The story solution
Subtitle: 23 steps all great heroes must take
By: Eric Edson
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Studio City, CA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615930845
Subjects: Motion picture authorship; Heroes in motion pictures; Characters and characteristics in motion pictures; Motion picture plays; Technique; Handbooks, manuals
Notes: Includes filmography.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: new tools for writing great scripts; title: Laying the foundation. The screenwriter's goal; title: How we feel a movie; title: How change grips an audience; title: Conflict is king; title: Creating your characters. Elements of character; title: Dialogue that shines; title: Building story structure. Basic screen story structure; title: How the character growth arc fits in; title: The power of hero goal sequences. The 23 story steps in every hit movie; title: Shaping act one: hero goal sequences; title: First half of act two: sequences 7/12; title: Second half of act two: sequences 13/18; title: Act three resolution: sequences 19/23; title: Complete hero goal sequences for up; title: Epilogue.