| Description |
xiv, 256 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. Starting Out - What's It About? -- 2. Character & Emotion - Who Does What and Why? -- 3. The Three-Part Nature of Film Structure -- 4. Plotting - The Twists & Turns -- 5. Fade In: Openings & the Main Exposition -- 6. The Middle - Keeping the Story Alive -- 7. Fade Out: Revelation, Climax & Resolution -- 8. Constructing the Scene -- 9. Dialogue: The Search for the Perfect Line -- 10. The Subtext of Meaning -- 11. Keeping Focused: What Does My Protagonist Really Want? -- App. A. Screenplay Format -- App. B. Referenced Films on Video -- App. C. General Film Index -- App. D. Writers Reference -- App. E. "Ray's Male Heterosexual Dance Hall" |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 239-240) and index |
| Subject |
Short films -- Authorship.
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Motion picture authorship.
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Short films.
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| LC no. |
97002155 |
| ISBN |
0943728800 paperback |
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