| Description |
vi, 152 pages ; 22cm |
| Series |
Writing handbooks.
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| Contents |
PART 1. Notes for the creation of a character: 1. Roots of a character -- 2. Birth marks -- 3. Learning through experience -- 4. The character now -- PART 2. Character within script: 5. Character motivation and the plot -- 6. The emotional journey -- 7. The emotional journey. Case study. When Harry met Sally -- 8. Description and self-description -- 9. Heroes and villains -- 10. Secondary and minor characters -- 11. The comic character -- 12. Leaving your characters -- Index |
| Summary |
Deals with the creation and writing of characters for the script media of stage, radio and screen. Citing numerous examples, chapters address the character's roots, complexity, relationship with plot, and audience identification |
| Analysis |
Writing & editing |
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Screenplays/Film Scripts |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Characters and characteristics in literature.
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Motion picture authorship.
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Radio plays -- Authorship.
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Television plays -- Authorship.
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| ISBN |
0713658029 paperback |
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0713669500 reprint |
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