Screenwriting and The Unified Theory of Narrative: Part II: Genre, Pattern & The Concept of Total Meaning
Michael Welles Schock, "Screenwriting and The Unified Theory of Narrative: Part II: Genre, Pattern & The Concept of Total Meaning"
English | ISBN: 0988848759 | 2016 | 382 pages | AZW3, EPUB | 1453 KB + 1396 KB
English | ISBN: 0988848759 | 2016 | 382 pages | AZW3, EPUB | 1453 KB + 1396 KB
Part II: Genre, Pattern & The Concept of Total Meaning completes the Unified Theory of Narrative by going far beneath cinematic storytelling’s surface to reveal its hidden structures of meaning. No previous book has explored the thematic dimension of screencraft in such depth or detail; using an interdisciplinary approach to explain the psychological, sociological, and cultural constructs which have shaped the feature film into the complex form of discourse we know today.In Part II you will find:• The properties of myth behind all storytelling• The purpose and origin of cinematic genres• The phenomenon of plot patterns and its connection to cultural belief• The explicit lessons found in protagonist psychology• The ideological nature of dramatic conflict• And most importantly, the connection between these elements and our most basic psychological and sociological needs.
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