TY - BOOK AU - Ryan,James TI - Screenwriting from the heart: the technique of the character-driven screenplay SN - 0823084191 AV - PN 1996 R988s 2000 U1 - 808.2/3 PY - 2000/// CY - New York PB - Billboard Books KW - Motion picture authorship KW - Autoría cinematográfica KW - Characters and characteristics in literature KW - Personajes y características en la literatura N1 - Filmography: page 182; Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-181) and index; The character-driven approach. Defining the character-driven screenplay How to write from the inside out Contingent causation : accumulation creates impact Character or story : which comes first? Substance, form, and technique A movie : not just a story in pictures The picture : the power and the limitations Sound : how it can carry the story Finding your structure. Dramatic structure How and why we use acts in a screenplay The one-act form : evoking inescapability The two-act form : the open-ended resolution The three-act structure : order is restored Crafting your script : step by step Finding the story The pitch The free-write The outline How to create a great scene How to expand and grow as a screenwriter N2 - The value of character-driven screenplays is demonstrated in this step-by-step approach to showing aspiring filmmakers and writers how a script is created through the development of compelling characters ER -