| Description |
xv, 438 pages ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. 1. The Basic -- Ch. 1. How to Impress a Reader -- Ch. 2. Format -- Ch. 3. Theme, Meaning, and Emotion -- Ch. 4. The World of the Story -- Ch. 5. Character -- Pt. 2. Story Structure -- Ch. 6. Historical Approaches to Structure -- Ch. 7. Power and Conflict -- Ch. 8. Beats, Scenes, and Sequences -- Ch. 9. Scene Cards -- Ch. 10. Entering the Story -- Ch. 11. The Structure of Genres -- Pt. 3. Writing -- Ch. 12. Narrative -- Ch. 13. Dialogue -- Ch. 14. Rewriting -- Pt. 4. Marketing -- Ch. 15. Marketing the Script -- Ch. 16. The Pitch -- Pt. 5. Alternatives -- Ch. 17. Writing for Television -- Ch. 18. Playwriting for Screenwriters -- Fade Out -- App. A. Templates -- App. B. Suggested Reading -- App. C. Who Wrote What? -- App. D. Genre and General Cliches -- App. E. Graduate Screenwriting Programs -- App. F. Where to Find Scripts -- App. G. Writer's Book and Computer Stores |
| Summary |
"Screenplay is a complete screenwriting course that provides in-depth discussions of theme development, story research, script plotting and structuring, character development, methods that aid the actual writing and rewriting processes, the ins and outs of marketing and pitching scripts, and much more."--BOOK JACKET |
| Notes |
Originally published: Fort Worth : Harcourt College Publishers, 2000 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [414]-416) and index |
| Subject |
Motion picture authorship.
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| Author |
Downs, William Missouri.
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| LC no. |
2003045720 |
| ISBN |
1879505703 |
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