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Offering a definitive approach by which any individual may learn to unleash the power of the personal, this book provides the reader with an exhaustive guide on how to tell the stories they're uniquely qualified to tell.
List of contents
Introduction; Part 1 Voice: The Exercises; 1. Orientation; 2. Point Of View; 3. Realms Of Influence; 4. Personal Topographies/Geography As Destiny; 5. Call Of The Wild: Exploring The Untamed; 6. Imagination Repositories: Journals, Sketchbooks, Archives; 7. ¿¿¿¿¿¿ ¿¿¿¿¿¿¿-Know Thyself!; 8. Hello Dark Side; 9. The Better Angels In Our Nature; 10. Self & Family/Self & Society; 11. Digging Deeper: Pivotal Moments; 12. Digging Deeper: Wants & Needs; 13. Listening To The Voices Of Others; 14. Pop Quiz Redux; Part 2 Storycraft: Strategies To Sharpen, Shape & Structure "Voice"; 15. Introduction; 16. Truth Through The Lens Of Fiction: Personal Investigation To Creative Realization; 17. Applying The Blade; 18. Story Core; 19. Aristotle!; 20. Support Beams; 21. "Advanced" Topics In Narrative Structure; 22. Central Character; 23. Oppositional Forces; 24. Exposition & Backstory; 25. Dialogue & Subtext; 26. Theme; 27. Storycraft Cheat Sheets & Other Structural Assists; Final Thoughts On Storycraft; Part 3 Voice In The Marketplace; 28. Voice & Commerce; Bibliography; Index
About the author
Katherine Lindberg, an award-winning writer-director, is an Associate Arts Professor and Head of Studies for Production at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Undergraduate Film and Television Program. Teaching across the writing, directing, and production areas at the #1 film school in the USA, Katherine brings an expansive knowledge of and deep understanding to the development of singular creative voices.
Summary
Offering a definitive approach by which any individual may learn to unleash the power of the personal, this book provides the reader with an exhaustive guide on how to tell the stories they’re uniquely qualified to tell.
