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05568aam a22003738i 4500 001 910AC4BE664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20221117010035 008 210805s2022 sz a b 000 0 eng d 020 $a 3030796817 020 $a 9783030796815 035 $a (OCoLC)1264403437 040 $a UKMGB $b eng $e rda $c UKMGB $d OCLCO $d BDX $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d LMR $d BKL $d SFR $d VLW $d NUI $d SILO 050 4 $a PN1996 $b .M94 2022 082 04 $a 808.23 $2 23 100 1 $a Myers, Scott, $d 1953- $e author. 245 14 $a The protagonist's journey : $b an introduction to character-driven screenwriting and storytelling / $c Scott Myers. 264 1 $a Cham, Switzerland : $b Palgrave Macmillan, $c [2022] 300 $a xxxvi, 339 pages : $b illustrations (chiefly color) ; $c 24 cm 520 $a Character drives plot. Based on this principle, this book walks aspiring writers through the fascinating world of character-driven screenwriting. When a writer engages their characters, they start a process which naturally leads to the storys structure and everything else that makes for a well-written narrative. Exploring the protagonists journey and their "unity arc", Myers explains how a family of characters surrounds the protagonist and influences their transformation process. This easy-to-follow guide features activities that will help writers of any level develop their stories from concept to scene-by-scene outline. Based upon a popular workshop Myers has led with over a thousand writers at all levels of experience, this book is a must-have for screenwriting students, both undergraduate and graduate, and those looking at advanced story development. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Part I: The Protagonists Journey as Narrative Imperative -- Chapter One: The Protagonists Journey Due to their central role, engaging the Protagonist is the most important aspect of the story-crafting process -- Chapter Two: Character Arc In movies, there exists a recurring variety of character arcs including the most popular: positive transformation -- Chapter Three: Disunity The Protagonist needs to change as reflected in their initial state of disunity -- Chapter Four: Deconstruction Entering the New World, a series of challenges and trials deconstructs the Protagonists old ways of being -- Chapter Five: Reconstruction Freed from their old ways of being, the Protagonist is reconstructed by embracing heretofore untapped inner potential.-Chapter Six: Unity The Protagonist brings together all they have learned in the storys final struggle and in doing so achieves unity -- Chapter Seven: The Protagonists Place Within the Screenplay Universe The Protagonists journey interweaves between the External World and the Internal World -- Part II: The Protagonists Journey as Family of Characters -- Chapter Eight: Primary Character Archetypes Five narrative dynamics common to movies represented by these archetypes: Protagonist, Nemesis, Attractor, Mentor, Trickster -- Chapter Nine: Nemesis By providing opposition to the Protagonist, the Nemesis generates sustained conflict which creates the central drama of the story -- Chapter Ten: Attractor During their journey, the Protagonist intersects with Attractor characters who connect with the Protagonists emotional development -- Chapter Eleven: Mentor The Protagonist meets another type of ally, the Mentor who provides wisdom and contributes to the Protagonists intellectual growth -- Chapter Twelve: Trickster A shapeshifter tests the will of the Protagonist by switching from ally to enemy, enemy to ally, and generating complications -- Chapter Thirteen: Subplots Each Protagonist relationship with key characters is a mini-story with its own arc, theme, and contribution to the overall narrative -- Chapter Fourteen: Character Map There is a structure to the Protagonists relationships with the storys major characters -- Part III: The Protagonists Journey as Screenplay -- Chapter Fifteen: Breaking the Story I Begin the story-crafting process by engaging the storys central character with a Protagonist Character Treatment -- Chapter Sixteen: Breaking the Story II Use a series of brainstorming exercises to explore the story universe and develop its characters -- Chapter Seventeen: Breaking the Story III A first pass at wrangling the plot by working with Four Primary Plotline Points -- Chapter Eighteen: Breaking the Story IV Track the Protagonists transformation arc through Four Themeline Movements -- Chapter Nineteen: Breaking the Story V Expand the framework of the plot by identifying Ten Major Plotline Points -- Chapter Twenty: Breaking the Story VI Construct the final story structure, both Plotline and Themeline into a Narrative Throughline -- Chapter Twenty-One: Writing the First Draft Break down the writing process into sets of scenes from one Plotline Point to another all the way through the Denouement. . 650 0 $a Motion picture authorship. 650 0 $a Characters and characteristics in motion pictures. 650 0 $a Plots (Drama, novel, etc.) 650 7 $a Characters and characteristics in motion pictures. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00852298 650 7 $a Motion picture authorship. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01027122 650 7 $a Plots (Drama, novel, etc.) $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01067227 776 08 $i ebook version : $z 9783030796822 941 $a 3 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20231117021612.0 952 $l WAPD715 $d 20230928010140.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20230203010251.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=910AC4BE664511EDB99D19AA23ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search