Developing story ideas : the power and purpose of storytelling / Michael Rabiger.
The vast majority of screenplay and writing books that focus on story development have little to say about the initial concept that inspired the piece. Developing Story Ideas: The Power and Purpose of Storytelling, Third Edition provides writers with ideational tools and resources to generate a wide...
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New York ; London :
Routledge,
2017.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Overview. 1 Goals and getting started ; 2 About the creative process
- Part II: The roots of invention. 3 Finding your artistic identity ; 4 Autobiography and influences ; 5 Playing CLOSAT and pitching ideas ; 6 Working from life
- Part III: Craft and concepts of drama. 7 Characters, their problems and conflicts ; 8 Developing characters of your own ; 9 Analyzing drama ; 10 Understanding story structure ; 11 The tools of drama ; 12 Giving critical feedback
- Part IV: Writing assignments. 13 Tale from childhood ; 14 Family story ; 15 A myth, legend, or folktale retold ; 16 Dream story ; 17 Adapting a short story for the screen ; 18 Ten-minute, news-inspired story ; 19 Documentary subject ; 20 Thirty-minute original fiction ; 21 Feature film
- Part V: Creating collaboratively. 22 Catalyzing drama
- Part VI: Developing as a writer. 23 Artistic identity and career ; 24 Story-editing your outline ; 25 Expanding to the finished product
- Index.