Ken Dancyger is the author of numerous books on screenwriting, editing, and production. He conducts screenwriting forums and workshops in North America, Europe, and Asia. A past chair of Undergraduate studies in the Department of Film and Television at NYU, he is currently Professor of Film and Television at the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University.
Part 1: Storytelling in General
Telling a Story in Images
Using Sound to Tell the Story
Finding a Main Character for Your Story
Writing an Original Short Screenplay
Rewriting Your Script Part 2: Storytelling Strategies
Visualization Strategies
Dramatic Strategies
Characterization Strategies
Dialogue Strategies
Part 3: The Melodrama
The Docudrama
Hyperdrama
Experimental Drama
Part 4: New Directions
A Redefined Future
Appendix: Short Screenplays
Part 1: Storytelling in General; Telling a Story in Images; Using Sound to Tell the Story; Finding a Main Character for Your Story; Writing an Original Short Screenplay; Rewriting Your Script
Part 2: Storytelling Strategies; Visualization Strategies; Dramatic Strategies; Characterization Strategies; Dialogue Strategies;
Part 3: The Melodrama; The Docudrama; Hyperdrama; Experimental Drama;
Part 4: New Directions; A Redefined Future; Appendix: Short Screenplays
