Informações sobre o curso: No centro de uma boa história são os personagens. Este curso de escritores aspirantes vai descobrir como construir e dar vida complexos, vívidos e inesquecíveis personagens. Nós vamos estudar as escolhas que um escritor faz para dar vida aos personagens no papel e fazer exercícios escritos com o intuito de desenvolver uma variedade técnicas de escrita e de pré-escrita para criar uma variedade de personagens. Iremos aprender como usar nossas próprias experiências de vida e as pessoas que conhecemos (e como não usar!). Em seguida, desenvolver a vida interior (pensamentos e sentimentos) e o exterior (aparência, hábitos, comportamento) para nossos personagens e ver como isso pode nos levar a histórias ricas e mais interessantes. Vamos dar um sopro de vida dentro dos nossos personagens e deixa que eles nos surpreendam.
Desenvolvido por: Wesleyan University
Ministrado por: Amy Bloom, Distinguished University Writer in Residence and Director of the Shapiro Center for Creative Writing
| Informações básicas | Curso 2 de 5 no Creative Writing Specialization |
| Compromisso | 4 semanas de estudo, 2-4 horas/semana |
| Idioma | English |
| Como ser aprovado | Seja aprovado em todas as tarefas para concluir o curso. |
| Classificação do usuário |
Programa
SEMANA 1
Discovering Characters from Your Life and Elsewhere
What happens in the writer's mind before any words are written on the paper? Characters then reveal themselves through conflict and drama. Without conflict there is no purpose to the story. We then discuss desire. Human beings want things, even when we don't really know what it is we wish for. Finally, we conclude the module like Michelangelo, chipping away everything that is not the masterpiece statue of David. Learn to find what is germane to the story you are telling by looking closely at the character.
5 vídeos, 2 leituras
- Vídeo: Conception
- Vídeo: The Conflict Within (Shop Talk with Brando Skyhorse)
- Vídeo: Desire and Goals
- Vídeo: Hearing, Selecting, and Seeing
- 阅读: A Note on Assignments
- Vídeo: Feedback Expectations for the Specialization
- 阅读: Promo Codes
Nota atribuída: Creating a Character from an Idea
SEMANA 2
Creating Characters on the Page
Here, we delve deeper into the characters. What is their physical description, and how can we describe them through action? How do they speak? What makes me want to read about them? When your characters need help or understanding, or even rescuing, this draws the reader in, far more than likability. Finally, we discuss how the plot reveals the inner life of characters through what they do as well as say.
4 vídeos
- Vídeo: Visiting Writer: Richard Blanco
- Vídeo: Voice
- Vídeo: Making Them Matter to the Reader (with Visiting Writer Dani Shapiro)
- Vídeo: The Story Reveals Who We Are (Shop Talk with Salvatore Scibona)
Nota atribuída: Observation and Implication
SEMANA 3
Dialogue and Monologue
How do we lead a reader to a world that feels real? Narrators have an attitude, towards subjects and audience, about the world and its events. We discuss in this module considerations involved in planning for these realities, including the differences between first and third person and the construction of dialogue with verisimilitude - the feel of real life - while stripping away the tedium. We ask what idiosyncrasies your characters possess and how to control them to advance the narrative.
4 vídeos
- Vídeo: Inflection
- Vídeo: Picking Your Point of View (Shop Talk with Amity Gaige)
- Vídeo: Conversation's Greatest Hits
- Vídeo: Idiosyncrasies
Nota atribuída: Location, Location, Location
SEMANA 4
Set Your Characters Free.. and Give Them Somewhere to Go
In this module, we reflect on how our readers learn about our characters - and how we as writers do, as well. We ask questions about who is telling the story, why, and with what goal. We conclude the course with a conversation about the narrator and, distinctly, the narrative, to see how they shape the reader's perception of character and story.
4 vídeos
- Vídeo: What We Do and How We Do It
- Vídeo: The Relationship Between the Character and the Wide World (with Visiting Writer Valerie Martin)
- Vídeo: Voice of Narrator
- Vídeo: Voice of Narrative
Nota atribuída: Point of View
Perguntas frequentes
Como funciona
课程作业
每门课程都像是一本互动的教科书，具有预先录制的视频、测验和项目。
来自同学的帮助
与其他成千上万的学生相联系，对想法进行辩论，讨论课程材料，并寻求帮助来掌握概念。
证书
获得正式认证的作业，并与朋友、同事和雇主分享您的成功。
Desenvolvedores
Wesleyan University
At Wesleyan, distinguished scholar-teachers work closely with students, taking advantage of fluidity among disciplines to explore the world with a variety of tools. The university seeks to build a diverse, energetic community of students, faculty, and staff who think critically and creatively and who value independence of mind and generosity of spirit.
Custo
| Comprar curso | |
|---|---|
| Acesso aos materiais do curso | Disponível |
| Acesso a materiais valendo nota | Disponível |
| Receba uma nota final | Disponível |
| Obtenha um Certificado de Curso compartilhável | Disponível |
Classificações e avaliações
Great course and interactive platform. Just one hitch! I would prefer to have the hard copy of the certificate as required by a Publishing house to get a job.
Great and useful writing program
This is a really interesting course with fun, challenging assignments. I really enjoyed Amy’s lectures and the interviews with published authors were fantastic too. The course included lots of useful examples from literature. And the course covers more than just superficial characters, unlike some other courses, it really delves into what makes characters and their stories tick.
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JT
Amy Bloom is such a wonderful speaker! Love the videos about crafting vivid and memorable characters. The peer reviewed assignments are challenging and fun.