Author : Jill Nelmes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 31,25 MB
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : History
ISBN : 1136912452
Analysing the Screenplay highlights the screenplay as an important form in itself, as opposed to merely being the first stage of the production process.
Author : Jill Nelmes
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 591 pages
File Size : 11,91 MB
Release : 2010-10-04
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136912444
Most producers and directors acknowledge the crucial role of the screenplay, yet the film script has received little academic attention until recently, even though the screenplay has been in existence since the end of the 19th century. Analysing the Screenplay highlights the screenplay as an important form in itself, as opposed to merely being the first stage of the production process. It explores a number of possible approaches to studying the screenplay, considering the depth and breadth of the subject area, including: the history and early development of the screenplay in the United States, France and Britain the process of screenplay writing and its peculiar relationship to film production the assumption that the screenplay is standardised in form and certain stories or styles are universal the range of writing outside the mainstream, from independent film to story ideas in Bhutanese film production to animation possible critical approaches to analysing the screenplay. Analysing the Screenplay is a comprehensive anthology, offering a global selection of contributions from internationally renowned, specialist authors. Together they provide readers with an insight into this fascinating yet complex written form. This anthology will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students on a range of Film Studies courses, particularly those on scriptwriting.
Author : James Thomas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 379 pages
File Size : 30,29 MB
Release : 2004-11-05
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1136082050
First Published in 2005. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author : James Michael Thomas
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 389 pages
File Size : 49,70 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 024081049X
Script Analysis specifically for Actors, Directors, and Designers; the only book on this subject that covers the growing area of unconventional plays.
Author : Katie Mitchell
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 35,53 MB
Release : 2008-08-18
Category : Art
ISBN : 1134138083
Written by one of the UK’s most respected working directors, this book is a practical guide to directing in theatre and includes specific advice on every aspect of working with actors, designers, and the text.
Author : Paul Joseph Gulino
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 48,87 MB
Release : 2013-09-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1628922397
The great challenge in writing a feature-length screenplay is sustaining audience involvement from page one through 120. Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach expounds on an often-overlooked tool that can be key in solving this problem. A screenplay can be understood as being built of sequences of about fifteen pages each, and by focusing on solving the dramatic aspects of each of these sequences in detail, a writer can more easily conquer the challenges posed by the script as a whole. The sequence approach has its foundation in early Hollywood cinema (until the 1950s, most screenplays were formatted with sequences explicitly identified), and has been rediscovered and used effectively at such film schools as the University of Southern California, Columbia University and Chapman University. This book exposes a wide audience to the approach for the first time, introducing the concept then providing a sequence analysis of eleven significant feature films made between 1940 and 2000: The Shop Around The Corner / Double Indemnity / Nights of Cabiria / North By Northwest / Lawrence of Arabia / The Graduate / One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest / Toy Story / Air Force One / Being John Malkovich / The Fellowship of the Ring
Author : Lucy Scher
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 35,98 MB
Release : 2011-11-03
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1842435124
Script Readers play a crucial role in the film industry, often responsible for determining whether a script is even looked at by a producer or development executive; yet those accountable for reading can be on the first rung of the industry ladder and have had little or no training for the task. This user-friendly 'how-to' guide written by one of the UK's leading script analysis specialists, lays bare the process of analysing film scripts. This is invaluable to anyone looking to work as a script reader, anyone who wants to work in development with writers, and for screenwriters themselves who are seeking guidance on how the industry might respond to their work. An essential reference tool, the book includes information on: - How to write a brilliant script report - Storytelling and screen genres - Treatments and other short documents - Writing clear and detailed analysis of the craft of storytelling for film - Best practice in reading and reporting on scriptsIt also includes a full Resource Section listing useful print and online publications, organisations and associations. 'It is such a worthwhile read' - Lucy V Hay - bang2write 'Lucy Scher seeks to explain the skills needed to take on the vital role of script reader in the film industry' - Kamera Film Salon 'An ideal reference tool for anyone considering a career as a script reader or in film development' - Moviescope
Author : C. Batty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 439 pages
File Size : 22,94 MB
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1137338938
Screenwriters and Screenwriting is an innovative, fresh and lively book that is useful for both screenwriting practice and academic study. It is international in scope, with case studies and analyses from the US, the UK, Australia, Japan, Ireland and Denmark. The book presents a distinctive collection of chapters from creative academics and critical practitioners that serve one purpose: to put aspects of screenwriting practice into their relevant contexts. Focusing on how screenplays are written, developed and received, the contributors challenge assumptions of what 'screenwriting studies' might be, and celebrates the role of the screenwriter in the creation of a screenplay. It is intended to be thought provoking and stimulating, with the ultimate aim of inspiring current and future screenwriting practitioners and scholars.
Author : James Monaco
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 678 pages
File Size : 17,37 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780195038699
Explores the medium of film as both art and craft, sensibility and science, tradition and technology.
Author : Ben Affleck
Publisher : Miramax Books
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 38,96 MB
Release : 1997-12-25
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780786883448
As director Gus Van Sant observes in the introduction to Matt Damon's and Ben Affleck's screenplay Good Will Hunting, the two young actors somewhat resemble the characters they play in the film: they're best friends, and Affleck (who plays Chuckie) habitually chauffeurs Damon (Will), who doesn't drive. Van Sant says we can see how badly Damon drives by watching the film's last scene, in which he is actually driving the car with the camera mounted on it. But Damon and company write better than he drives; this script contains some of the boldest, best monologues since Pulp Fiction.Van Sant and cast member Robin Williams helped the young actors tame the tigers in their cranial tanks, trimming the script into a precision instrument. Though the stills from the film are not perfectly matched to their places in the script, this story remains as much a joy to read as it is towatch on the big screen.
