TY - BOOK AU - Indick,William TI - Psychology for screenwriters: building conflict in your script SN - 9780941188876 AV - PN 1996 .I53 2004 PY - 2004/// CY - Studio City, CA PB - Michael Wiese Productions KW - Motion picture authorship KW - Psychological aspects N1 - Filmography: p. 239-270; Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-274) and index; The oedipal complex -- Neurotic conflict -- The psychosexual stages -- The ego defense mechanisms -- Dreamwork -- Normative conflict -- Identity crisis and beyond -- Archetypes of character -- Archetypes of plot -- The hero with a thousand faces -- The heroine's journey -- Inferiority complex -- Sibling rivalry -- Life styles -- Existential conflict -- Archetypes for the age of narcissism N2 - "To make their stories come alive, screenwriters must understand human behavior. Using this book, writers can make Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Alfred Adler, Erick Erikson, and Joseph Campbell their writing partners. Psychology for Screenwriters helps scribes craft psychologically resonant characters and conflict. You'll learn to create convincing motivation, believable identity development, and archetypes that produce authentic screen moments."--Jacket ER -