45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters - Couverture rigide

Schmidt, Victoria

 
9781582970691: 45 Master Characters: Mythic Models for Creating Original Characters
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ISBN 10 : 1582970696 ISBN 13 : 9781582970691
Editeur : TOW Books, 2001

Synopsis

Create unforgettable characters your readers will love!

Want to make your characters and their stories more compelling, complex, and original than ever before?45 Master Characters is here to help you explore the most common male and female archetypes--the mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate.

  • Explore a wide variety of character profiles including heroes, villains, and supporting characters.
  • Learn how to use archetypes as foundations for your own unique characters
  • Examine the mythic journeys of heroes and heroines--the progression of events upon which each archetype's character arc develops--and learn how to use them to enhance your story.

Complete with examples culled from literature, television, and film, 45 Master Characters illustrates just how memorable and effective these archetypes can be--from "Gladiators" and "Kings" like Rocky Balboa and Captain Ahab to "Amazons" and "Maidens" like Wonder Woman and Guinevere. Great heroes and villains are necessary to bring any story to life; let this guide help you create characters that stand the test of time.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Every novelist, screenwriter and oral storyteller faces the challenge of creating original and exciting characters. Archetypes - mythic, cross-cultural models from which all characters originate - provide a solid foundation upon which to fashion new and vastly different story people."45 Master Characters" explores the most common male and female archetypes, provides instructions for using them to create your own original characters, and gives examples of how other authors have brought such archetypes to life in novels, film and television. Worksheets are then included for writers to develop and map the lives of their own characters.

Biographie de l'auteur

Victoria Schmidt is a screenwriter for film and television. A graduate of the film programs at UCLA and NYU, she holds a Masters degree in screenwriting from Loyola Marymount. She lives and writes in Los Angeles.

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Éditeur
TOW Books
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1582970696
ISBN 13 
9781582970691
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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