Reading and writing a screenplay : fiction, documentary and new media /
Reading and Writing a Screenplay takes you on a journey through the many possible ways of writing, reading and imagining fiction and documentary projects for cinema, television and new media. It explores the critical role of a script as a document to be written and read with both future readers and...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | "Translated from the French by Magenta Baribeau and Terri Foxman." |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
[2019]
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| Summary: | Reading and Writing a Screenplay takes you on a journey through the many possible ways of writing, reading and imagining fiction and documentary projects for cinema, television and new media. It explores the critical role of a script as a document to be written and read with both future readers and the future film it will be giving life to in mind. The book explores the screenplay and the screenwriting process by approaching the film script in three different ways, how it is written, how it is read and how it can be rewritten. Combining contemporary screenwriting practices with historical and academic context, Isabelle Raynauld provides key analytical tools and reading strategies for conceptualizing and scripting projects based on the impact different writing styles can have on readers, with various examples ranging from early cinema to new platforms throughout. This title offers an alternative, thought-provoking and inspiring approach to reading and writing a screenplay that is ideal for screenwriters, students and aspiring screenwriters, and readers interested in understanding how an effective screenplay is created. |
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| Item Description: | "Originally published in France as Lire et écrire un scenario, 2nd edition, by Isabelle Raynauld." "A Focal Press book." |
| Physical Description: | xi, 233 pages : illustrations; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781138476752 1138476757 9781138476769 1138476765 |