Kenneth Portnoy

Screen Adaptation (eBook, PDF)

A Scriptwriting Handbook

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Screen Adaptation : A Scriptwriting Handbook, 2nd ed. examines the challenge screenwriters face when adapting novels, plays, and short stories for the screen. Thoroughly updated to include new exercises and example from current films, this book provides practical, usable information on how to find the best plot line for a script, choose key characters, and understand the goals and formats of different genres.

Topics include:
determining which characters and events are most valuable on developing the main story;
expanding short novellas and condensing long novels;
using dialog to advance the story and reveal character;
comparing the formats of plays, short stories, and novels to those of screenplays
approaching the marketplace

In this book, both beginning writers and professionals will find the tools necessary to evaluate a prospective source and create a successful screenplay

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Juli 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136049064
• Artikelnr.: 38257741

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