The Instinctive Screenplay - Watching and Writing Screen Drama (Paperback, 1st Ed. 2017)

What is it that makes humans engage with a dramatic narrative? Is it linked to our primitive selves, contained within our instinctive experience? This innovative text argues that understanding how and why our human instincts are brought into play as we watch screen drama is the key to writing it. Analysing four powerful instincts - willpower, logic, morality and emotion - Sam North explores how they determine our level of involvement in their drama, and how screenwriters can use them to develop their craft. Including a variety of both well-known and less famous examples, from The Shawshank Redemption to Samira Makhmalbaf's The Apple, this book offers a fresh new approach to thinking about, discussing and writing screenplays.

General

Imprint:	Red Globe Press
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Sam North
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 12mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	212
Edition:	1st Ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-60749-2
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Drama texts, plays > From 1900 > Film & television screenplays
LSN:	1-137-60749-1
Barcode:	9781137607492

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