The Pleasures of Structure: Learning Screenwriting Through Case Studies
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| Rating | : | 4.13 (842 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 144110139X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 312 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-02-18 |
| Language | : | English |
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The excellent critical glossary of screenwriting terms at the end also makes this book truly unique--it is worth the purchase price alone.” Michael Grais, Filmmaker and Acclaimed Screenwriter of Poltergeist“In the world of the screenwriter the simple things we see are always complicated. Hoxter boldly goes…!” Tony Moon, Filmmaker and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of the Creative Industries, Southampton Solent University, UK“A stunningly thoughtful and unique approach to teaching screenwriting grounded in both a love of movies and exceptional research. Whether you are a veteran writer or starting your first screenplay, the
He has taught screenwriting and filmmaking in the US and the UK for over 15 years. Julian Hoxter is the Screenwriting Coordinator and Associate Professor of Screenwriting in the Cinema Department of San Francisco State University, USA. He is an award winning educator and filmmaker whose films have been shown in fes
Nicholas O'Mahony said Outstanding & Enjoyable Screenwriting Book. This is an outstanding book for honing one’s craft as a screenwriter. It provides essential guidance to give deep structure to a screenplay, and illuminates this process with guided dialogues which answer many of the questions writers will have whilst wrestling with their scripts.The case studies help the re. Sunspot said Hold off on the 6-pack, buy this instead. Really helpful book on screen-writing. If you have any desire at all to learn structure, this is your book. Personally I wanted to learn it so I could fully understand the rules and just how to break them. Whether you want to learn the standard or how to break free. This is your book.
Both movies have protagonists with the same basic problem, the same goal, and they use the same basic structure to tell their stories. Of course they are very different films and they work on their audiences in very different ways. For example, the first case study will offer the example of a well written, professional, mainstream movie against which our later and more adventurous examples can be compared. For example, good structure requires a great premise and rigorous character development. This book will test that formula to breaking point. Our linked case studies will expose how simple choices, like reversing the order of elements of the protagonist's transformational arc and shifting ownership of key story beats, has an enormous impact on how we respond to a structural model that is otherwise functionally identical.. The Pleasures of Structure starts from the premise that the ability to develop a well understood and articulated story structure is the most important skill a screenwriter can develop. This model is tested against a range of examples which are chosen to explore the flexibility not only of that model but of movie storytelling more generally. So the lessons we learn examining the animated family adventure movie How To Train Your Dragon lead us directly to ask questions of our second ca