The moral premise : harnessing virtue & vice for box office success / Stanley D. Williams.
Material type: TextPublication details: Studio City, CA : Michael Wiese Productions, c2006.Description: xxiii, 196 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:- 1932907130
- 9781932907131
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Adult Book | Main Library | NonFiction | 791.4365 W727 | Available | 33111007514843 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
The Moral Premise reveals the foundational concept at the heart of all storytelling and successful box office movies. In concrete terms it explains how you can create your own success and, in the process, entertain, delight, challenge, and uplift this generation and the ones to come.
Filmography: p. 165-170.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 171-174) and indexes.
"This book explains how the Moral Premise - a statement of truth about the protagonist's physical and psychological predicament - is a fundamental part of every successful movie's structure. It is also a book about how you, a filmmaker or writer, can use the Moral Premise to create great motion pictures that resonate with your audience. If you violate these century-old principles, your film is doomed to failure at the box office. But if you imbue a true moral premise into your characters' arcs, act breaks, photography, music, and other story elements, you're bound for success." "From The Incredibles to Braveheart, significant films understand and embrace this fundamental structural aspect of storytelling. The Moral Premise can entertain, delight, challenge, and uplift this generation and the ones to come. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET.