Ways.

Old Ways:

-Hyperfocused on success – on the “next thing”

-Refuses to take sides – only out for himself

-Backstabs, betrays, whatever it takes to get ahead

-Won’t propose to his pregnant girlfriend

Tell us what you see as the New Ways.

New Ways:

-Invested in his current restaurants and their clientele – even those who can’t advance

his career

-Picks a side – and loses a deal to establish his restaurants across NATO countries

-Creates charity meals for the refugee and immigrant community

-Proposes to his girlfriend

-Gives away a lucrative and prestigious opportunity to his ex-flame