Psychology for Screenwriters: Building Conflict in Your Script - Softcover

Indick, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1615933476 ISBN 13: 9781615933471

Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions, 2023

Synopsis

People's lives are made up of good and bad decisions, histories filled with triumph and pain, behaviors formed from a lifetime of experiences - your characters should be no different. But writing psychologically complex characters requires an understanding of human behavior. Fortunately, you don't need a PhD in psychology to add complexity to your screenwriting. William Indick will help you add psychological depth to your script with insights from brilliant psychological theorists like Freud, Jung, and Adler. Get ready to create characters and conflict that will have your audience begging for only one thing - more.

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About the Author

William Indick earned his bachelor's degree in psychology (1993) and master's degree in music therapy (1996) from New York University. After working as a special education teacher and as a creative arts therapist, he earned his PhD in developmental psychology (2001) from Cornell University. Dr. Indick is an author, screenwriting consultant, screenwriter, and professor of psychology. His other books include Media Enviroments and Mental Disorders, The Digital God: How Technology Will Reshape Spirituality (2015), Ancient Symbology in Fantasy Literature: A Psychological Study (2012), The Psychology of the Western: How the American Psyche Plays Out on Screen (2008), Psycho Thrillers: Cinematic Explorations of the Mysteries of the Mind (2006), and Movies and the Mind: Theories of the Great Psychoanalysts Applied to Film (2004). You may contact Dr. Indick via his email, Billindick@gmail.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1615933476
• ISBN 13: 9781615933471
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 312