Psychology for Screenwriters: Building Conflict in a Plot. 4th ed. (cover)

Writing a screenplay, like any creative work, is largely intuitive, and many film professionals believe that artistic freedom and analysis are incompatible. William Indyk categorically disagrees. Analyzing the theories of psychoanalysis - from Sigmund Freud and Erik Erikson to Maureen Murdoch and Rollo May, the author supports the concepts of famous scientists with examples from famous films with their eternal themes: love and sex, death and destruction, fear and anger, revenge and hatred. Examining the motives, latent desires, complexes that drive the heroes, Indyk evaluates the victories and miscalculations of the authors, which ultimately cannot be hidden from the viewer. After all, the viewer empathizes with the hero, identifies with him, goes through the path of transformation with him and achieves catharsis. A valuable practical guide for filmmakers - screenwriters, directors, students, film critics. Fascinating reading for all film lovers and those interested in psychology.