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Record Nr.

UNINA9910813913403321

Autore

Ballon Rachel Friedman

Titolo

Blueprint for screenwriting : a complete writer's guide to story structure and character development / / Rachel Ballon

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2005

ISBN

1-282-32154-4

9786612321542

1-4106-1112-4

Edizione

[Rev. ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

BallonRachel Friedman

Disciplina

808.2/3

Soggetti

Motion picture authorship

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Rev. ed. of: Blueprint for writing. c1994.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Preliminaries; Contents; Preface: Blueprint for Screenwriting; Preface Blueprint for Screenwriting; Chapter 1 Creativity Your Blueprint for Ideas; Chapter 2 Building Your Story; Chapter 3 Constructing Your Blueprint;  Laying Down the Framework; Chapter 4 Story Structure The Screenplay's Foundation; Chapter 5 The Main Character; Chapter 6 Characters and Conflict; Chapter 7 Creating the Character's Emotional Arc: The Heart of the Story; Chapter 8 The Psychology of Characters; Chapter 9 Structuring Scenes and Acts; Chapter 10 The Outline the Treatment The Synopsis; Chapter 11 Script Format

Chapter 12 DialogueChapter 13 Subtext; Chapter 14 Writing From Your Inner Cast of Characters; Chapter 15 Overcoming Writer's Block; Chapter 16 The Completed Screenplay; Index

Sommario/riassunto

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 block