Product Description
Halperin provides tremendous insight into effective character development in order to create great characters for screenplays. Frederick S. Pierce, CEO Frederick S. Pierce Co., former president, ABC-TV, past chair American Film Institute.
All great motion pictures, plays, and novels begin with superb characters. The DVD explores, in an easy-to-understand, down-to-earth presentation, how an understanding of archetypal models from fairy tales, folklore, classic films and contemporary motion pictures leads you on the right path to "Write Great Characters".
MICHAEL HALPERIN is a professional television writer, screenwriter and author. Halperin wrote Writing The Killer Treatment: Selling Your Story Without A Script, Writing the Second Act: Building Conflict and Tension in Your Film Script, and Writing Great Characters: The Psychology of Character Development in Screenplays. His books have been adopted by universities and are major book club selections. His newest novel for young adults, Black Wheels, was published in June 2003 and his screenplay adapted from his novel will soon be a major motion picture. He holds a Ph.D in Film Studies and teaches in the School of Film & Television at Loyola Marymount University.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #122469 in DVD
- Brand: Screenwriting Expo DVD Series
- Model: DVD020
- Published on: 2005
- Formats: Color, Limited Edition
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: 1.00" h x
7.00" w x
10.00" l,
.50 pounds
- Running time: 90 minutes
Features
- The DVD provides you with an easy, non-dogmatic logical method for character development
- This DVD helps you open the door to the development of unique and strong characters
- This DVD gives you the tools to develop strong character motivations and relationships
