The Playwright's Journey: From First Spark to First Night Kennedy Jemma
A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play - based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.This book leads you through…
Specifikacia The Playwright's Journey: From First Spark to First Night Kennedy Jemma
A clear, supportive and comprehensive guide to writing a play - based on the author's long-running playwriting masterclasses, as taught at the UK's National Theatre.This book leads you through everything you need to know, including:The theatrical tools and techniques you can use to bring your play to life on the stage (and how these differ from writing for film and TV)Discovering and trusting your writing process, with a range of approaches for developing your initial idea into a completed scriptUnderstanding your characters, including their goals and central conflicts, and using emotional logic to connect them to your storyFinding the dramatic structure and theatrical setting that best suits your playThe key elements of constructing a great scene, including how to handle exposition, invoke tension, deepen characterisation and