The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies

Shears, Connie,Gulino, Paul Joseph

ISBN 10: 1501327259 / ISBN 13: 9781501327254

Published by Bloomsbury Academic, 2018

Very Good. Used with some reading wear and slight rippling but is still in great reading condition. No markings in text. Seller Inventory # mon0000770790

Synopsis:

In a world awash in screenwriting books, The Science of Screenwriting provides an alternative approach that will help the aspiring screenwriter navigate this mass of often contradictory advice: exploring the science behind storytelling strategies. Paul Gulino, author of the best-selling Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach, and Connie Shears, a noted cognitive psychologist, build, chapter-by-chapter, an understanding of the human perceptual/cognitive processes, from the functions of our eyes and ears bringing real world information into our brains, to the intricate networks within our brains connecting our decisions and emotions. They draw on a variety of examples from film and television - The Social Network, Silver Linings Playbook and Breaking Bad - to show how the human perceptual process is reflected in the storytelling strategies of these filmmakers. They conclude with a detailed analysis of one of the most successful and influential films of all time, Star Wars, to discover just how it had the effect that it had.

About the Author: Paul Gulino is Associate Professor at Chapman University's Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, California, USA.

Connie Shears is Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Chapman University, USA.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Science of Screenwriting: The ...
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication Date: 2018
Binding: paperback
Condition: Very Good