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A MUST HAVE FOR INSPIRATION! Jul 04, 2008
By AARON LOO
I just got the book and it really helps me get more focused on what I need to do to help keep my spec script out of the reject pile! The author really has done his homework and makes it easy to understand the concepts of successful movies. I'm just a beginning writer so this book is a great mentor to show me which road I should travel and with what tools to have on hand.
Reading the chapter ''Plotting for Audience Emotional Responses" helped my hero become a character with more emotional needs that will make the audience want to help him beat his flaws.
The author really helps to make clear the key ingredients that helps to make a successful movie. His analysis and insight is something that I did not have myself since I am not an analytical writer but a emotional writer. I have now learned that I have a lot of work to improve on and this book will help me on the journey.
This is a must have for writers like me who are trying to learn as much as they can without going to USC or UCLA.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Brilliant Story Design book Mar 21, 2006
By Walter Abrams
"Walter Abrams"
This is perhaps the most brilliant story design book ever written. It is destined to be a classic and a must read book for all screenwriters. It takes the theory of screenwriting to a completely higher level than anything ever written by McKee, Field or Seger. Stefanik is an innovator who focused of the principles of creating emotional reactions in the audience, years ahead of such derivative works as Iglesias. Stefanik gives constuctive techniques that a script writer can use to create excitement and unpredictability in stories. He draws on examples from the most popular event tentpole movies of the past twenty years, those which he rightly calls megahits. His seminal theories are being recognized by the Oxford International Festival of Films, where he is scheduled to speak in the Sheldonian Theater in May 2006. Visit his website at www.TheMegahitMovies.com
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