or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
More Buying Choices
20 used & new from £8.49
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Writing the Fantasy Film: Heroes and Journeys in Alternate Realities
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images
Publisher: learn how customers can search inside this book.

Writing the Fantasy Film: Heroes and Journeys in Alternate Realities (Paperback)

by Sable Jak (Author)
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
RRP: £15.99
Price: £13.59 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
You Save: £2.40 (15%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
Usually dispatched within 1 to 3 weeks.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

12 new from £8.51 8 used from £8.49

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers

Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers

by Christopher Vogler
4.8 out of 5 stars (12)  £11.49
Writing the Comedy Film: Make 'em Laugh

Writing the Comedy Film: Make 'em Laugh

by Stuart Voytilla
3.0 out of 5 stars (1)  £8.09
The Power of the Dark Side: Creating Great Villains and Dangerous Situations

The Power of the Dark Side: Creating Great Villains and Dangerous Situations

by Pamela Jaye Smith
£10.49
Film Directing: Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes

Film Directing: Cinematic Motion: A Workshop for Staging Scenes

by Steven D. Katz
4.3 out of 5 stars (3)  £12.49
Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time

Make a Scene: Crafting a Powerful Story One Scene at a Time

by Jordan E. Rosenfeld
£6.49
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Paperback: 197 pages
  • Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions (4 Dec 2004)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0941188965
  • ISBN-13: 978-0941188968
  • Product Dimensions: 23 x 15.2 x 1.6 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 405,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in this category:

    #11 in  Books > Reference > Writing > Genre Fiction > Science Fiction & Fantasy

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Customers Viewing This Page May Be Interested in These Sponsored Links

  (What is this?)
   Learn Fantasy Writing opens new browser window
www.WritersWorkshop.co.uk  -  JRR Tolkien & CS Lewis learned the craft in Oxford. Now you can too. 
  
 

Product Description

Synopsis

The recent success of classic fantasy films such as the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy and the "Harry Potter" series show there is a large popular audience for fantasy films. Through his exhaustive exploration of the rules and conventions of fantasy writing, Sable Jak enables budding screenwriters to avoid the cliches of the form and develop their own styles and ideas. "Writing the Fantasy Film" is a unique guide to this increasingly popular genre and an invaluable resource for anyone wanting to break into the fantasy world. It is a unique, fully comprehensive guide to fantasy films and how to write them. It includes detailed filmography and bibliography. It is written by a life long devotee of the fantasy genre and experienced screenwriter.

Tag this product

 (What's this?)
Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items.
Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:
 (1)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
5.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Writing The Fantasy Film, Heroes and Journeys, 10 May 2005
By Andrew (London) - See all my reviews
"Writing Fantasy" is, as far as I know, one of the few, if only, books dealing in just the writing of fantasy particularly for screen.

One of the first things that interested me was Jak's suggestion that fantasy was a bigger field then I'd first thought, and that it fed into other genres. I'd never thought of some films as fantasy films, such as "It's a Wonderful Life." Jak also suggests that fantasy can be a potent element in even quite realistic films. The book prompts me to see other possibilities in the use of fantasy motifs. The chapter on what fantasy is expanded on this; and stimulated thoughts on the idea and applications by myself and other writers to whom I showed the book. I also showed the book to an Italian film director I knew and he got quite excited and told me he wanted his own copy.

I'm interested in characterization and the chapter on that subject was quite thought provoking. Information was given without being too specific so it made those of us reading the book think a lot more about character types and their equivalents in film and literature. This, again, made us use our own imaginations. Many of us have found that when books give too much detail it tends to close down people's imagination. This book gives a good balance and because of this I've been doing more of my own research into how character types may be used or developed, even in non-fantasy films.

I liked the chapter on families and its reminder of the importance in families in drama - a lot of conflict, and therefore potential stories can come out of this area and even if a group of people are not related they can become a sort of family.

The exercises provided are quite stimulating as are the references that Jak gives. The book is written in a very engaging way with excitement and a spirit of wonder that makes it enjoyable to read - unlike some screenwriting books!

Jak's presentation gets people engaged and gets people thinking. When that happens they are in a much better position to seek out their own examples from films and screenplays.

Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Look for similar items by subject






















i.e., each product must be in subject 1 AND subject 2 AND ...

Feedback

Ad

Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.