The Art Of Character - Creating memorable characters for fiction, filme and tv

David Corbett

Penguin

2013

383 páginas

12h 46m

ISBN-13: 9780143121572

The heart of all good stories is character. But how do you create characters that are compelling and vivid? How can you make them leap off the page and enthrall a reader?
New York Times notable author David Corbett offers a unique and indispensable tool kit for creating characters who come vividly to life on the page and linger in memory. Corbett provides an inventive, inspiring and vastly entertaining blueprint to all the elements of characterization - from initial inspiration to realization on the page - with special insights into how to use one's own experience to enrich a character's inner life, the power of secrets and contradictions, how to turn a role into a real person, and crucial techniques required for memorable dialogue and unforgettable scenes.
This is a how-to guide for both inspiring and accomplished writers that will provide you with the tools to make each character's life rich and extraordinary.