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Author : Paul Kooperman
Publisher : Insight Publications
Page : 130 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781921411083
Kooperman's "Writing Short Film Scripts" is an invaluable practical resources for teachers and students of media, film studies, screenwriting, drama, and English.
Author : Linda J. Cowgill
Publisher : Lone Eagle
Page : 273 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005-09-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781580650632
Writing Short Films is one of the bestselling university text books on writing short film screenplays. This updated and revised edition includes several new chapters.
Author : William H. Phillips
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015019666273
Scripts (of less than 30 pages) that result in short films or videos (less than 30 minutes) are the ones that beginning scriptwriters are most likely to write and that are most likely to be produced. Focusing on visualization, dialogue, settings, characters, structure, and themes, Phillips (English, Cal. State U., Stanislaus) provides a guide to the writing of such scripts, from gathering and organizing materials to writing, rewriting, and formatting. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Author : Patrick Nash
Publisher : Oldcastle Books
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-12
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781842435199
Every award-winning short film begins life with a clever idea, a good story and a screenplay. Patrick Nash analyses the process of writing short film screenplays and gives advice on: Story and structure Ideas generation Plot and pace Screenplay format Dos and don'ts Eliciting emotion Dialogue and subtext Character design Protagonists and antagonists Character motivation and goals Conflict, obstacles and stakes Clichés and Stereotypes Beginnings, middles and ends Hooking the viewer Screenplay competitions Loglines, outlines and synopses Rewriting and length Practicalities and budgets The book also includes a number of award-winning scripts and interviews, advice and contributions from their award-winning screenwriters and a discussion of the benefits to writers of writing short screenplays.
Author : Claudia H. Johnson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136051302
The only screenwriting book that includes a DVD that contains performances of the short films and screenplays that are featured in the book! The beauty and power of any story lies in its ability to connect to the reader, listener, or observer. Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect is the first screenwriting guide to introduce connection as an essential, although essentially overlooked, aspect of creating stories for the screen and of the screenwriting process itself. Written with clarity and humor, this book teaches the craft of writing short screenplays by guiding the student through carefully focused writing exercises of increasing length and complexity. Eight award-winning student screenplays are included for illustration and inspiration. The text is divided into three parts. Part one focuses on preparing to write by means of exercises designed to help students think more deeply about the screenwriter's purposes; their own unique vision, material and process; and finally about what screenplays are at their simplest and most profound level--a pattern of human change, created from specific moments of change--discoveries and decisions. Part two teaches students how to craft an effective pattern of human change. It guides them through the writing and re-writing of "Five (Not So Easy) Pieces"--five short screenplays of increasing length and complexity--focusing on a specific principle of dramatic technique: The Discovery, The Decision, The Boxing Match, The Improbable Connection, and The Long Short Screenplay. Part Three presents the five screenplays used throughout the book to illustrate the dramatic principles that have been discussed, and includes interviews with the screenwriters, a look at where they are now and what they are doing, and brief discussion of how each film evolved.
Author : Linda J. Cowgill
Publisher : Lone Eagle
Page : 275 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780307875143
This new edition has been completely updated and revised along with the addition of several new chapters. Currently, this title remains the best selling university text book on writing short film screenplays.
Author : Roberta Marie Munroe
Publisher : Hachette Books
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-01-20
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781401395452
Anyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe screened short film submissions at Sundance for five years, and is an award-winning short filmmaker in her own right. So she knows a thing or two about how not to make a short film. From the first draft of your script to casting, production, editing, and distribution, this is your one-stop primer for breaking into the business. Featuring interviews with many of today's most talented writers, producers, and directors, as well as revealing stories (e.g., what to do when the skinhead crack addict next door begins screaming obscenities as soon as you call "action") from the sets of her own short films, Roberta walks you through the minefield of mistakes that an aspiring filmmaker can make--so that you don't have to make them yourself.
Author : Thomas Lennon,Robert Ben Garant
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781439186763
"A hilarious and helpful insider's guide to launching a successful writing career in Hollywood. . . . The only compass readers will ever need to navigate the treacherous waters of filmmaking"--("Kirkus Reviews," starred review).
Author : Patricia Cooper,Ken Dancyger
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-10
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136048586
The short film is a unique narrative art form that, while lending itself to experimentation, requires tremendous discipline in following traditional filmic considerations. This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process- from conception, to visualization, to dramatization, to characterization and dialogue- and teaches them how to create a dramatic narrative that is at once short (approximately half an hour in length) and complete. Exercises, new examples of short screenplays, and an examination of various genres round out the discussion. NEW TO THE THIRD EDITION: new screenplays, a chapter on rewriting your script, and a chapter on the future of short films
Author : Ashley Scott Meyers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Motion picture authorship
ISBN : 1601451482
Selling Your Screenplay is a step-by-step guide to getting your screenplay sold and produced. Learn how to get your script into the hands of the producers and directors who can turn your story into a movie.
Author : David Trottier
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1879505444
One of the most popular and useful books on screenwriting, now greatly expanded and completely updated. This edition includes a list of resources and contains approximately 100 new entries.
Author : Robert McKee
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780062039828
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture series, praising it as a mesmerizing and intense learning experience. In Story, McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his $450 seminars (considered a must by industry insiders), providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. No one better understands how all the elements of a screenplay fit together, and no one is better qualified to explain the "magic" of story construction and the relationship between structure and character than Robert McKee.
Author : Dan Gurskis
Publisher : Course Technology
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1598633384
With the growth of film festivals, cable networks, specialty home video, and the Internet, there are more outlets and opportunities for screening short films now than at any time in the last 100 years. But before you can screen your short film, you need to shoot it. And before you can shoot it, you need to write it. The Short Screenplay provides both beginning and experienced screenwriters with all the guidance they need to write compelling, filmable short screenplays. Explore how to develop characters that an audience can identify with. How to create a narrative structure that fits a short time frame but still engages the audience. How to write dialogue thatï's concise and memorable. How to develop story ideas from concept through final draft. All this and much more is covered in a unique conversational style that reads more like a novel than a "how-to" book. The book wraps up with a discussion of the role of the screenplay in the production process and with some helpful (and entertaining) sample scripts. This is the only guide youï'll ever need to make your short film a reality!
Author : Claudia H. Johnson
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781136051227
Crafting Short Screenplays that Connect introduces the essential element of 'human connection' - the ability to 'touch' the reader or observer - to the screenwriting and story creation process for short films. Claudia Hunter Johnson teaches the craft of short screenplay writing by guiding you through carefully focused writing exercises of increasing length and complexity. You will learn how to think more deeply about the screenwriter's purposes, craft an effective pattern of human change, and hone your vision and process for your short screenplays.
Author : William Gibson
Publisher : Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1978
Category : Drama
ISBN : UOM:39015008481965
This is not a primer to Shakespeare: not all the plays are discussed in any detail. For the theater department, however, it should be considered indispensable.