The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies

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Professor Paul Joseph Gulino (Chapman University, USA) Connie Shears (Chapman University, USA)

The Science of Screenwriting

The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies

Professor Paul Joseph Gulino (Chapman University, USA), Connie Shears (Chapman University, USA)

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Bloomsbury Academic USA
08 February 2018

Films, movies & cinema; Screenwriting techniques; Physiological & neuro-psychology, biopsychology

In a world awash in screenwriting books, The Science of Screenwriting provides an alternative approach that will help the aspiring screenwriter navigate this mass of often contradictory advice: exploring the science behind storytelling strategies. Paul Gulino, author of the best-selling Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach, and Connie Shears, a noted cognitive psychologist, build, chapter-by-chapter, an understanding of the human perceptual/cognitive processes, from the functions of our eyes and ears bringing real world information into our brains, to the intricate networks within our brains connecting our decisions and emotions. They draw on a variety of examples from film and television -- The Social Network, Silver Linings Playbook and Breaking Bad -- to show how the human perceptual process is reflected in the storytelling strategies of these filmmakers. They conclude with a detailed analysis of one of the most successful and influential films of all time, Star Wars, to discover just how it had the effect that it had.

By: Professor Paul Joseph Gulino (Chapman University USA), Connie Shears (Chapman University, USA)
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic USA
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: HPOD
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781501327247
ISBN 10: 1501327240
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 08 February 2018
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul Gulino is Associate Professor at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts in Orange, California, USA. Connie Shears is Associate Professor in the Psychology Department at Chapman University, USA.

Reviews for The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies

The Science of Screenwriting explores the workings of the human brain when responding to stimuli and applies these insights to the ongoing reactions of an audience to a story. From this very accessible research a canny storyteller can learn to maximize the impact of a story before an audience actually experiences it. How great is that? Using such unexpectedly helpful and yet seemingly invisible knowledge will feel to the viewer like genuine alchemy. * David Howard, author of The Tools of Screenwriting and How to Build a Great Screenplay *