Eugene Vale

Vale's Technique of Screen and Television Writing (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Vale's Technique of Screen and Television Writing is an updated and expanded edition of a valuable guide to writing for film and television. Mr. Vale takes the aspiring writer through every phase of a film's development, from the original concept to the final shooting script. Teachers of the craft as well as writers and directors have acclaimed it as one of the best books ever written on how to write a screenplay.

This book combines practical advice for the aspiring or established writer with a lucid overview of the unique features of this most contemporary art form, distinguishing film and video from other media and other kinds of storytelling. It teaches the reader to think in terms of the camera and gives practical advice on the realities of filmmaking. At the same time, Vale, who began his own career as a scriptwriter for the great French director Jean Renoir, provides a solid grounding in the history of drama from the Classical Greek theater through the great cinematic works of the twentieth century. Both philosophical and pragmatic, this is a very readable book for students and active professionals who want to improve their writing skills, and for film enthusiasts interested in knowing more about what they see on the screen.

Mr. Vale is that rare combination, a practitioner of great experience who can offer a lucid explanation of his craft.

Eugene Vale was born in Switzerland and began his career in France in the 1930s. He was an award-winning novelist, film and TV scriptwriter and teacher, whose works include the bestselling novel The Thirteenth Apostle and the scripts for Francis of Assisi, The Bridge of San Luis Rey, and The Second Face. He also worked in many other areas of the motion picture industry, including directing, producing, cutting, distribution and finance. His archives are held by Boston University and University of Southern California. Mr. Vale died in 1997, shortly after he completed the updated version of this handbook.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. Januar 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136051548
• Artikelnr.: 39448444

Autorenporträt

Eugene Vale

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: The Exciting New Media
Part I: The Form
The Film and TV Language
The Sources of Information
Enlargement and Composition
The Scene
Selection of Information
Division of Knowledge
Three Types of Storytelling
Part II: The Story
Characterization
Transition of Action
Disturbance and Adjustment
Main Intentions and Subintentions
The Effect Upon the Audience
Television, Cable and Pay TV, Video, Satellite Broadcasts
Part III: The Dramatic Construction
From Idea to Final Form
How to Choose Story Material
Understandability, Probability, Identification
Story Content
The Writing of the Script
The Young Filmmakers
The Daring Conviction
Glossary
Appendix on Script Formatting