FREE BOOK: The CHRISTIAN HIERARCHY OF NEEDS
The Secret to Unlocking Stories That Matter
Hollywood teaches writers to aim for Self-Actualization. The Bible calls us to something higher. Download the 245-page guide that is changing how Christian creatives write, direct, and produce.
Why do so many faith-based films feel hollow? You know the feeling. You’re watching a Christian movie, and suddenly, a cringe. The dialogue feels forced. The character’s transformation feels unearned. The message overtakes the medium.
The problem isn’t our talent. It’s our framework. For decades, screenwriting gurus have taught us to build characters based on Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. They teach that the ultimate goal of a hero is Self-Actualization. Or, even higher through Transformation when the hero brings others to self-actualize.
But as Christian storytellers, we know that "finding yourself" isn't the end of the journey. It’s the beginning of the problem.
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"The Christian Hierarchy of Needs" is Designed to Help
In this groundbreaking book, author and veteran filmmaker George D. Escobar flips the script. Instead of climbing Maslow’s pyramid of self-worship, this book teaches you how to guide your characters up the Divine Ladder found in 2 Peter 1:5-8.
Inside this 245-page PDF, you will discover:
- The Anti-Maslow Method: Why your protagonist must move from "Survival" not to "Success," but to "Sacrifice."
- The 8 Steps of Sanctification: How to use Faith, Virtue, Knowledge, and Self-Control as literal plot points in your screenplay.
- Case Studies: Breakdowns of scenes where Agape (Love) crushes Eros (Desire), featuring examples from cinema history.
- The "Review Mirror" Technique: How to fix a broken Third Act by looking at your character’s spiritual flaw in Act One.
It all starts with 2 Peter 1:5-8
- 5 For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith goodness; and to goodness, knowledge;
- 6 and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, steadfastness (perseverance during trials); and to steadfastness, godliness;
- 7 and to godliness, mutual affection; and to mutual affection, love.
- 8 For if you possess these qualities in increasing measure, they will keep you from being ineffective and unproductive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We will unpack, examine, and apply each of these qualities one at a time, with vigor and without reservations.
Author Bio: George D. Escobar is the co-founder of Storytellers Film Academy and 3 Days Studios, and a veteran filmmaker. His teaching materials have reached thousands of students, helping them integrate artistic excellence with spiritual formation.
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