Developing story ideas
By: Michael Rabiger.
Publisher: Focal Press
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Boston
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780240803982
Subjects: Motion picture authorship; Playwriting; Plots (Drama, novel, etc.)
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part one : Overview.; title: This book and its goals; title: About the creative process; title: Part two : Observation, improvisation, and self-examination assignments.; title: Introductions and playing "instant story"; title: Autobiography and influences; title: Observing from life; title: Artistic identity; title: Part three : Creative writing assignments.; title: A tale from childhood; title: Family story; title: A myth, legend, or folk tale retold; title: Dream story; title: Adapting a short story; title: News story; title: A documentary subject; title: 30-minute original fiction; title: Feature film; title: Part four : The emerging writer.; title: Revisiting your artistic identity; title: Part five : Expanding your work into its final form.; title: Story-editing your outline; title: Dramatic conventions; title: Expanding your outline; title: Part six : Mainly teachers.; title: For class leaders; title: Appendix : Scheduling a class