Writing the short film /
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dram...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Burlington, MA :
Elsevier/Focal Press,
2005.
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Part I: Fundamentals: Breaking ground. Chapter 1. Storytelling in general ; Chapter 2. Telling a story in images ; Chapter 3. Using sound to tell the story ; Chapter 4. Discovering and exploring a main character ; Chapter 5. Telling the dramatic story ; Chapter 6. Writing an original short screenplay ; Chapter 7. On revision: Substance and style
- Part II: Moving forward: Writing strategies. Chapter 8. The need for storytelling ; Chapter 9. Visualization strategies ; Chapter 10. Dramatic strategies ; Chapter 11. Characterization strategies ; Chapter 12. More on dialogue strategies
- Part III: Genres: Forming the story. Chapter 13. The melodrama ; Chapter 14. The docudrama ; Chapter 15. The hyperdrama ; Chapter 16. The experimental narrative
- Part IV: New directions. Chapter 17. The opportunity for renewal
- Appendix A. Short short screenplays. Vincent ; Sob story ; Pigeon
- Appendix B. Short screenplays. Another story ; The lady in waiting ; Sleeping beauties ; Description of location ; The wounding ; Dead letters don't die
- Index
- Last page.