Emotional structure : creating the story beneath the plot ; a guide for screenwriters
Author: Peter Dunne
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781884956539
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Peter Dunne
Publisher: Quill Driver Books
Published: 2007
Total Pages: 420
ISBN-13: 9781884956539
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Linda J. Cowgill
Publisher: Lone Eagle
Published: 2008-01-08
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 1580650708
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Art of Plotting is a complete, clear guide to creating compelling plots for film. Integrate plot, characterization, and exposition to make stories real. Learn with examples from new and classic movies examine great plots in action. Plot must be as much about the emotions of the characters as it is about the events of the story. That’s the message of The Art of Plotting, which teaches screenwriters how to integrate plot, characterization, and exposition to make stories compelling. Using examples from recent and classic movies, author Linda J. Cowgill demonstrates how the plot springs naturally from the characters—and how that technique makes audiences connect with the story on a more intimate level. Examples include American Beauty, Shakespeare in Love, Erin Brockovich, Spider-Man, Chinatown, Jaws, and more. Easy exercises reveal common plot problems and help writers overcome them. Clear and easy to understand and to use, The Art of Plotting shows exactly how great plotting evolves from characters caught in life-changing conflicts—and how to create great plots driven by that idea.
Author: Zachariah Rush
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2014-01-10
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 0786491078
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This work analyzes dramatic structures, from Sophocles to Orson Welles and the 21st century cinema, all from the viewpoint of Hegelian dialectic. Utilizing this dialectical process the author demonstrates its particular application to the writing of a screenplay, which should not be considered a simple schematic or formulaic blueprint but legitimate dramatic literature.
Author: Blake Snyder
Publisher:
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781615931712
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!
Author: Rachel Ballon
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-04
Total Pages: 197
ISBN-13: 1135613842
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a "blueprint" for writers to follow for each new screenplay--from original concept to completed script. Author and international script consultant Dr. Rachel Ballon explores the writing craft and emphasizes creativity in the writing process. She blends her expertise in script analysis and writing coaching with her personal experience as a screenwriter to help writers construct their stories and characters. Starting with the story's framework, Dr. Ballon helps readers to understand the key "building blocks" of story structure and character development, including characters' emotional and psychological states, story conflicts, and scene and act structure. She also covers the essential components in the script writing process, such as outlines, script treatments, synopses, and formats. Dr. Ballon devotes a chapter to overcoming writer's block--the writer's greatest obstacle--and offers guidance for taking the next steps once a script is completed. A practical tool for any writer, this distinctive resource: *offers a blueprint for writers to follow, breaking the writing process down into specific, easy-to-follow steps; *stresses the psychology of the characters as well as that of the writer; and *offers first-hand knowledge of the screenwriting process and gives practical advice for completing and marketing scripts. With its unique and insightful approach to the writing process, this book will be indispensable for scriptwriters, fiction writers, and professional writers, and it will serve as a useful text in screenwriting courses.
Author: Sue Fagalde Lick
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Published: 2007-05-01
Total Pages: 194
ISBN-13: 1610350839
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Pick up the Sunday paper and consider how many stories it takes to fill all those pages. How can any newspaper staff produce so many stories every day, every week, every month of the year and keep up with breaking news, too? They can't. They use freelancers.This book serves as a guide to newspaper freelancing both for beginners and for more experienced writers who want to expand their markets.
Author: Linda J. Cowgill
Publisher: Lone Eagle
Published: 2005-09-01
Total Pages: 273
ISBN-13: 1580650635
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Writing Short Films is one of the bestselling university text books on writing short film screenplays. This updated and revised edition includes several new chapters.
Author: Barbara Abercrombie
Publisher: New World Library
Published: 2013
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1608681564
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →"Barbara Abercrombie, an author and creative writing instructor at UCLA Extension, offers 365 days' worth of guidance for writers seeking to warm up, stretch, and build creative muscle"--Provided by publisher.
Author: Rima Greer
Publisher: Linden Publishing
Published: 2007-10-01
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 1610351142
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In this book you'll find everything you always wanted to know about the real, honest-to-not-so-goodness, day-to-day inner workings of Hollywood. Not the glamorous Oscar-winning-Spielberg-red-carpet Hollywood, but the real-life daily grind of working Hollywood. For the very first time, a Hollywood film agent has opened up her phone sheet and crackberry to show us how agents, writers, and directors function in a world of producers, development executives, and studio executives. This isn't another book dishing the dirt about the rich and famous; it's a fresh, tell-all translation from Hollywood-speak to plain English, a peek behind the wizard's curtain into a culture that's rarely captured without cliche and hyperbole. You'll learn how to get an agent, how to keep one, what they do, and what they don't do. You'll learn how agents navigate through the murky, film-world politics and even why agents are such infamous liars.
Author: Darcy Pattison
Publisher: Mims House
Published: 2016-05-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 1629440671
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