Writing in pictures : screenwriting made (mostly) painless / Joseph McBride.

By:

McBride, Joseph, 1947-

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Vintage Books original | Vintage BooksPublication details: New York : Vintage Books, 2012.Description: x, 365 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780307742926 (pbk.)
030774292X (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

808.23 23

LOC classification:

PN 1996 M478w 2012

Contents:

Who Needs Another Book on Screenwriting? -- So Why Write Screenplays? -- What Is Screenwriting? -- Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them -- Ten Tips for the Road Ahead -- Breaking the Back of the Book; or, The Art of Adaptation -- Step 1: The Story Outline -- Research and Development -- Step 2: The Adaptation Outline -- The Elements of Screenwriting -- Step 3: The Character Biography -- Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It -- Step 4: The Treatment -- Who Needs Formatting? -- Actors Are Your Medium -- Dialogue as Action -- Step 5: The Step Outline -- The Final Script -- Breaking into Professional Filmmaking.

Summary: Part I: Storytelling 1: So Why Write Screenplays? 2: What Is Screenwriting? 3: Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them 4: Ten Tips for the Road Ahead Part II: Adaptation 5: Breaking the Back of the Book: or, The Art of Adaptation STEP 1: THE STORY OUTLINE 6: Research and Development STEP 2: THE ADAPTATION OUTLINE 7: The Elements of Screenwriting STEP 3: THE CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY 8: Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It STEP 4: THE TREATMENT Part III: Production 9: Who Needs Formatting? 10: Actors Are Your Medium 11: Dialogue as Action STEP 5: THE STEP OUTLINE 12: The Final Script 13: Epilogue: Breaking into Professional Filmmaking Appendix A: The Basic Steps in the Screenwriting Process Appendix B: "To Build A Fire "by Jack London Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1996 M478w 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000111664

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Who Needs Another Book on Screenwriting? --
So Why Write Screenplays? --
What Is Screenwriting? --
Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them --
Ten Tips for the Road Ahead --
Breaking the Back of the Book; or, The Art of Adaptation --
Step 1: The Story Outline --
Research and Development --
Step 2: The Adaptation Outline --
The Elements of Screenwriting --
Step 3: The Character Biography --
Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It --
Step 4: The Treatment --
Who Needs Formatting? --
Actors Are Your Medium --
Dialogue as Action --
Step 5: The Step Outline --
The Final Script --
Breaking into Professional Filmmaking.

Part I: Storytelling 1: So Why Write Screenplays? 2: What Is Screenwriting? 3: Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them 4: Ten Tips for the Road Ahead Part II: Adaptation 5: Breaking the Back of the Book: or, The Art of Adaptation STEP 1: THE STORY OUTLINE 6: Research and Development STEP 2: THE ADAPTATION OUTLINE 7: The Elements of Screenwriting STEP 3: THE CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY 8: Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It STEP 4: THE TREATMENT Part III: Production 9: Who Needs Formatting? 10: Actors Are Your Medium 11: Dialogue as Action STEP 5: THE STEP OUTLINE 12: The Final Script 13: Epilogue: Breaking into Professional Filmmaking Appendix A: The Basic Steps in the Screenwriting Process Appendix B: "To Build A Fire "by Jack London Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index.

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