October, 2008

Screenwriters must understand human behavior to make their stories come alive. This book clearly describes theories of personality and psychoanalysis with simple guidelines, thought provoking exercises, vivid film images and hundreds of examples from classic movies.

Author:

William Indick

Publisher:

Michael Wiese Productions

Copyright:

2004

ISBN:

978-0941188876

Pages:

320

Price:

$17.79

Rating:

9

Synopsis:

Screenwriters must understand human behavior to make their stories come alive. This book clearly describes theories of personality and psychoanalysis with simple guidelines, thought provoking exercises, vivid film images and hundreds of examples from classic movies.

Review:

This was such a useful book as I had not thought about the pschology of the characters in the stories, and it helped me understand the different views that the different psychologist had, from Freud to Jung and Adler to May, its definitely worth a read and I would highly recommend it

The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers is a popular screenwriting textbook by writer Christopher Vogler, focusing on the theory that most stories can be boiled down to a series of narrative structures and character archetypes, described through mythological allegory. Vogler based this work upon the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell, particularly The Hero With a Thousand Faces, and holds that all successful films innately adhere to its principles. The book was very well received upon its release, and is often featured in recommended reading lists for student screenwriters.

Author:

Christopher Vogler

Publisher:

Michael Wiese Productions

Copyright:

2007

ISBN:

978-1-932907-36-0

Pages:

407

Price:

$26.95

Rating:

10

Synopsis:

The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers is a popular screenwriting textbook by writer Christopher Vogler, focusing on the theory that most stories can be boiled down to a series of narrative structures and character archetypes, described through mythological allegory. Vogler based this work upon the writings of mythologist Joseph Campbell, particularly The Hero With a Thousand Faces, and holds that all successful films innately adhere to its principles. The book was very well received upon its release, and is often featured in recommended reading lists for student screenwriters.

Review:

I thought this was just an informative book and enjoyed reading it and I certainly did learn a lot