Film scripts and screenplays Books
Springer Nature Switzerland AG The Protagonist's Journey: An Introduction to
Book SynopsisCharacter drives plot. Based on this principle, this book walks aspiring writers through the fascinating world of character-driven screenwriting. When a writer engages their characters, they start a process which naturally leads to the story’s structure and everything else that makes for a well-written narrative. Exploring the protagonist’s journey and their “unity arc,” Myers explains how a family of characters surrounds the protagonist and influences their transformation process. This easy-to-follow guide features activities that will help writers of any level develop their stories from concept to scene-by-scene outline. Based upon a popular workshop Myers has led with over a thousand writers at all levels of experience, this book is a must-have for screenwriting students, both undergraduate and graduate, and those looking at advanced story development.Table of ContentsPart I: The Protagonist’s Journey as Narrative Imperative.- Chapter One: The Protagonist’s Journey – Due to their central role, engaging the Protagonist is the most important aspect of the story-crafting process.- Chapter Two: Character Arc – In movies, there exists a recurring variety of character arcs including the most popular: positive transformation.- Chapter Three: Disunity – The Protagonist needs to change as reflected in their initial state of disunity.- Chapter Four: Deconstruction – Entering the New World, a series of challenges and trials deconstructs the Protagonist’s old ways of being.- Chapter Five: Reconstruction – Freed from their old ways of being, the Protagonist is reconstructed by embracing heretofore untapped inner potential.-Chapter Six: Unity – The Protagonist brings together all they have learned in the story’s final struggle and in doing so achieves unity.- Chapter Seven: The Protagonist’s Place Within the Screenplay Universe – The Protagonist’s journey interweaves between the External World and the Internal World.- Part II: The Protagonist’s Journey as Family of Characters.- Chapter Eight: Primary Character Archetypes – Five narrative dynamics common to movies represented by these archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster.- Chapter Nine: Nemesis – By providing opposition to the Protagonist, the Nemesis generates sustained conflict which creates the central drama of the story.- Chapter Ten: Attractor – During their journey, the Protagonist intersects with Attractor characters who connect with the Protagonist’s emotional development.- Chapter Eleven: Mentor – The Protagonist meets another type of ally, the Mentor who provides wisdom and contributes to the Protagonist’s intellectual growth.- Chapter Twelve: Trickster – A shapeshifter tests the will of the Protagonist by switching from ally to enemy, enemy to ally, and generating complications.- Chapter Thirteen: Subplots – Each Protagonist relationship with key characters is a mini-story with its own arc, theme, and contribution to the overall narrative.- Chapter Fourteen: Character Map – There is a structure to the Protagonist’s relationships with the story’s major characters.- Part III: The Protagonist’s Journey as Screenplay.- Chapter Fifteen: Breaking the Story I – Begin the story-crafting process by engaging the story’s central character with a Protagonist Character Treatment.- Chapter Sixteen: Breaking the Story II – Use a series of brainstorming exercises to explore the story universe and develop its characters.- Chapter Seventeen: Breaking the Story III – A first pass at wrangling the plot by working with Four Primary Plotline Points.- Chapter Eighteen: Breaking the Story IV – Track the Protagonist’s transformation arc through Four Themeline Movements.- Chapter Nineteen: Breaking the Story V – Expand the framework of the plot by identifying Ten Major Plotline Points.- Chapter Twenty: Breaking the Story VI – Construct the final story structure, both Plotline and Themeline into a Narrative Throughline.- Chapter Twenty-One: Writing the First Draft – Break down the writing process into sets of scenes from one Plotline Point to another all the way through the Denouement.
£18.99
Springer International Publishing AG Writing and Producing for Children and Young Audiences
Book SynopsisThis book offers a comprehensive analysis of the writing and production strategies used in live-action fiction film and television produced for children and young audiences, in a period marked by remarkable change in screen consumption.
£125.99
Springer International Publishing AG Screen Production Research: Creative Practice as
Book SynopsisAimed at students and educators across all levels of Higher Education, this agenda-setting book defines what screen production research is and looks like—and by doing so celebrates creative practice as an important pursuit in the contemporary academic landscape. Drawing on the work of international experts as well as case studies from a range of forms and genres—including screenwriting, fiction filmmaking, documentary production and mobile media practice—the book is an essential guide for those interested in the rich relationship between theory and practice. It provides theories, models, tools and best practice examples that students and researchers can follow and expand upon in their own screen production projects.Trade Review“The collection of essays is comprehensive and, maybe even more importantly, it provides a starting point from which creative and academic discourse can take place. … encourages students and scholars to be open-minded about the possibilities of screen production research.” (Ashley R. Spillane, Film Matters, Vol. 09 (3), 2018)Table of Contents
£33.24
Suhrkamp Verlag Das Leben der anderen
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£11.88
ibidem-Verlag, Jessica Haunschild u Christian Schon Filming the Unfilmable: Casper Wrede's 'One Day
Book SynopsisIn this amply illustrated book, Hellman and Rogachevskii tell the fascinating story behind the screen adaptation of one of the most impactful novels of all times. Despite its huge global success, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn refused all offers to have his One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich turned into a movie for many years for artistic reasons. It took the full resolve and commitment of the Finnish director Caspar Wrede to bring this challenging project to fruition, eight years after the novel had been published. This second, expanded edition offers an all-encompassing account of the movie's production, reception and impact. Filled with little-known facts, it also gives unique and valuable insights into Solzhenitsyn's complex relationship with the art of film-making.Trade Review"This study is a labour of love for Russian literature scholars Ben Hellman and Andrei Rogachevskii. Chock-full of fascinating and often witty footnotes, the main text provides a thorough account of the film`s production." -- Scotland-Russia Forum Review"Wrede`s film is important -- for a long time the only film adaptation of Solzhenitsyn`s work and often moving. Hellman and Rogachevskii`s book is a valuable reminder and hopefully will encourage more interest." -- Society for Co-operation in Russian & Soviet Studies Information Digest
£27.19
Prodinnova Un chapeau de paille d'Italie
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£11.35
Tulika Nagarik – The Screenplays, Volume 1
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£12.34
Ma Non Troppo Cómo Escribir El Guión Que Necesitas: Cine -
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£16.98
Anagrama Lacombe Lucien
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£18.59
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp All We Imagine as Light
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£12.34
Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Transformers One
£9.93
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Short Film Screenwriting
Book SynopsisAustin Bunn is Associate Professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University, USA. He is the author of The Brink: Stories and co-author of A Killer Life: How an Independent Producer Survives Deals and Disasters Far From Hollywood, one of the Hollywood Reporter Top 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time. He wrote the screenplay for Kill Your Darlings and has written scripts and pilots for Lionsgate, Participant Media, Fox2000, and Tomorrow Studios. His award-winning short films have screened nationally and internationally.
£85.50
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Short Film Screenwriting
Book SynopsisAustin Bunn is Associate Professor in the Department of Performing and Media Arts at Cornell University, USA. He is the author of The Brink: Stories and co-author of A Killer Life: How an Independent Producer Survives Deals and Disasters Far From Hollywood, one of the Hollywood Reporter Top 100 Greatest Film Books of All Time. He wrote the screenplay for Kill Your Darlings and has written scripts and pilots for Lionsgate, Participant Media, Fox2000, and Tomorrow Studios. His award-winning short films have screened nationally and internationally.
£21.99
Insight Editions Jurassic Park: The Official Script Book
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£17.09
