Screenwriting Fundamentals
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-138-66622-1 (ISBN)
A unique emphasis on the visual elements of storytelling because the camera is always present—the screenplay must act as a guide for the director and the editor.
A "workshop in a book" approach that walks the reader step-by-step through a screenplay—focusing on character, location, time frame, visual components, and transitions—with plenty of exercises that generate material for the narrative writing process.
A process-oriented approach, combined with a lighthearted tone and approachable style, that allows the reader to ease into the daunting task of writing a First Draft and takes them all the way through to the end— First Draft in hand.
Irv Bauer’s vast experience in teaching screenwriting includes undergraduate programs at New York University and Sarah Lawrence College, playwriting at many universities and venues, and non-performance workshops for writers at the New Dramatists. Bauer has mentored countless up-and-coming industry writers and directors and taught his own very successful classes and tutorials, drawing students from all over the world. He is the author of several produced and optioned plays and screenplays as well as many commissioned rewrites of film and television scripts and stage plays. Irv is also widely known for the animated series Courage The Cowardly Dog on Cartoon Network. Learn more at www.bauerscreenwriting.com
EDITOR’S NOTE
FOREWORD BY MICHAEL RADFORD
INTRODUCTION—ON BEING A WRITER
PART I - The Gathering Phase
Chapter 1 - Character, Location, Time Frame
The Arbitrary Character
Character Leads to Story
Script Example
Character Bio
Location
Time Frame
Personal History
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #1
Chapter 2 - Character Out Loud—Dialogue
Sources of Dialogue
Monologue
Script Examples
Student Exercise Examples
The Character’s Own Sweet Song
Exercise #2
Chapter 3 - The Visual Component—I
Film Form—Screenplay Format
Dialogue in Film Form—Second Character
Script Example
Screenwriting—The Recipe
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #3
Chapter 4 - The Visual Component—II
A Scene without Dialogue
Script Example—1
Script Example—2
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #4
Chapter 5 - The Transition
The Transition Defined
A Coat of Many Colors
Script Examples
Exercise #5
PART II - The Narrative Arc
Review
Chapter 6 - The Idea
The Background of Film
Narrow Your Focus
The Mechanics of Storytelling
Set Up, Build, Pay Off
Questioning
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #6
Chapter 7 - Story—Step Outline
What Is Story?
Step Outline Defined
Creating the Skeleton
Student Exercise Examples
Questioning Your Work
Evolution of an Idea
Exercise #7
Chapter 8 - Plotting the Story—I
Flesh on the Skeleton
The Opening Scene
Script Example
The Bridge
The African Queen—Opening Scene
Plot the Opening Scene
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #8
Chapter 9 - Treatment—Plotting the Story—II
What Is a Treatment?
Connecting the Bridges
Basic Dramatic Elements
Step Back and Question
Questions to Ask Yourself
Student Exercise Examples
Recap—Treatment
Exercise #9
Chapter 10 - First Draft Short Screenplay
Fulfilling the Treatment
The First Draft Screenplay
Student Exercise Examples
Exercise #10
PROTECTING YOUR SCRIPT
NOTES TO MY WRITERS
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
INDEX
| Erscheinungsdatum | 08.02.2017 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 650 g |
| Themenwelt | Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Film / TV |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Theater / Ballett | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-138-66622-X / 113866622X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-138-66622-1 / 9781138666221 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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