| Description |
1 online resource (170 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Acknowledgments A note on transctiption of dialogue and screenplay format Chapter 1: "Who Goes There?": A Brief Introduction to Horror; Chapter 2: What Scares You?; Chapter 3: Basic Horror Movie Structure; Chapter 4: Building Act One; Chapter 5: The Changed World of Act Two; Chapter 6: Ending and Beginning; Chapter 7: Dialogue; Chapter 8: Fearful Landscapes; Chapter 9: Humor in Horror; Chapter 10: "Beyond This Point Are Monsters" -- Digging Up Inspiration; Chapter 11: Politics and Global Horror; Chapter 12: "Our name is Legion" -- Varieties of Horror; Chapter 13: "Dead Man's Chest" -- The Economics of Horror; Chapter 14: The Future of Horror Index; |
| Summary |
"How to Write a Horror Movie is a close look at an always-popular (but often disrespected) genre. It focuses on the screenplay and acts as a guide to bringing scary ideas to cinematic life using examples from great (and some not-so-great) horror movies. Author Neal Bell examines how the basic tools of the scriptwriter's trade - including structure, dialogue, humor, mood, characters, and pace - can work together to embody personal fears that will resonate strongly on screen. Screenplay examples include classic works such as 1943's I Walked With A Zombie and recent scary films that have given the genre renewed attention like writer/director Jordan Peele's critically acclaimed and financially successful Get Out. Since fear is universal, the book considers films from around the world including the 'found-footage' [REC] from Spain (2007), the Swedish vampire movie, Let The Right One In (2008) and the Persian-language film Under The Shadow (2016). The book provides insights into the economics of horror-movie making, and the possible future of this versatile genre. It is the ideal text for screenwriting students exploring genre and horror, and aspiring scriptwriters who have an interest in horror screenplays"-- Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
"A Focal Press Book" -- taken from front cover |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Neal Bell is a writer and professor of play and screenwriting at Duke University and has received grants from the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Foundations, and the National Endowment for the Arts. Winner of an Obie Award for sustained excellence in playwriting, he's been a script consultant for HBO, and also received an Edgar Award for Best Mystery Play for Spatter Pattern |
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Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on June 17, 2020) |
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Horror films -- Authorship
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Motion picture plays -- Technique.
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Motion picture authorship.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- Screenwriting.
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Motion picture authorship
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Motion picture plays -- Technique
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2019055916 |
| ISBN |
9780429055416 |
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0429055412 |
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0429619359 |
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9780429617201 |
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0429617208 |
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9780429621505 |
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0429621507 |
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9780429619359 |
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