Kenneth Portnoy

Screen Adaptation

A Scriptwriting Handbook

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Examines the challenge screenwriters face when adapting novels, plays, and short stories for the screen. This book provides information on how to find the best plot line for a script, choose key characters, and understand the goals and formats of different genres.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 160mm x 235mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 453g
• ISBN-13: 9781138466333
• ISBN-10: 1138466336
• Artikelnr.: 49263521

Autorenporträt

Authored by Portnoy, Kenneth

Inhaltsangabe

Contents:Principles of Dramatic Writing
Characterization
Structure
Case History of Kramer vs. Kramer
Social Issue
Case History of The Bridges of Madison County
The Short Story
Case History of The English Patient
Plays
Dialog and the Marketplace