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Anatomy of a premise line :

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1138838853

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1138917583

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1315733765

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1317558944

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9781138838857

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9781138917583

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9781315733760

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9781317558941

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9781138838857

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Anatomy of a premise line :

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[Book]

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how to master premise and story development for writing success /

First Statement of Responsibility

Jeff Lyons.

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New York :

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Focal Press,

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[2016]

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©2016

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1 online resource

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Foreword / Caroline Leavitt -- Introduction -- Part one: Premise and story: building the foundation (1. Your first book in story development ; 2. What is a story premise and why should you care? ; 3. The invisible structure ; 4. The visible structure ; 5. The power of the premise line ; 7. The moral premise).

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Part three: Development of a few remaining nuts and bolts (8. I nailed the premise and loog lines: now what? ; 9. The three stages of development ; 10. Character devel;opment: what they don't teach you ; 11. Final thoughts) -- Appendix A: Worksheets and forms -- Appendix B: Examples -- Appendix C: Resources / companion website ; Appendix D: Written resources.

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Part two: The 7-step premise development process (1. Determine if you have a story or a situation ; 2. Map the invisible structure to the 'Anatomy of a premise line' template ; 3. Develop the first pass of your premise line ; 4. Determine if your premise is a high concept ; 5. Develop the log line ; 6. Finalize the premise line ; 7. Premise and idea testing).

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If a story is going to fail, it will do so first at the premise level. Anatomy of a Premise Line: How to Master Premise and Story Development for Writing Success is the only book of its kind to identify a seven-step development process that can be repeated and applied to any story idea. This porcess will save you time, money, and potentially months of wasted writing, so whether you are trying to write a feature screenplay, develop a television pilot, or just trying to figure out your next story move as a writer, this book gives you the tools you need to know which ideas are worth pursuing. In addition to the 7-step premise development tool, Anatomy of a Premise Line also presents a premise and idea testing methodology that can be used to test any developed premise line. Customized exercises and worksheets are included to facilitate knowledge transfer, so that by the end of the book, you will have a fully developed premise line, log line, tagline, and a completed premise-testing checklist.

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Safari Books Online

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CL0500000612

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9781138917583

Motion picture authorship-- Vocational guidance.

Motion picture plays-- Technique.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Composition & Creative Writing.

LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES-- Rhetoric.

Motion picture authorship-- Vocational guidance.

Motion picture plays-- Technique.

REFERENCE-- Writing Skills.

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LAN-- 015000

REF-- 026000

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Lyons, Jeff

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20200822164724.0

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