The dramatic writer's companion : tools to develop characters, cause scenes, and build stories
Dunne, Will2017
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Will Dunne effortlessly blends condensed dramatic theory with specific action steps -- over sixty workshop-tested exercises that can be adapted to virtually any individual writing process and dramatic script. No ordinary guide to plotting, this handbook centres on the principle that character is key.
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Author:
Dunne, Will, author
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Edition:
2nd edition.
Imprint:
Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, 2017.©2017.
Collation:
xxv, 328 pages ; 23 cm.
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Notes:
"For playwrights and screenwriters" -- Cover.
Contents:
About this guideExercises at a glanceDeveloping your character. Stage 1: Fleshing out the bonesStage 2: Getting to know your character betterStage 3: Understanding who the character really isCausing a scene. Stage 1: Making things happenStage 2: Refining the actionStage 3: Refining the dialogueBuilding your story. Stage 1: Triggering the chain of eventsStage 2: Developing the throughlineStage 3: Seeing the big pictureFixing common Script ProblemsGlossaryAcknowledgments.
ISBN:
9780226494081 (paperback)
Dewey class:
808.2
Language:
English
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BRN:
745277
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