Screenwriting
An Adventure into Wonder
Will be published approx. on 20. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
277 pages
978-1-7924-5257-4 (ISBN)
Description
Screenwriting: Adventure into Wonder explores the wonder of storytelling from a Judeo-Christian perspective. At its heart, the text addresses the idea that all story is born out of a broken relationship with God. Fundamentally it suggests story is a purposeful and meaningful encounter with God for the writer and hopefully at some level for a reader or viewer of fictional stories. This screenwriting book is a guide for writers to explore the wonder of their own story and how their own life informs stories they want to tell. - Act One of the text helps a writer consider the origins of story, the root of human conflict, and the personal dynamics of character all in relation to a student's own story. The backdrop for this exploration is the struggle between the image of God and the image of sinful human in every soul.
- Act Two lays a framework for the practical aspects of writing screenplays, from idea generation to character development to screenplay structure.
- Act Three hopefully propels the reader to believe the value of the stories they create because of the intrinsic value they have as a child of God.
- Completing the Writing Exercises students will write authentically and honestly by having them explore their own life stories.
- Act Two lays a framework for the practical aspects of writing screenplays, from idea generation to character development to screenplay structure.
- Act Three hopefully propels the reader to believe the value of the stories they create because of the intrinsic value they have as a child of God.
- Completing the Writing Exercises students will write authentically and honestly by having them explore their own life stories.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
181 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7924-5257-4 (9781792452574)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
- Act 1: The Set Up
- Act 1, Scene 1
- The Importance of Your Story
- Why Tell Your Stories?
- Who Are You? Where did you come from?
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1, Scene 2
- Who Created Story?
- Why did God create Story? The Universality of Emotional Truth
- Writing Exercises
- Act 1, Scene 3
- Paradise-Fall-Paradise
- God's Story
- Classic Story
- Story, The Father's Call
- No Conflict, No Story
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1, Scene 4
- The Heart of Conflict
- The First Instance of Conflict (The Heart of Conflict)
- The Next Level of Conflict
- Sinful Human and God
- Human Made in God's Image and Sinful Human
- Sinful Human and Sinful Human
- The Reality of the Spirit World
- Summary
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1 Scene 5
- The Judeo-Christian Imagination
- Image-Makers
- The Moral Universe
- Redemption
- Explicit Redemption
- Implicit Redemption
- Summary
- Writing Exercises
- Act 2: Rising Action
- Act 2, Scene 6
- Story Idea Generation
- Adore or Abhor
- Story Idea Sparks
- Media
- Personal Influencers
- Scriptures or Quotes
- Historical Events or People
- Social Issues
- Summary
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 7
- Character Development
- The Want
- The Need
- The Flaw, The Mask, and The Imposter
- The Flaw
- The Mask
- The Imposter
- Intimacy with Your Characters
- Summary
- Writing Exercises
- Act 2, Scene 8
- Intro to Story Structure
- Story Structure's Essential Parts
- Beat, Scene, Sequence, Act, Play
- Three Act Structure
- Plot and Plot Points
- Minor Plot Point
- Moderate Plot Point
- Major Plot Point
- The Main Plot
- Subplots
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 9
- Intro to Three Act Structure
- Act I
- The Hook
- The World
- The Flaw and The Mask
- The Force of Antagonism
- The Catalyst
- The Inciting Incident
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 10
- Act II
- B Storyline
- Rising Action
- The Crisis
- Act II Climax
- Act III
- The Climax
- The Climax: Open or Closed Ending
- The Denouement
- Writing Exercise
- Act 3: Climax
- Act 3, Scene 11
- A Charge
- Image of God in You
- Human Beings
- Ultimate Wonder
- Writing Exercise
- Appendix: Suggested Reading
- Act 1, Scene 1
- The Importance of Your Story
- Why Tell Your Stories?
- Who Are You? Where did you come from?
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1, Scene 2
- Who Created Story?
- Why did God create Story? The Universality of Emotional Truth
- Writing Exercises
- Act 1, Scene 3
- Paradise-Fall-Paradise
- God's Story
- Classic Story
- Story, The Father's Call
- No Conflict, No Story
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1, Scene 4
- The Heart of Conflict
- The First Instance of Conflict (The Heart of Conflict)
- The Next Level of Conflict
- Sinful Human and God
- Human Made in God's Image and Sinful Human
- Sinful Human and Sinful Human
- The Reality of the Spirit World
- Summary
- Writing Exercise
- Act 1 Scene 5
- The Judeo-Christian Imagination
- Image-Makers
- The Moral Universe
- Redemption
- Explicit Redemption
- Implicit Redemption
- Summary
- Writing Exercises
- Act 2: Rising Action
- Act 2, Scene 6
- Story Idea Generation
- Adore or Abhor
- Story Idea Sparks
- Media
- Personal Influencers
- Scriptures or Quotes
- Historical Events or People
- Social Issues
- Summary
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 7
- Character Development
- The Want
- The Need
- The Flaw, The Mask, and The Imposter
- The Flaw
- The Mask
- The Imposter
- Intimacy with Your Characters
- Summary
- Writing Exercises
- Act 2, Scene 8
- Intro to Story Structure
- Story Structure's Essential Parts
- Beat, Scene, Sequence, Act, Play
- Three Act Structure
- Plot and Plot Points
- Minor Plot Point
- Moderate Plot Point
- Major Plot Point
- The Main Plot
- Subplots
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 9
- Intro to Three Act Structure
- Act I
- The Hook
- The World
- The Flaw and The Mask
- The Force of Antagonism
- The Catalyst
- The Inciting Incident
- Writing Exercise
- Act 2, Scene 10
- Act II
- B Storyline
- Rising Action
- The Crisis
- Act II Climax
- Act III
- The Climax
- The Climax: Open or Closed Ending
- The Denouement
- Writing Exercise
- Act 3: Climax
- Act 3, Scene 11
- A Charge
- Image of God in You
- Human Beings
- Ultimate Wonder
- Writing Exercise
- Appendix: Suggested Reading