Mapmaker's story

We need a story. It needs to be a strong enough story to become a scenario.

I have a story.

Yes.

A man.

A good start.

He took three journeys in his life.

Three.

The first was in his 20's. He set off with no plan and just wandered from place to place. He returned having seen a lot of places, met a lot of people, learned a lot, but felt he had missed something from not having prepared well.

He took his second journey in his 40s. This time he prepared well; he had maps, and a plan. On returning he reflected that he had seen a lot, missed very little, but had only received, not given much to people he met along the way.

His last journey he took in his 60s. This time, he took a map, as before, but before going he learned how to draw. He saw a lot, missed little, met a lot of people, and taught people along to way to draw maps. He returned home feeling he had given and received on this his final journey.

The story has good structure. It's a nice myth. But as it is, it's not a movie script. It's hard to film a myth. Too structured, too simple, too solemn.

I developed the story from a mathematical formula. It's a three part story. Each part has two elements. Part one: 0-0. Part two: 0-1. Part three: 1-1.

But you need to put flesh on the skeleton. We need to know who he was. When he lived. Where he went. Why he went travelling. How he got around.
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