The Mystery Of
Based On A Talk By Julian Friedmann
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CERLITERARY AGENCY
MARRIAGE BROKER ?
THE HOLY TRINITY
OF SCRIPTWRITING
Character
Audience Writ
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MOST IMPORTANT!
What Is Writing ?
Creative Understanding
in Human Emotion
Study of HumanBehavior
Why Do People Write ?
• Immortality• Sheer Egotism
• Getting Back at People• Making the World a
Better Place
Samuel Johnson, “No man but a blockhead ever wrote except for money.”
What Is The Formula ?
1. Beginning/Suffering/Pity2. Middle/Struggle/Fear3. End/Overcoming/Catharsis
According to Aristotle & Others, it occurs in 3 stages!
Comparison Between Cinemas
Recap
THE HOLY TRINITY WHAT IS WRITING ?
Recap
WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE ? FORMULA
Recap
COMPARISONS BETWEEN CINEMAS
Credits & References
• Flickr.com (Slides 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 12)• Wikipedia.com (Slide 5)• Images.google.com (Slides 2,3,4,5)• julianfriedmann.squarespace.com (Slide 2)
Created by Dhananjay Goel, IIT Delhi, During an Internship by Prof. Sameer Mathur, IIM Lucknow.
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