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Writing short films : structure and content for screenwriters / Linda J. Cowgill.
By: Cowgill, Linda J
Publisher: Los Angeles : Lone Eagle Pub., 2005Edition: 2nd edDescription: xiv, 256 p.; 23 cm001: 14143ISBN: 1580650635; 9781580650632Subject(s): Short films -- AuthorshipDDC classification: 808.23 LOC classification: PN1996
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | MAIN LIBRARY Book | 808.23 COW (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 089048 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Writing Short Films is one of the bestselling university text books on writing short film screenplays.This updated and revised edition includes several new chapters.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Before We Start
- The Principles of Drama
- Starting Out
- What's It About?
- Character and Emotion
- Who Does What and Why
- The Three-Part Nature of Film Structure
- Plotting
- The Twists and Turns
- Fade In: Openings and the Main Exposition
- The Middle
- Keeping the Story Alive
- Fade Out: Revelation, Climax and Resolution
- Constructing the Scene
- Dialogue: The Search for the Perfect Line
- The Subtext of Meaning
- Keeping Focused
- What Does My Protagonist Really Want?
- Index
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