Claudia Hunter Johnson

Gebundenes Buch

Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect

Beschreibung

Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Sixth Edition, stands alone among screenwriting books by emphasizing that human connection, though often overlooked, is as essential to writing effective screenplays as conflict. This ground-breaking book remains an absolute must-have resource for students of screenwriting.

Autor

Claudia Hunter Johnson is the writer/director of the civil rights documentary feature, The Other Side of Silence: The Untold Story of Ruby McCollum, winner of the Gold Jury Prize at Seattle's Social Justice Film Festival and Best Florida Documentary at the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival. Her memoir Stifled Laughter, now in its 2nd edition, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and won the inaugural P.E.N./Newman's Own First Amendment Award and the 2023 Best Books Award for Current Events. She's also the author of the memoir Hurtling Toward Happiness: A Mother and Teenage Son's Road Trip From Blues to Bonding in a Really Small Car. She has taught screenwriting at the FSU Film School and USC's School of Cinematic Arts.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• 6. Auflage
• Seitenzahl: 418
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 790g
• ISBN-13: 9781032880327
• ISBN-10: 1032880325
• Artikelnr.: 71812740

Rezensionen

"Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Fifth Edition is an incredible, insightful guide to writing an effective, engaging short screenplay. Claudia Johnson takes the reader through the journey of crafting screenplays using connection as the path."
Dr. Valliere Richard Auzenne, Florida State University College of Motion Picture Arts

Praise for the previous edition:

"Claudia Johnson leads the reader through the process of writing the short film, along the way illuminating something much bigger-how to write great drama in any form."

Linda Seger, Author, Making a Good Script Great