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The Art of Plotting
L Cowgill
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Description for The Art of Plotting
Paperback. Plot must be as much about the emotions of the characters as it is about the events of the story. This book gives this message and teaches screenwriters how to integrate plot, characterisation and exposition to make stories compelling. Using examples from movies, it demonstrates how the plot springs naturally from the characters. Num Pages: 208 pages, b/w throughout. BIC Classification: CBV; CJCW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 37. Weight in Grams: 262.
Plot must be as much about the emotions of the characters as it is about the events of the story. That's the message in "The Art of Plotting", which teaches screenwriters how to integrate plot, characterisation and exposition to make stories compelling. Using examples from recent and classic movies, author Linda J. Cowgill demonstrates how the plot springs naturally from the characters - and how that technique makes audiences connect with the story on a more intimate level. Easy exercises reveal common plot problems and help writers overcome them.
Plot must be as much about the emotions of the characters as it is about the events of the story. That's the message in "The Art of Plotting", which teaches screenwriters how to integrate plot, characterisation and exposition to make stories compelling. Using examples from recent and classic movies, author Linda J. Cowgill demonstrates how the plot springs naturally from the characters - and how that technique makes audiences connect with the story on a more intimate level. Easy exercises reveal common plot problems and help writers overcome them.
Product Details
Publisher
Watson-Guptill Publications United States
Number of pages
208
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
Weight
261g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
Los Angeles, United States
ISBN
9781580650700
SKU
V9781580650700
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About L Cowgill
Linda J. Cowgill teaches at the Los Angeles Film School and Loyola Marymount University. Her books Secrets of Screenplay Structure and Writing Short Films are used in writing programmes across America. She lives in Los Angeles.
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