The art of character creating memorable characters for fiction, film, and tv
"The ultimate guide for creating captivating charactersFormer private investigator and New York Times Notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, a...
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| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The art of character : |b creating memorable characters for fiction, film, and tv / |c David Corbett. |
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| 300 | |a xxix, 383 pages ; |c 21 cm | ||
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| 520 | |a "The ultimate guide for creating captivating charactersFormer private investigator and New York Times Notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization--from initial inspiration to realization--with special insights into the power of secrets and contradictions, the embodiment of roles, managing the "tyranny of motive," and mastering crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes. This is a how-to guide for both aspiring and accomplished writers that renders all other books of its kind obsolete"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 520 | |a "Former private investigator and New York Times Notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable toolkit for creating characters that come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring, and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization--from initial inspiration to realization--with special insights into the power of secrets and contradictions, the embodiment of roles, managing the "tyranny of motive," and mastering crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes. This is a how-to guide for both aspiring and accomplished writers that renders all other books of its kind obsolete"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 381-383). | ||
| 505 | 0 | |a Introduction -- Part one: Conceiving the character (1. Fingering smoke: are characters created or discovered? ; 2. Summoning ghosts: source material for characters ; 3. The examined life: using personal experience as an intuitive link to the character) -- Part two: Developing the character (4. Five cornerstones of dramatic characterization ; 5. Desire as purpose: a driving need, want, ambition, or goal ; 6. Desire denied: adaptations, defense mechanisms, and pathological maneuvers ; 7. The power of wounds: vulnerability ; 8. The gravity of the hidden: secrets ; 9. The paradox of this but that: contradictions ; 10. Serving and defying the tyranny of motive ; 11. Dynamic verrsus static: creating a biography from scenes ; 12. Flesh and blood and shoes: the character's physical nature ; 13. The tempest within: the character's psychological nature ; 14. The teeming world: the character's sociological nature ; 15. Picking a fight: politics ; 16. Quirks, tics and bad habits). | |
| 505 | 0 | |a Part three: Roles (17. Meaning and its messenger: the protagonist and the premise ; 18. The challenge of change: three protagonist questions ; 19. Ciphers, stiffs and sleepwalkers: protagonist problems ; 20. The character of conflict: the opponent ; 21. The army of others: secondary characters) -- Part four: Technique (22. The clash of character: scenes ; 23. The personal in perspective: point of view ; 24. Language as attitude: voice ; 25. Word as deed: dialog) -- Epilogue: the examined life redux: our characters, our selves. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Fiction |x Technique. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Characters and characteristics in literature. | |
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