Anatomy of a premise line : how to master premise and story development for writing success / Jeff Lyons.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lyons, Jeff, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture authorship--Vocational guidance.

Motion picture authorship.

Motion picture plays--Technique.

Motion picture plays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (200 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

How to master premise and story development for writing success

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2016.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

If a story is going to fail, it will do so first at the premise level. Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Master Premise and Story Development for Writing Success is the only book of its kind to identify a seven-step development process that can be repeated and applied to any story idea. This porcess will save you time, money, and potentially months of wasted writing. So whether you are trying to write a feature screenplay, develop a television pilot, or just trying to figure out your next story move as a writer, this book gives you the tools you need to know which ideas are worth pursuing. In

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""CONTENTS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Introduction""; ""PART 1 Premise and Story�Building the Foundation""; ""Chapter 1 YOUR FIRST BOOK IN STORY DEVELOPMENT""; ""Tell Me Your Story""; ""Story Comes First�Writing Comes Second""; ""Storytelling and Writing Are Not the Same Thing""; ""The 7-Step Premise Development Process""; ""Chapter 2 WHAT IS A STORY PREMISE AND WHY SHOULD YOU CARE?""; ""Common Definitions of Story Premise""; ""Historical Definitions of Story Premise""; ""A Working Definition of Story Premise""

""Chapter 3 THE INVISIBLE STRUCTURE""""The Blinding Ball of Information""; ""The Invisible Structure""; ""Character""; ""Constriction""; ""Desire""; ""Relationship""; ""Resistance""; ""Adventure""; ""Change""; ""Backing Into the Story""; ""Chapter 4 THE VISIBLE STRUCTURE""; ""The Invisible Made Visible""; ""Protagonist""; ""Moral Component""; ""Chain of Desire""; ""Focal Relationship""; ""Opposition""; ""Plot and Momentum""; ""Evolution-De-Evolution""; ""The Premise Line Connection""; ""Chapter 5 THE POWER OF THE PREMISE LINE""; ""The Story Structure-Premise Connection""

""What Is a Moral Component?""""Moral Blind Spot""; ""Immoral Effect""; ""Dynamic Moral Tension""; ""The Passive Protagonist Loop""; ""The Active Protagonist Loop""; ""Summary""; ""PART 2 The 7-Step Premise Development Process""; ""The 7 Steps""; ""Why a Process and Not Just a List of Steps?""; ""Forms, Worksheets, and Samples""; ""Step 1 DETERMINE IF YOU HAVE A STORY OR A SITUATION""; ""Why This Is the Hardest Step""; ""Step 2 MAP THE INVISIBLE STRUCTURE TO THE “ANATOMY OF A PREMISE LINE� TEMPLATE""; ""Apply the Map to Your Story Idea""; ""Three Test Cases""

""Step 3 DEVELOP THE FIRST PASS OF YOUR PREMISE LINE""""Step 4 DETERMINE IF YOUR PREMISE IS HIGH CONCEPT""; ""Which Is Better: High Concept or Soft Concept?""; ""What Is a High-Concept Premise?""; ""The 7 Components of a High-Concept Premise""; ""What Is a Soft-Generic Premise?""; ""The High-Concept / Log Line Worksheet Exercise""; ""Step 5 DEVELOP THE LOG LINE""; ""What Is a Log Line and Why Should You Care?""; ""How Do Premise Line and Log Line Work Together?""; ""What Is a Tagline?""; ""The Log Line / Tagline Worksheet Exercise""; ""Step 6 FINALIZE THE PREMISE LINE""

""What Does Final Mean?""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781317558941

1317558944

9781315733760

1315733765

9781138917583

1138917583

OCLC:

911000849