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The vast majority of screenplay and writing books focus on story development and have little to say about the initial concept that generated the piece. Developing Story Ideas offers writers a spectrum of resources and a structure of writing practice so that anyone can quickly and reliably generate a wide variety of stories in a broad range of forms. It first shows you how to observe situations, acts, and themes-and use these observations as the basis for storytelling. Exercises and projects help you draw an artistic self-profile to summarize what you most need to investigate in your creative work. Micahel Rabiger, a renowned teacher, author, educator, and mentor, proves we all have the inner resources and life experiences to be creative. He guides aspiring writers step by step to come up with quality story ideas in a broad range of forms: a screenplay, short story, documentary, or play.

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PublisherTaylor & Francis Group

ISBN-100240807367

ISBN-139780240807362

eBay Product ID (ePID)50359001

Product Key Features

Number of Pages254 Pages

Publication NameDeveloping Story Ideas

LanguageEnglish

SubjectFilm / General, Film / Screenwriting, Theater / Playwriting, Référence

Publication Year2005

TypeTextbook

AuthorMichael Rabiger

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Performing Arts

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight12.8 Oz

Item Length8.9 in

Item Width6.1 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

LCCN2005-051340

Reviews"Rabiger does a nice job, guiding the reader through the writing process from selecting a genre to creating the plot to developing interesting characters. If you'd like to become a better scriptwriter, this one is well worth the money." - Videomaker Magazine, "Using the tools of the screenwriter's trade, in a way that is slightly academic at times, Rabiger reveals how to chart a scene and represent its intensity as a dramatic arc, as well as exploring how to analyse stories for effectiveness, meaning and purpose, which is relevant to film and video creators at all levels." - What Digital Camcorder "Rabiger does a nice job, guiding the reader through the writing process from selecting a genre to creating the plot to developing interesting characters. If you'd like to become a better scriptwriter, this one is well worth the money." - Videomaker Magazine "His program-between-covers for developing ideas into proposals that will sell is more textbook than narrative...The value of Rabiger's book for an individual writer almost surely depends on how that writer's mind operates." - The Writer, May 2006, "Using the tools of the screenwriter's trade, in a way that is slightly academic at times, Rabiger reveals how to chart a scene and represent its intensity as a dramatic arc, as well as exploring how to analyse stories for effectiveness, meaning and purpose, which is relevant to film and video creators at all levels." - What Digital Camcorder "Rabiger does a nice job, guiding the reader through the writing process from selecting a genre to creating the plot to developing interesting characters. If you'd like to become a better scriptwriter, this one is well worth the money." - Videomaker Magazine, "Using the tools of the screenwriter's trade... Rabiger reveals how to chart a scene and represent its intensity as a dramatic arc, as well as exploring how to analyse stories for effectiveness, meaning and purpose, which is relevant to film and video creators at all levels." - What Digital Camcorder "Rabiger does a nice job, guiding the reader through the writing process from selecting a genre to creating the plot to developing interesting characters. If you'd like to become a better scriptwriter, this one is well worth the money." - Videomaker Magazine "His program-between-covers for developing ideas into proposals that will sell is more textbook than narrative...The value of Rabiger's book for an individual writer almost surely depends on how that writer's mind operates." - The Writer, May 2006

Dewey Edition23

Target AudienceCollege Audience

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808.23

Edition DescriptionRevised Edition,New Edition

Lc Classification NumberPn1996.R16 2006

Table of ContentIntroduction; Part I: Overview; This Book and Its Goals; About the Creative Process; Part II: Observation, Improvisation, and Self Examination Projects; Introductions and Playing 'Instant Story'; Autobiography and Influences; Observing from Life; Artistic Identity; Part III: Creative Writing Assignments; A Tale from Childhood; Family Story; A Myth, Legend, or Folktale Retold; Dream Story; Adapting a Short Story; News Story; A Documentary Subject; Thirty Minute Original Fiction; Feature Film; Part IV: The Emerging Writer; Revisiting Your Artistic Identity; Part V: Expanding your Work Into Its Final Form; Story-Editing Your Outline; Dramatic Conventions; Expanding Your Outline; Appendix; Index

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Developing Story Ideas by Michael Rabiger (2005, Perfect, Revised edition,New Edition)