Classical storytelling and contemporary screenwriting Aristotle and the modern scriptwriter
"Since we first arrived on the planet, we've been telling each other stories, whether of that morning's great saber-tooth tiger hunt or the latest installment of the Star Wars saga. And throughout our history, despite differences of geography or culture, we've been telling those...
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Abingdon, Oxon
Routledge
2018
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Table of Contents:
- chapter 18 Character: The Agents of the Action
- chapter 19 Defining Traits: What's Good and Appropriate
- chapter 20 The 5 Ps: They Help Build Character
- chapter 21 Motivating Behavior: Goooooaaal!!
- chapter 22 Structure Revisited: Filling in the Gaps
- chapter 23 Set-Up: Stepping Stones of Act One
- chapter 24 Complications: Stepping Stones of Act Two
- chapter 25 Resolution: Stepping Stones of Act Three
- chapter 26 Stepping Stones: Building the Great Pyramids
- chapter 27 Beat Sheets: Putting It All Together (Part 2)
- part SECTION IV An End
- chapter 28 Scenes: The Building Blocks
- chapter 29 Description: What You See Is What You Get
- chapter 30 Dialogue: What You Say Is What You Get
- chapter 31 Dialogue Continued: Still More Left to Say
- chapter 32 Formatting: Ah, the Lovely White Space
- chapter 33 Pages: Putting It All Together (Part 3)
- chapter 34 First Draft: And You're Finally Done
- part SECTION V A Resolution
- chapter 35 Rewriting: Ha! You Thought You Were Done
- chapter 36 Theme: What's It All About, Ari?
- chapter 37 Conclusion: Bringing It All Back Home
- Part SECTION I A Prologue
- chapter 1 Introduction: What You Hold in Your Hand
- chapter 2 Aristotle's Poetics : It's All Greek to Me
- chapter 3 Motivating Factors: Why We Tell Stories
- chapter 4 Starting the Journey: Defining the Road Ahead
- part SECTION II A Beginning
- chapter 5 Story: And I'm Sticking to It
- chapter 6 Ideas: Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire
- chapter 7 Conflict: People Who Write Should Throw Stones
- chapter 8 Wholeness: We Need Some Closure
- chapter 9 Magnitude: It All Boils Down to One Thing
- chapter 10 Loglines: Putting It All Together (Part 1)
- part SECTION III A Middle
- chapter 11 Plot: Let's Stay Connected
- chapter 12 Reversals and Recognitions: Pieces of the Action
- chapter 13 Change of Fortune: Covenant of the Arc
- chapter 14 Fatal Flaw: And the Plot Thickens
- chapter 15 Structure: The Shape of Things to Come
- chapter 16 The Three Acts: Let's Break It Down
- chapter 17 Anchor Points: A Pattern of Design