The Woman in the Story

Name: The Woman in the Story | Writing Memorable Female Characters
Brand: Michael Wiese Productions
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Writing Memorable Female Characters

Helen Jacey(Autor*in)

Michael Wiese Productions (Verlag)

1. Auflage

Erschienen am 1. November 2011

168 Seiten

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Intro
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedicatin Page
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
1 - The Power of the Heroine
Why Choose a Heroine?
Masculinity and Male Heroes
The Feminine Superthemes
Supertheme 1: Familiar Femininity
Supertheme 2: Feel Good Femininity
Supertheme 3: Fighting Femininity
Supertheme 4: Future Femininity
Exercise: Screenwriter's Self-Assessment Questionnaire
2 - The Memorability Factor
Character versus Story
Choosing a Character
Exercise: Finding Your Heroine
The Memorability Factor
A Memorable Story
Exercise: Your Heroine's M-Factor
3 - Going Against Type
Acceptable Clichés and Stereotypes
How to Use Role Choices
The Role Choice of Heroine
The Role Choice of Nurturer
The Role Choice of Dependant
The Role Choice of Believer
The Role Choice of Caryatid
Exercise: Your Heroine's Role Choice Questionnaire
4 - Making it Personal
Finding the Story
Heroine Story Types
Path to Wholeness
Tests of Love
Group Endeavor
Quest
Survival
Wandering Woman
Rites of Passage
The Talent
Theme
The Metaphoric Wound
Exercise: Your Heroine's Gifts and Wounds Questionnaire
5 - A Phase She's Going Through
The Phases and Theme
Phases and Structure
The Identity Phases
The Relating Phases
The Momentum Phases
Exercise: Phases in a Complex-Linear Film
6 - Women in Trouble
Cultural Conflict
The Layers of Conflict
Psychodynamics and Conflict
Exercise: Your Heroine's Conflict Questionnaire
7 - Feeling Good and Finding Love
The Importance of Union
Cultural Union
Men and Union
Union and Your Heroine's Story
The Layers of Union
The Steps to Love
Exercise: Your Heroine's Union Questionnaire
8 - Genres for Heroines' Stories
Genre and Your Story
The Primal Argument
Genre Bending: Evolutions in Genres
Drama
Romance and the Dramance
Romantic and Dramantic Comedy
Comedy
Thriller
Supernatural Thriller
Biopic
Musical
Science Fiction
Unpopular Genres for Heroines
Exercise: Genre Conventions
9 - Unsung Heroines
Forgettable Heroines
Heroine Softening
The Development Process
Managing Your Career
Future Heroines
Exercise: Screenwriter's Story Questionnaire
10 - A Heroine in Action: An Analysis of Juno
Juno's Supertheme
Juno's M-Factor
Role Choices
Story Type, Theme, and the Metaphoric Wound of Juno
Phases
Layers of Conflict
Layers of Union
Filmography
Film
Television
About the Author

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