Reflections of the Shadow

Name: Reflections of the Shadow | Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains for Film and TV
Brand: Michael Wiese Productions
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Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains for Film and TV

Jeffrey Hirschberg(Autor*in)

Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 1. September 2009

280 Seiten

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Cover
Title
Copyright
Table of Contents
Foreword
Prelude: In the Beginning There Was Luke. and Darth Opening Day of Star Wars
Part One: Exploring Memorable Heroes and Villains
Chapter 1: The Incomplete Hero: Why Do Heroes Do What They Do?
Chapter 2: The Villain as Outsider: Why Do Villains Do What They Do?
Chapter 3: Meet Ten Memorable Heroes
Peter Parker (Spider-Man)
Atticus Finch (To Kill a Mockingbird)
Indiana Jones (Raiders of the Lost Ark)
Rick Blaine (Casablanca)
Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs)
Rocky Balboa (Rocky)
Ellen Ripley (Aliens)
Oskar Schindler (Schindler's List)
Norma Rae Webster (Norma Rae)
General Maximus Decimus Meridus (Gladiator)
Chapter 4: Meet Ten Memorable Villains
Dr. Hannibal Lecter (The Silence of the Lamb)
Darth Vader (Star Wars)
The Wicked Witch of the West (The Wizard of Oz)
Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
Alex Forrest (Fatal Attraction)
Gordon Gekko (Wall Street)
The Joker (The Dark Knight)
Hans Gruber (Die Hard)
Noah Cross (Chinatown)
Annie Wilkes (Misery)
Part Two: Creating Memorable Heroes and Villains
Chapter 5: Conversations With the Screenwriters
Steven E. de Souza (Die Hard)
David Franzoni (Gladiator)
David Koepp (Spider-Man)
James Dearden (Fatal Attraction)
Chapter 6: Creating Your Own Memorable Heroes and Villains
The Hero-Villain Persona: Thirty-seven questions you need to ask your heroes and villains
A Persona in Progress: From the original screenplay The Samsons
Chapter 7: The Hero and Villain Treks in Three Acts
Die Hard
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Spider-Man
Chapter 8: Jeff's Eleven "Laws" of Great Storytelling
1 Assume everyone has ADD
2 Spend most of your time on the first ten pages of your script
3 Write roles to attract movie stars
4 Write economically
5 Make sure every character has a unique voice
6 Understand your audience
7 Know your three-act structure
8 Be aware of theme, and keep it consistent throughout the script
9 Watch and re-watch successful movies similar to your story
10 Know what your hero wants (the goal), what happens if he doesn't get what he wants (the stakes), and who/what is preventing him from getting what he wants (the villain)
11 Leave them wanting more
Chapter 9: Conclusion
Hero Don'ts
Villain Don'ts
References
About the author

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