The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (602 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0865479933 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has worked as a story consultant and script doctor for Disney Studios, Sony Pictures, FOX, and HBO, among others, and has taught screenwriting to students worldwide.. John Truby is Hollywood's premier story consultant and founder of Truby's Writers Studio
Strong reccomendation, if you write (novels, too) you should get this book. Well, it took me long enough to get around to reading and reviewing this.I have some favorites out there when it comes to writing (Shawn Coyne, Steve Pressfield, Larry Brooks) and I'd been pretty well versed in outlining and structure. I work in novel writing as opposed to scripts, so I didn't think I needed to add this to my list.I was wrong. I learned so much and I highly recommend this book.A couple things were real eye-openers to me.If you've been working with the three-act structure and doing things . Maverick said The moral of the story is. After reading this the first, i found myself rather skeptical of the instruction this provided. It urged the author to first design the character and to pick a character flaw that he will resolve. Every other facet of the story will spring from that choice including who the other characters are,what the plot will be, the story world. Truby calls it an organic approach but i found myself disagreeing with this assessment, it feels artificial to me. He also devoted a section to the moral of the story.This ap. "Holy God, this guy knows his stuff" according to Cinquain. This is the best book I've ever read on writing a story This guy really REALLY know his stuff. Its freaking incredible. This is a book you will review and go over and over as you write your story. It can also be useful in building other products such a mobile applications. I've learned so much from this book that the sheer amount of knowledge I've downloaded was too intense at one point. I had to slow down the reading and take it in slower chunks. Definitely DEFINITELY recommend this book.
Following Truby's complex system may yield a memorable screenplay, but writers without great patience may find it more trouble than it's worth. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Further frustration arises in Truby's examples, old movies retrofitted with his techniques (most notably The Godfather and Tootsie) rather than a script that has actually been put through Truby's paces (or, even better, a new script invented just to demonstrate the steps). . For example, the first seven steps Truby introduces apply to structure: develop "weakness and need" and "desire" in your hero, give him an "opponent" and a "plan" for overcoming that opponent, then throw in a "battle" that leads to
Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, Great Screenwriting, The Anatomy of Story draws on a broad range of philosophy and mythology, offering fresh techniques and insightful anecdotes alongside Truby's own unique approach to building an effective, multifaceted narrative.. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all his secrets for writing a compelling script. "If you're ready to graduate from the boy-meets-girl league of screenwriting, meet John Truby his lessons inspire epiphanies that make you see the contours of your psyche as sharply as your script."LA WeeklyJohn Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek