Karl Iglesias breaks new ground by focusing on the psychology of the reader. Based on his acclaimed classes at UCLA Extension, Writing for Emotional Impact goes beyond the basics and argues that Hollywood is in the emotion-delivery business, selling emotional experiences packaged in movies and TV shows. Iglesias not only encourages you to deliver emtional impact on as many pages as possible, he shows you how, offering hundreds of dramatic techniques to take your writing to the professional level.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A Gem of a Book:
I teach writing classes online -- from month-long classes on different aspects of craft to intensive eight-week classes on novel writing. I bought this book because of its title. I have long been a proponent of the theory that the only reason we read or go to the movies is for the emotional connection that is made. This was the best $20 I ever spent. Iglesias explains emotional impact, both its importance, and the techniques you can use to create it and/or enhance it in language and examples you can... more info
If you know absolutely nothing, well then this is something that can help.:
Writing for Emotional Impact left me wanting more. After years of watching movies I was abLe to discern what the important elements of a movie are long before reading this book. However if you know absolutely nothing about writing a screenplay then I am quite certain you will find this book a valuable resource.
ALL BASES COVERED!:
If logistics prevent you from taking a class with Karl Iglesais, then this book is the next best thing. Writing For Emotional Impact is the best book on craft, and process I have read to date. It is concise, and thorough. It explains the importance of emotional impact on the reader/viewer in a way that makes sense. Correct, and incorrect approachs to writing are compared and contrasted; reasons given are documented by examples from films. I have insights relating to character, dialogue, and the... more info
good writing tool:
For my point of view, quite useful when you need to rewrite a project, because it reviews all the tricks of the other books but with emotion in mind. So, this book can allow you to test your script, turn it upside down and maybe finally find new solutions. Pretty useful so.
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