Rabiger, Michael Developing Story Ideas ISBN 13: 9780240807362

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The vast majority of screenplay and writing books focus on story development and have little to say about the initial concept that generated the piece. Developing Story Ideas offers writers a spectrum of resources and a structure of writing practice so that anyone can quickly and reliably generate a wide variety of stories in a broad range of forms. It first shows you how to observe situations, acts, and themes-and use these observations as the basis for storytelling. Exercises and projects help you draw an artistic self-profile to summarize what you most need to investigate in your creative work.

Micahel Rabiger, a renowned teacher, author, educator, and mentor, proves we all have the inner resources and life experiences to be creative. He guides aspiring writers step by step to come up with quality story ideas in a broad range of forms: a screenplay, short story, documentary, or play.

* Feeling stuck? Learn to quickly and reliably generate creative ideas for stories, scripts, and more
* Not just another screenplay book: covers the artistic work that must happen before writing the winning script or novel
* Exercises and projects help you quickly develop a wealth of material
* Step-by step approach suitable for beginners
* Author has written best-selling directing and documentary books

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Unique book on generating good ideas for stories and developing an artistic identity
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This book provides exercises and projects to help each person draw an artistic self-profile to summarize what he or she most needs to investigate in their creative work. It teaches narrative structure and critical language, and asserts that giving and taking criticism is an essential part of the creative process. It treats fiction and non-fiction as highly related - for fiction needs its roots in the real world, while documentary needs narrative drive and structure to impose meaning on its reality. All the assignments are illustrated with examples of student work and/or pieces drawn from classic works of literature and film, each followed by meaningful and sensitive commentary from the author. Throughout the book the author has placed boxed text to emphasize information that is critical to the success of a particular writing project or to the creative process generally. In this atmosphere people naturally form the friendships, creative partnerships, and teams that make filmmaking gratifying and productive.

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  • PublisherFocal Press
  • Publication date2005
  • ISBN 10 0240807367
  • ISBN 13 9780240807362
  • BindingPaperback
  • Edition number2
  • Number of pages254
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