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the external antagonists are the embodiments of what each protagonist fears most. To overcome that which lies without, they must overcome the chasm within.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
Screenwriting is showing not telling; structure is the presentation of images in such a way an audience are forced to work out the relationship between them.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
For screenwriting, Jon recommends The Writer’s Journey by Christopher Vogler, which he used to determine if Swingers was structurally correct. He is also a big fan of The Power of Myth, a video interview of Joseph Campbell by Bill Moyers.
Ferriss, Timothy • Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers
Screenplays are structure. Precisely made Swiss clocks of emotion.
Blake Snyder • Save the Cat
Structure and character are interlocked.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
The root of all fine character writing is self-knowledge.
Robert McKee • Story: Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting
It’s a truth on which all film grammar is based.
John Yorke • Into The Woods: How Stories Work and Why We Tell Them
a flawed, conflicted hero goes on a journey to become whole,