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Character : the art of role and cast design for page, stage, and screen / Robert McKee.
Van Pelt Library PN1995.9.C36 M39 2021
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McKee, Robert D., 1948- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Characters and characteristics in literature.
- Fiction--Technique.
- Fiction.
- Characters and characteristics in motion pictures--Design.
- Characters and characteristics in motion pictures.
- Drama--Technique.
- Drama.
- Motion picture plays--Technique.
- Motion picture plays.
- Stage management.
- Genre:
- Textbooks.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 320 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Art of role and cast design for page, stage, and screen
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Twelve, 2021.
- Summary:
- The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee's trilogy on the art of fiction. Following up his perennially bestselling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts. CHARACTER explores the design of a character universe: The dimensionality, complexity and arcing of a protagonist, the invention of orbiting major characters, all encircled by a cast of service and supporting roles.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: pt. ONE IN PRAISE OF CHARACTERS
- ch. One Characters Versus People
- ch. Two The Aristotle Debate
- ch. Three An Author Prepares
- pt. TWO BUILDING A CHARACTER
- ch. Four Character Inspiration: Outside In
- ch. Five Character Inspiration: Inside Out
- ch. Six Roles Versus Characters
- ch. Seven The Outer Character
- ch. Eight The Inner Character
- ch. Nine The Dimensional Character
- ch. Ten The Complex Character
- ch. Eleven The Completed Character
- ch. Twelve The Symbolic Character
- ch. Thirteen The Radical Character
- pt. THREE THE CHARACTER UNIVERSE
- ch. Fourteen Character in Genre
- ch. Fifteen Character in Action
- ch. Sixteen Character in Performance
- pt. FOUR CHARACTER RELATIONSHIPS
- ch. Seventeen Cast Design.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Unger Gasser Family Endowment for the Study of Screenwriting, Television and New Media.
- ISBN:
- 9781455591954
- 1455591955
- OCLC:
- 1232273073
- Publisher Number:
- 99992999564
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