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183902481X |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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9781839024818 |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE |
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eng |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
808.23 HUG |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Hughes, Phil |
| 245 #0 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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Character is structure : |
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the insider's guide to screenwriting / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Phil Hughes and Ted Wilkes |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
London, |
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BFI: |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2023. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xxi, 240 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
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24 cm. |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
text |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
INTRODUCTION -- 1. THE BEGINNING -- ACT 1 - PART 1 - ONCE UPON A TIME -- ACT 1 - PART 2 - THE INVITATION -- ACT 2 - THE DARK FOREST -- 2. THE MIDDLE -- ACT 3 - PART 1 - DANGERS, ENCHANTMENTS, LOVE AND MAGIC -- ACT 3 - PART 2 - MONSTERS, FAILURES AND IMPOSSIBLE TASKS -- 3. THE END -- ACT 4 - THE LAST THROW OF THE DICE -- ACT 5 - (UN)HAPPILY EVER AFTER -- 4. CASE STUDIES -- 5. THE BEGINNING, THE MIDDLE AND THE END - BREAKING THE PARADIGM -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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This book seeks to reshape the way that writers think about constructing their story, looking at the subject from the inside out. Often practitioners and theorists examine work through the separate lenses of character and/or structure and then bring them together. Within this book, authors Hughes and Wilkes argue that character is structure and one without the other makes for a dissatisfying narrative. Through detailed case studies on films that span all genres, from mainstream franchises like The Hunger Games (2012-2015) and Shrek (2001-2010) to art house films such as Toto Le Heros (1991) and Eraserhead (1977), the authors reveal the dramatic imperative behind the central choices or dilemmas faced by every protagonist in every classic feature length narrative. They argue there is only one of five choices that any writer must make in inventing that key transition from the protagonist's ordinary world into the adventure that will form the heart of their story. Using the universal language of folk and fairy stories, this book gives writers and students a clear framework through which they can reference and improve their own storytelling. In doing so, it enables both the novice and experienced screenwriter to tell their story in the most authentic and impactful way, while keeping their protagonist at the heart of the narrative. |
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Motion picture authorship |
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Wilkes, Ted |
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author |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme |
Dewey Decimal Classification |