Film genre for the screenwriter / Jule Selbo.
Publisher: New York, New York ; Oxfordshire, England : Routledge, 2015Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource (341 pages) : illustrations, photographsContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resource001: 44961ISBN: 9781315778174 (e-book)Subject(s): Motion picture authorship | Film genresGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Film genre for the screenwriter.DDC classification: 808.2/3 LOC classification: PN1996 | .S3846 2015Online resources: Click to View| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Film Genre for the Screenwriter is a practical study of how classic film genre components can be used in the construction of a screenplay. Based on Jule Selbo's popular course, this accessible guide includes an examination of the historical origins of specific film genres, how and why these genres are received and appreciated by film-going audiences, and how the student and professional screenwriter alike can use the knowledge of film genre components in the ideation and execution of a screenplay.
Explaining the defining elements, characteristics and tropes of genres from romantic comedy to slasher horror, and using examples from classic films like Casablanca alongside recent blockbuster franchises like Harry Potter , Selbo offers a compelling and readable analysis of film genre in its written form. The book also offers case studies, talking points and exercises to make its content approachable and applicable to readers and writers across the creative field.
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
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CHOICE Review
Though Selbo (California State Univ., Fullerton), an experienced screenwriter as well as a professor of film studies, has targeted screenwriters with her title, the book could serve a wider audience. The author identifies 30 genres and further subdivides many by character types or setting treatment. Beyond these delineations, she discusses the endless permutations and combinations of genre, each discussion amply accessorized with film titles--from many nations and across the history of the medium--for further information and purposes of demonstration. There is both industry and academic terminology; more obscure terms are defined and indexed. The index also includes films that are discussed in the text, though not those only mentioned or suggested for further illumination. Actors rate mentions, but the creative personnel of film production are discussed and placed in the context of their genre and within the arc of film history. Includes exercises, clarifying notes, and extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates; professionals. --Damaris Ann Schmitt, St. Louis Community College at MeramecThere are no comments on this title.