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Offers writers a spectrum of resources and a structure of writing practice. This title shows you how to observe situations, acts, and themes-and use these observations as the basis for storytelling. It includes exercises and projects that help you draw an artistic self-profile to summarize what you need to investigate in your creative work.
List of contents
Introduction;
Part I: Overview; This Book and Its Goals; About the Creative Process;
Part II: Observation, Improvisation, and Self Examination Projects; Introductions and Playing 'Instant Story'; Autobiography and Influences; Observing from Life; Artistic Identity;
Part III: Creative Writing Assignments; A Tale from Childhood; Family Story; A Myth, Legend, or Folktale Retold; Dream Story; Adapting a Short Story; News Story; A Documentary Subject; Thirty Minute Original Fiction; Feature Film;
Part IV: The Emerging Writer; Revisiting Your Artistic Identity;
Part V: Expanding your Work Into Its Final Form; Story-Editing Your Outline; Dramatic Conventions; Expanding Your Outline; Appendix; Index
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"Using the tools of the screenwriter's trade, in a way that is slightly academic at times, Rabiger reveals how to chart a scene and represent its intensity as a dramatic arc, as well as exploring how to analyse stories for effectiveness, meaning and purpose, which is relevant to film and video creators at all levels." (What Digital Camcorder)
"Rabiger does a nice job, guiding the reader through the writing process from selecting a genre to creating the plot to developing interesting characters. If you'd like to become a better scriptwriter, this one is well worth the money." (Videomaker Magazine)
