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A history of the screenplay /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Price, Steven, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2013.
Subjects:
Motion picture plays > History and criticism.
Table of Contents:
  • Prehistory of the screenplay
  • Copyright law, theatre, and early film writing, 1904-1912
  • Outlines and scenarios, 1904-1917
  • The continuity script, 1912-1929
  • The silent film script in Europe
  • The coming of sound
  • The Hollywood sound screenplay to 1948
  • Narrative fiction and European screenwriting, 1948-1960
  • The master-scene screenplay and the "New Hollywood"
  • The contemporary screenplay and the screenwriting manual
  • Screenwriting today and tomorrow
  • Conclusion.