Scriptwriting for the Screen

Moritz, Charlie

ISBN 10: 041522912X / ISBN 13: 9780415229128

Editore: Taylor & Francis Group, 2001

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Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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• Titolo: Scriptwriting for the Screen
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Group
• Data di pubblicazione: 2001
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 041522912X
• ISBN 13: 9780415229128
• Rilegatura: Brossura
• Edizione: 1st Edition.
• Condizione: Good

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Riassunto

Scriptwriting for the Screen is an accessible guide to writing for film and television. It details the first principles of screenwriting and advises on the best way to identify and formulate a story and develop ideas in order to build a vivid, animated and entertaining script.
The book introduces the reader to the essential skills of writing effective drama. Using examples of scripts from a range of films and television programmes such as, American Beauty, The English Patient, The Fisher King, My Left Foot, Shallow Grave, Casablanca, Coronation Street and Our Friends in the North, Scriptwriting for the Screen includes:
* Advice on how to visualise action and translate this into energetic writing
* How to dramatise writing, use metaphor and deepen meaning
* Tips on how to determine the appropriate level of characterisation for different types of drama
* Practical exercises and examples which help develop technique and style
* A guide to further reading.

Informazioni sull?autore

Charlie Moritz is a freelance scriptwriter who has written for both television and theatre. He teaches screenwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University and has also taught at the RITS School of Film and Television in Brussels.