Stephen V. Duncan

Genre Screenwriting (eBook, PDF)

How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

It's simple: films need to have commercial value for the studios to produce them, distributors to sell them, and theater chains to screen them. While talent definitely plays a part in the writing process, it can be the well-executed formulaic approaches to the popular genres that will first get you noticed in the industry.

Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell does not attempt to probe in the deepest psyche of screenwriters and directors of famous or seminal films, nor does it attempt to analyze the deep theoretic machinations of films. Duncan's simple goal is to give the reader, the screenwriter, a practical guide to writing each popular film genre. Employing methods as diverse as using fairy tales to illustrate the 'how to' process for each popular genre, and discussing these popular genres in modern television and its relation to its big screen counterpart, Duncan provides a one-stop shop for novices and professionals alike.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 224
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781501305931
• Artikelnr.: 48421618

Autorenporträt

Stephen Duncan is an Associate Professor, and currently Chair of the Screenwriting Department, at Loyola Marymount University.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The Basics of Dramatic Screenwriting The Film Premise Story
Theme Character Suspension of Disbelief Story & Plot The Seven Elements of
a Scene The Sequence Approach Screenplay Structure: Classic & Alternative
Approaches The "Rules" Versus the "Visceral" Approach Chapter 2: Writing
the Action-Adventure Genre Lights! Camera! Action! Origins of the
Action-Adventure Some Important Definitions Hollywood's Love Affair with
the Action-Adventure Genre Key "How To" Elements to the Action-Adventure
Screenplay Writing Style Examples from Produced Screenplays
Action-Adventure & Television Series Your Assignment Chapter 3: Writing a
Thriller Genre Spine Tingling Nail Biter First Things First: The Key
Elements to the Murder Mystery Brief Historical Perspective & Key Elements
of Noir The Thriller & Television Series Your Assignment Chapter 4: Writing
the Science-Fiction-Fantasy Genre The Illusion of Reality Hollywood's
Addiction to Computer Generated Images Science-Fiction-Fantasy & Television
Series Your Assignment Chapter 5: Writing the Horror-Fantasy A Frightening
Journey A Brief Historical Perspective of the Horror-Fantasy Genre
Horror-Fantasy & Television Series Your Assignment Chapter 6: Writing the
Comedy & Romantic Comedy Genres Make "Em Laugh The Origins of Comedy The
Romantic Comedy Genre Comedy & Television Series Your Assignment Chapter 7:
Marketing Your Finished Genre Screenplay Nirvana: The Four Quadrants From
Script to Screen: How Films Get Made Selling Your Screenplay Landing
Representation The Screenplay Marketplace by Genre The Appendix: Genre
Screenwriting Templates