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Psychology for screenwriters : building conflict in your script / William Indick.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, c2004.Description: xviii, 281 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0941188876
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 808.23
LOC classification:
  • PN 1996 I39p 2004
Online resources:
Contents:
The oedipal complex -- Neurotic conflict -- The psychosexual stages -- The ego defense mechanisms -- Dreamwork -- Normative conflict -- Identity crisis and beyond -- Archetypes of character -- Archetypes of plot -- The hero with a thousand faces -- The heroine's journey -- Inferiority complex -- Sibling rivalry -- Life styles -- Existential conflict -- Archetypes for the age of narcissism.
Summary: "To make their stories come alive, screenwriters must understand human behavior. Using this book, writers can make Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Erick Erikson, and Joseph Campbell their writing partners. Psychology for Screenwriters helps scribes craft psychologically resonant characters and conflict. You'll learn to create convincing motivation, believable identity development, and archetypes that produce authentic screen moments."--Jacket.
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Humanidades Humanidades (4to. Piso) PN 1996 I39p 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 1 Available 00000114843

Filmography: p. 239-270.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-274) and index.

The oedipal complex -- Neurotic conflict -- The psychosexual stages -- The ego defense mechanisms -- Dreamwork -- Normative conflict -- Identity crisis and beyond -- Archetypes of character -- Archetypes of plot -- The hero with a thousand faces -- The heroine's journey -- Inferiority complex -- Sibling rivalry -- Life styles -- Existential conflict -- Archetypes for the age of narcissism.

"To make their stories come alive, screenwriters must understand human behavior. Using this book, writers can make Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Erick Erikson, and Joseph Campbell their writing partners. Psychology for Screenwriters helps scribes craft psychologically resonant characters and conflict. You'll learn to create convincing motivation, believable identity development, and archetypes that produce authentic screen moments."--Jacket.

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