Classical storytelling and contemporary screenwriting :Aristotle and the modern scriptwriter

• 作者: Price, Brian,
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• 稽核項: xiv, 244 pages ;24 cm.
• 標題: Motion picture authorship.
• ISBN: 1138553409 , 9781138553408
• ISBN: 9781315148526
• 附註: Includes index. Section I. A prologue : Introduction : What you hold in your hands -- Aristotle's Poetics: it's all Greek to me -- Motivating factors: why we tell stories -- Starting the journey: defining the road ahead -- Section II. A beginning : Story: and I'm sticking to it -- Ideas: liar, liar pants on fire -- Conflict: people who write should throw stones -- Wholeness: we need some closure -- Magnitude: it all boils down to one thing -- Loglines: putting it all together (part 1) -- Section III. A middle : Plot: let's stay connected -- Reversals and recognitions: pieces of the action -- Change of fortune: covenant of the arc -- Fatal flaw: and the plot thickens -- Structure: the shape of things to come -- The three acts: let's break it down -- Anchor points: a pattern of design -- Character: the agents of the action -- Defining traits: what's good and appropriate -- The 5 Ps: they help build character -- Motivating behavior: goooooal! -- Structure revisited: filling in the gaps -- Set-up: stepping stones of act one -- Complications: stepping stones of act two -- Resolution: stepping stones of act three -- Stepping stones: building the great pyramids -- Beat sheets: putting it all together (part 2) -- Section IV. An end : Scenes: the building blocks -- Description: what you see is what you get -- Dialogue: what you say is what you get -- Dialogue continued: still more left to say -- Formatting: ah, the lovely white space -- Pages: putting it all together (part 3) -- First draft: and you're finally done -- Section V. A resolution : Rewriting: Ha! you thought you were done -- Theme: what's it all about, Ari? -- Conclusion : Bringing it all back home -- Appendices : Aristotle's guiding precepts ; Assignments ; Recommended reading ; Recommended movies.
• 摘要: "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 stories in essentially the same way. Why? Because there is a RIGHT way to tell a story, one built into our very DNA. In his seminal work Poetics, Aristotle identified the patterns and recurring elements that existed in the successful dramas of his time as he explored precisely why we tell stories, what makes a good one, and how to best tell them. In Classical Storytelling and Contemporary Screenwriting, Brian Price examines Aristotle's conclusions in an entertaining and accessible way and then applies those guiding principles to the most modern of storytelling mediums, going from idea to story to structure to outline to final pages and beyond, covering every relevant screenwriting topic along the way. The result is a fresh new approach to the craft of screenwriting--one that's only been around a scant 2,500 years or so--ideal for students and aspiring screenwriters who want a comprehensive step-by-step guide to writing a successful screenplay the way the pros do it." -- Book cover.
• 系統號: 005253281
• 資料類型: 圖書
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