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· Unhappy Medium (Mitch Robertson #3)

· A Fine Upstanding Citizen

· The Shotgun Approach

· The Family's Jewel (Mitch Robertson #2)

· The Bourne Movies

· Hiitchcock: Mastering Suspense

· Followed Home

· Through The Ringer (Mitch Robertson #1)

· Hitchcock: Experiments In Terror

· Your Idea Machine


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· My First Pitch

· How To Land A Writing Gig

· Writing On Deadline

· The 100 Idea Theory

· Writing On Deadline

· Gun Crazy (1950)

· REAR WINDOW and Noir Fiction

· The Story Behind THE TERMINATOR's Story!

· Creating Suspense

· How To Be Productive

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Kindle Edition

Category:  Play/Screenplay
Publisher: First Strike Productions

Type: Non-Fiction

Pages: 204

Copyright: 
August 13, 2011
Price: $4.99 (eBook)


From deep characterization to contrast, how to create strong protagonists.


No More Passive Protagonists!

A step-by-step guide to creating "take charge" protagonists. Screenplays are about characters in conflict... characters in emotional turmoil... Strong three dimensional protagonists who can find solutions to their problems in 110 pages. But how do you create characters like this? How do you turn words into flesh and blood?

Character issues, Knowing Who Is The Boss, Tapping into YOUR fears, The Naked Character, Pulp Friction, Man With A Plan, Character Arcs, Avoiding Cliche People, Deep Characterization, Problem Protagonists, 12 Ways To Create Likable Protagonists (even if they are criminals), Active vs. Reactive, The Third Dimension In Character, Relationships, Ensemble Scripts, and much, much more! Over 63,000 words of techniques!

Professional Screenwriter William C. Martell (19 produced films) takes you into the world of strong protagonists, showing you step-by-step how to find the best lead character for your screenplay. 



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Shakespeare’s tragic love story ‘Antony and Cleopatra’ is putt on a fair way as two lovers go for the green together only to be frustrated by the sands of time.  
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