Scenario

The Craft of Screenwriting
Erscheinungsjahr 2002
ISBN: 978-1-903364-26-0
Verlag: Wallflower Press

Buch, Englisch, 144 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 0 g

Reihe: Short Cuts

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Gates, Tudor

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Filmdrehbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Theater- und Filmwissenschaft | Andere Darstellende Künste Filmwissenschaft, Fernsehen, Radio Fernsehdrehbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Schreiben und Publizieren, Kreatives Schreiben

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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

Über Autor(innen)

Tudor Gates has written over a hundred teleplays and episodes, sixteen feature films, including Barbarella (1967), and ten plays.