‘The Great Scene That Never Happened’ – A Screenwriter’s Techniques of Blending Fact and Fiction in Creating a Compelling Character Arc in Biopics

‘The Great Scene That Never Happened’ – A Screenwriter’s Techniques of Blending Fact and Fiction in Creating a Compelling Character Arc in Biopics

The biopic as a genre treads a thin line between fact and fiction. Using the theory and methods of visual storytelling and screenwriting, I will lay open the thought process and the tools of the craft that are employed to create a character arc using historical facts and figures for a movie that wil...

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Main Author: Maria Hinterkörner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Groningen Press 2021-09-01
Series:European Journal of Life Writing
Subjects:
biopic
screenwriting
character arc
dominant set of values
underdog set of values
ushba
cenzi von ficker
Online Access:https://ejlw.eu/article/view/37921
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European Journal of Life Writing
biopic
screenwriting
character arc
dominant set of values
underdog set of values
ushba
cenzi von ficker
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description The biopic as a genre treads a thin line between fact and fiction. Using the theory and methods of visual storytelling and screenwriting, I will lay open the thought process and the tools of the craft that are employed to create a character arc using historical facts and figures for a movie that will resonate with a modern audience. I will also show how I tried to incorporate the producers’ expectations regarding the subject matter. I illustrate my process and techniques using my most recent screenplay Ushba, which narrates the unsuccessful climb of the eponymous Georgian mountain by a group of Austrian mountaineers, among them a young woman called Cenzi von Ficker.
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screenwriting
character arc
dominant set of values
underdog set of values
ushba
cenzi von ficker
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