The Instinctive Screenplay by Sam North

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The Instinctive Screenplay by Sam North

What is it that makes humans engage with a dramatic narrative? Is it linked to our primitive selves, contained within our instinctive experience?

This innovative text argues that understanding how and why our human instincts are brought into play as we watch screen drama is the key to writing it. Analysing four powerful instincts – willpower, logic, morality and emotion – Sam North explores how they determine our level of involvement in their drama, and how screenwriters can use them to develop their craft. Including a variety of both well-known and less famous examples, from The Shawshank Redemption to Samira Makhmalbaf’s The Apple, this book offers a fresh new approach to thinking about, discussing and writing screenplays.

Sam North is an award-winning writer and is Senior Lecturer of English at the University of Exeter, UK.
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ISBN 13 9781137607492
ISBN 10 1137607491
Title The Instinctive Screenplay
Author Sam North
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2017-06-23
Number of pages 212
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.