The tools of screenwriting : a writer's guide to the craft and elements of a screenplay / David Howard and Edward Mabley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, David, 1947-

Contributor:

Mabley, Edward, 1906-1984.

Gotham Book Mart Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture authorship.

Television authorship.

Penn Provenance:

Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copies 1 & 2)

Physical Description:

xxii, 298 pages ; 22 cm

Edition:

[First edition].

Other Title:

Tools of screen writing.

Screenwriting.

Screen writing.

Place of Publication:

New York : St. Martin's Press, [1993]

Summary:

Screenwriting is the art of telling stories dramatically - and it can be learned. Although there is no standard formula for writing a screenplay, there are central principles that all good screenplays share. In The Tools of screenwriting, the authors illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling. These elements are guideposts for the aspiring screenwriter, and they can be used in different ways to accomplish a variety of ends. Questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics are discussed as they apply to the special art of filmmaking. The authors demonstrate how the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including Citizen Kane, E.T., One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rashomon, The Godfather, North by Northwest, Chinatown, and sex, lies, and videotape. in the analyses of these films, the reader will discover the common elements of compelling screen stories. The Tools of Screen writing is an essential book for anyone who wants to write a script that will be filmed.

Notes:

Introduction by Frank Daniel.

Includes bibliographical references (page 289) and index.

Local Notes:

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy 2 has dustjacket retained.

Gotham Book Mart Collection copy 2 does not have First Edition statement.

ISBN:

0312094051 :

OCLC:

28221487