Writing Docudrama Dramatizing Reality for Film and TV

Name: Writing Docudrama Dramatizing Reality for Film and TV
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ISBN: 9780240801957

ISBN-10: 0240801954

ISBN-13: 9780240801957

Edition: 1994

Authors: Alan Rosenthal

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* From concept to completion, a thorough, down-to-earth grasp of all the ins and outs of writing the docudrama * Docudrama is a booming industry, with new films appearing almost weekly. Nearly every day one can find news stories that would be dismissed as impossible if they weren't actually true, and many of them are being made into successful feature and television films. Dramatizing Reality explains how to find and rsearch ideas and develop them into vaible stories, how to use dialogue to shape characters, and how to progress from a treatment to a saleable script. Also included is a chapter on the responsibilities involved with mixing truth and fiction. Alan Rosenthal has worked as a…

Book details

List price: $35.95
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 12/19/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



Introduction


The popular genre


What is fact-fiction?


Choosing the subject


Research


The dramatic elements


Shaping the film


The outline treatment


Dialogue and commentary


Beginning the script


Adaptations


Fact versus fiction


Rights, options and legalities



Film listing



Case study