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Product Identifiers

PublisherRoutledge

ISBN-100805842586

ISBN-139780805842586

eBay Product ID (ePID)48645762

Product Key Features

Number of Pages318 Pages

Publication NameWriting for Film : the Basics of Screenwriting

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

SubjectFilm / General, Screenplays, Film / Screenwriting

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPerforming Arts

AuthorDarsie Bowden

FormatPerfect

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight15.2 Oz

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2005-052760

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal808/.066791

Table Of ContentContents: Preface. Part I: The Dramatic Film. The Rhetoric of the Screenplay. The Film Drama. Character. The Nuts and Bolts of Screenplay Format. Crafting Your Screenplay (Brilliance With Just a Little Extra Effort). Selling Your Screenplay. Part II: Applying Dramatic Principles. Adaptations. The Fact Film: Documentaries-Form and Format. Marketplace: Screenplays for Films That Inform, Explain, and Sell. Introduction to the Experimental Film. Epilogue. Appendix.

SynopsisIn this introduction to screenwriting, author Darsie Bowden provides sage, real-world advice and instruction on the process of writing film screenplays. This text will help budding screenwriters to structure their dramas, refine their characterizations, and craft their language, while also introducing them to the appropriate screenplay formats. It covers the complexities of writing for the screen and points out the contradictions to expect if readers pursue this work as a career. In addition to covering the elements of the dramatic film screenplay, Bowden discusses writing for such "alternative" markets as documentaries, independent films, experimental films, and other non-Hollywood options. Features of the text include: *guidelines for working as a screenwriter; *applications and exercises to enhance skills; *suggested readings for further development; and *a comprehensive list of resources for screenwriting. Successful writing for film lies in being able to heighten one's perceptive abilities about the world and to communicate those perceptions in a cinematic way. In this text, Bowden introduces readers to an approach to screenwriting that will help them see the world in a different way and write about it using different genres and media. This most valuable skill prepares readers for the range of possibilities they will encounter on the path to successful screenwriting., This volume introduces readers to the complexities of writing for the screen, and demonstrates how to structure drama, refine characterization, craft language & learn screenplay format. For students and aspiring screenwriters.

LC Classification NumberPN1996.B675 2006