Character is structure : the insider's guide to screenwriting
Hughes, Phil2023
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This work 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.
Main title:
Character is structure : the insider's guide to screenwriting / Phil Hughes and Ted Wilkes.
Author:
Hughes, Phil, authorWilkes, Ted, author
Imprint:
London : BFI, 2023.
Collation:
241 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes index.
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9781839024818 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
808.23808.23 WILK
Language:
English
BRN:
2361122
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