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Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist’s Journey

ISBN: 0230278345
ISBN 13: 9780230278349
Autor: Batty, C
Verlag: Springer Verlag GmbH
Umfang: vii, 209 S.
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.10.2011
Auflage: 1/2011
Produktform: Gebunden/Hardback
Einband: GEB

Builds on Christopher Vogler’s famous concept of the Hero’s Journey, but develops this to offer new insights into the relationship between a film protagonist’s physical and emotional narratives Includes a host of detailed film case studies: Muriel’s Wedding, Little Voice, Cars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Sunshine Cleaning and Up Currently strong academic interest in screenwriting at both student and scholarly level Topical in the sense of locating an emotionally-deep and universal story within plots that may be driven by technology (VFX, CGI etc.) Useful for both film critics and film practitioners

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Beschreibung

From a screenwriting perspective, Batty explores the idea that the protagonist's journey is comprised of two individual yet interwoven threads: the physical journey and the emotional journey. His analysis includes detailed case studies of the films Muriel's Wedding, Little Voice, Cars, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Sunshine Cleaning and Up.

Autorenporträt

Craig Batty is Dean of Research at University of South Australia, Australia. He is a writer and script consultant, and has worked on short film, feature film and television projects. He is co-author of the books Writing for the Screen: Creative and Critical Approaches (2008) and Media Writing: A Practical Introduction (2010).

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