Movies that move us
Subtitle: screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey
By: Craig Batty
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 209
ISBN-13: 9780230278349
Subjects: Characters and characteristics in motion pictures; Motion picture plays; Technique; Motion picture authorship
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-200), filmography (p. 201) and index.
Table of contents: title: Screenwriting and the power of the protagonist's journey. Introduction; title: Exploring the duality of a screenplay narrative; title: Mythology and the hero's journey; title: Exploring the hero's journey; title: Re-defining the hero's journey into a new model for screenwriting; title: Conclusion; title: Screenplay case studies. Case study one: Muriel's wedding; title: Case study two: Little voice; title: Case study three: Cars; title: Case study four: Forgetting Sarah Marshall; title: Case study five: Sunshine cleaning; title: Case study six: Up.