Scenario
The Craft of Screenwriting
Published on 3. March 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
134 pages
978-1-903364-26-0 (ISBN)
Description
The author of Barbarella and other successful screenplays analyzes the basic structures of effective screenplays, from initial plot lines to realized scripts. All the essential building blocks are discussed in depth: the need for a strong premise; the roles of protagonist and antagonist; the orchestration of plot, characters and dialogue leading to a clear resolution. This book not only instructs first-time writers on how to go about their work but also serves as a valuable check-list for established authors, and for actors, directors and teachers, in their task of deconstructing and assessing the value of the material placed before them.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
8ill.
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 152 mm
Weight
0 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-903364-26-0 (9781903364260)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Tudor Gates has written over a hundred teleplays and episodes, sixteen feature films, including Barbarella (1967), and ten plays.
Content
So you want to be a writerWhat's it all aboutIn the beginning was.? The General The Gold RushMake your argumentSound. and all that jazz All Quiet on the Western Front Duck SoupThe play's the thingPlay it again, Sam The Big Sleep Bicycle Thieves Macbeth and Reservoir Dogs The Bridge on the River Kwai Rules of EngagementThe grammar of writingOn the boxA memoirStarting to write It's a Wonderful Life The Maltese FalconCharacter Rashomon The Seventh SealRecapCharacter again - nothing matters moreThe social background - environment Erin Brockovich The Third ManThe necessity of change Psycho Lawrence of ArabiaAnother memoirOrchestrating your charactersCharacter - the psychological factorsFinding your charactersMore about conflictThe logic of screenwritingDialogue'The British are coming!' (but when?) Raging Bull Gregory's GirlThe turning point'And now the end is near' Three Colours: Red Pulp FictionSub-textA modern screenplaySix questions about your screenplayForm, lay-out, presentationA final recapMarketing your scriptThe producerThe directorThe castThe agentUnionsThe Film CouncilTrainingFilmography