Screen adaptation : a scriptwriting handbook / Kenneth Portnoy.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Portnoy, Kenneth, 1946-

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture authorship.

Physical Description:

xiii, 157 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Boston : Focal Press, [1998]

Summary:

Screen Adaptation: A Scriptwriting Handbook, 2nd ed. examines the challenge screenwriters face when adapting novels, plays, and short stories for the screen. Thoroughly updated to include new exercises and example from current films, this book provides practical, usable information on how to find the best plot line for a script, choose key characters, and understand the goals and formats of different genres.

Topics include: determining which characters and events are most valuable on developing the main story; expanding short novellas and condensing long novels; using dialog to advance the story and reveal character; comparing the formats of plays, short stories, and novels to those of screenplays approaching the marketplace In this book, both beginning writers and professionals will find the tools necessary to evaluate a prospective source and create a successful screenplay -updated to include new exercises and new examples from recent films

Contents:

Principles of dramatic writing

Characterization

Structure

Kramer versus Kramer

Social issue

Action adventure and science fiction: Jurassic Park and Apollo

The short story

Plays

Dialogue, starting to write, and marketing

Love stories: The bridges of Madison County and Leaving Las Vegas.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-152) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Portnoy, Kenneth, 1946- Screen adaptation.

ISBN:

0240803493

9780240803494

OCLC:

38870712

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