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Available
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Publication
Three Mountain Press (2006), Edition: 1ST, Hardcover, 356 pages
Description
Inside Storyoffers the most important advancement in screenwriting theory to come along in years. Dara Marks's innovative method for structuring a screenplay is designed to keep writers focused on the heart and soul of their story so that plot, character and theme create a unified whole. This approach offers an easy to follow template for story construction, helping the writer to identify what the story is actually about- the thematic intention. It then uses the internal character development of the protagonist as a vehicle to drive the thematic intention and the line of action within the story.
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If I could give this six stars I would. There are few books I've read that add things so extremely important to my understanding of a topic. This book adds not one thing but several things. Insights about avoiding the "bad day at the office" problem or trying to use a romantic subplot to substitute
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for the lack of transformational character development or when static character development is preferable are extremely useful in editing and plot development. Show Less
Language
Original language
English
Physical description
356 p.; 9.1 inches
ISBN
0978812905 / 9780978812904
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