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C. Batty - Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist´s Journey - 9780230278349 - V9780230278349
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Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist´s Journey

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Description for Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist´s Journey Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; APFD; APFN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 148 x 18. Weight in Grams: 394.
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.

Product Details

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Number of pages
224
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
394g
Number of Pages
209
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230278349
SKU
V9780230278349
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About C. Batty
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).

Reviews for Movies That Move Us: Screenwriting and the Power of the Protagonist´s Journey
'Dr Batty is the perfect guide to the world of screenwriting. He knows the narrative journey of a character is also a psychological one - how the outer journey is an inner voyage into the depths of human experience. His great gift is to render this visible. In doing so he provides a guidebook to the inner world of emotions. ... Read more

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