Aimed at both the head and the heart, The Defining Moment plumbs the depths of the most memorable characters ever to appear on the screen, the stage or the page. The book focuses on those moments so pivotal in a character's formation that they create a distinct boundary of before and after, moments without which the character couldn't exist and moments through which characters can transform before our eyes. Writers, actors and storytellers of all stripes will discover a powerful new key to unlock any character they seek to develop, write or portray. They may even unlock a deeper understanding of themselves.Features:The first in-depth study of the essential principles that will redefine the way storytellers understand their characters and themselves.Essential insights into the forces that create characterDozens of examples of character-defining moments from film, television, theater and literatureAn exploration of pivotol moments: birth, death, discovery, decision-making, injury and healingAn examination of how writers and actors employ defining moments in their deepest and most unforgettable worksInsights into how directors, editors, cinematographers and composers dramatize key momentsPractical exercises for defining and redefining characterTips for discovering the moments that matter mostDeeply personal stories from the authors' lives to illustrate the variety of moments that define us.For every storyteller, no matter their medium, The Defining Moment will redefine the way they understand their characters and themselves.
Looker, Earle. The American Way: Franklin Roosevelt in Action. New York: John Day Company, 1933. Louchheim, Katie, ed. The Making of the New Deal. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1983. Lowenthal, Leo, and Norbert Guterman.
... 253,265 Coolidge, Mrs. Calvin, 192 Corcoran, Tommy, 147, 181, 219, 233, 242, 278-79 Costigan, Edward, 230 Cotten, ... William E., 16311 Dos Passos, John, 83 Doughton, Robert L., 316, 317 Douglas, Helen Gahagan, 239 Douglas, Lewis, ...
This is the story of a political miracle -- the perfect match of man and moment. Franklin Delano Roosevelt took office in March of 1933 as America touched bottom. Banks...
10 Clark, Lighting Fires, 52. See also Clark, There Is More!: The Secret to Experiencing God's Power, 31–32, and “Global Awakening History,” http: //globalawakening.com/home/about-global-awakening/history-of-globalawakening (accessed ...
Story Behind the Book While working to develop a series that would introduce people to a new mind-set about the way they live their lives, Andy Stanley discovered the influence that defining moments have.
These moments test a person’s commitment to those values and ultimately shape their character. But these are also the decisions that can make or break a career. Is there a thoughtful, yet pragmatic, way to make the right choice?
Recounts the experiences of exceptional people that the author has known, learned from, and worked with, including Dr. Judah Folkman, Max Fisher, Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and Elie Wiesel.
Dr. Frank L. Douglas. I looked at the changes and called ... I reflected on what Mr. Dormann's opponents once sarcastically wrote on the walls of buildings in Hoechst, namely, 'Dieser Mann hat Visionen', and wondered about its aptness.
This book delves into some fascinating mysteries of experience: Why we tend to remember the best or worst moment of an experience, as well as the last moment, and forget the rest.
In a pivotal essay from 1993, Joseph McCormick and Charles Jones argued that many successful African American candidates had begun to rely on a strategy of “deracialization,” or the attempt to “diffus[e] the polarizing effects of race” ...