Dan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Structure (eBook, ePUB)

Inside Tips from the Writer of ALIEN, TOTAL RECALL and RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Dan O'Bannon famously crafted his screenplays using a self-designed system which he called "dynamic structure." This book outlines how O'Bannon's method differs from those of other well-known screenwriting gurus, and illustrates with examples from classic (and not-so-classic) films how dynamic structure can be applied to craft narrative and character. O'Bannon also includes his insights on subjects such as the logic of the three-act structure, the role of the producer in screenplay development, and the psychological principle known as "hedonic adaptation," which has a unique effect on the structuring of screen stories.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Michael Wiese Productions
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781615931590
• Artikelnr.: 56797097

Autorenporträt

Dan O'Bannon was an acclaimed screenwriter whose eleven feature writing credits include the international blockbusters Alien and Total Recall, as well as Return of the Living Dead, which he also directed. Matt R. Lohr is an award-winning screenwriter, essayist, and critic. His views on contemporary and classic cinema can be found on his blog, "The Movie Zombie." He lives in Los Angeles.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword by Roger Corman Preface by Matt R. Lohr Introduction
or A Fistful of Popcorn 1. LOOKING FOR THE FORMULA
or The Quest for the Watchable Sow's Ear 2. TOWARD A DEFINITION OF STRUCTURE
or Let's NOT Get Physical 3. OTHER PEOPLE'S SYSTEMS
or For Those Who Bought My Book By Mistake Aristotle: The Plot's the Thing Lajos Egri: Defeating the Thud Howard & Mabley: Ironying Out the Wrinkles Syd Field: Brother
Can You Paradigm? Robert McKee: Falling Into the Gap 4. DYNAMIC CONFLICT DEFINED
or Guy vs. Guy 5. DAN O'BANNON'S DYNAMIC STRUCTURE
or Getting to Poof 6. DYNAMIC CHARACTER: O'BANNON ON CHARACTER AS STRUCTURE
or Choosy Writers Choose Choice 7. STRUCTURAL ANALYSES
or Don't Take My Word For It…. Casablanca Citizen Kane Crouching Tiger
Hidden Dragon Doll's House Dracula (1931) Dumb & Dumber Invasion of the Body Snatchers King Lear Lawrence of Arabia Lost Horizon (1937) Psycho (1960) Some Like It Hot 8. DO-IT-YOURSELF SCRIPT ANALYSIS
or Take YOUR Word For It! 9. STORY TYPOLOGY
or It's In The Way That You Use It 10. ON PACE
EXPOSITION AND TWISTS
or Introducing Hedonic Adaptation 11. WHY THREE ACTS? or Pass Ergo
Collect $200 12. LENGTH OF A SCREENPLAY
or Filling the Digital Doggy Bag 13. INSPIRATION VS. RULES
or Calling the Script Cops 14. PERSPECTIVE
or Phooey On What You Say 15. WHAT IS A PRODUCER? or Not Who
What 16. SCREEN CREDITS
or Joining the Desaparecidos 17. WHY BE A SCREENWRITER? or I'll Make This Brief 18. FEAR
or Taking in the Garbage CONCLUSION by Matt R. Lohr AFTERWORD by Diane O'Bannon DAN O'BANNON: A Filmography