Creating Characters

Let Them Whisper Their Secrets

Marisa D'Vari - Collection Cinema/Screenwriting

234 pages, parution le 16/08/2005

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Authors! Screenwriters! Jumpstart your creativity with this captivating and powerful set of writing techniques to craft exciting characters who shock, surprise, and fascinate.

Introducing the More-Personality system for writing and developing vibrant characterization based on the ancient wisdom of the Enneagram.This new system gives you the power to capture the personality traits of each character - their mental fixations, unconscious thoughts, and defense mechanisms - to write deeper, more authentic characters.

At a glance, you will discover how to:

Brainstorm an endless variety of character traits that correspond to your character's personality style.
Find the right mix of personality styles for your story.
Contrast personality styles to maximize conflict between characters.
Harness the power of dreams to add depth to your characters.

Fresh, invigorating, and jam-packed with solid how-to advice, this amazing desktop resource reveals the secrets highly paid screenwriters and best-selling novelists furiously fight to keep under wraps.

L'auteur - Marisa D'Vari

Marisa D'Vari, a former studio executive, is a story consultant, sought-after speaker, and author of five books. She developed the More Personality System to give screenwriters greater ability to tap into their own creative process. She divides her time between Manhattan and Los Angeles, and offers free articles on her Web site, www.HollywoodScreenwriter.com.

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Foreword by Ken Atchity
Introduction: Encouraging Characters to Whisper Their Secrets
Creating Richer Characters Through Personality Types
Maximizing Conflict Through Personality Types
How to Summon Characters from Their Magical Spheres
Techniques to Discover Your Character's Inner World
Telegraphing Information Via a Character's Outer World
Coloring Dialogue Via Personality Type
Insider Secrets to Get Past the Gatekeeper
Epilogue
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
Resources
About the Author

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Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Michael Wise Publishing
Auteur(s)	Marisa D'Vari
Collection	Cinema/Screenwriting
Parution	16/08/2005
Nb. de pages	234
Format	15 x 23
Couverture	Broché
Poids	418g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780941188975
ISBN13	978-0-941188-97-5