Alternative Scriptwriting Writing Beyond the Rules

Name: Alternative Scriptwriting Writing Beyond the Rules
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ISBN: 9780240800752

ISBN-10: 0240800753

ISBN-13: 9780240800752

Edition: 1991

Authors: Ken Dancyger, Jeff Rush

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In a field where novelty means commercial success, writers need to develop screenplays that go beyond the rules. This book explores the techniques and strategies employed by professional screenwriters to write stories that are both exceptional and successful.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 1991
Publisher: Elsevier Science & Technology Books
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.06" wide x 6.30" long
Weight: 0.726
Language: English



Beyond the rules


Structure


Critique of restorative three-act form


Counter-structure


Working against genre reframing the active/passive character distinction


Stretching the limits of character identification


Main and secondary characters


Subtext, action and character


The subtitles and implications of screenplay form


Character, history and politics


Tone - the inescapability of irony


Dramatic voice/narrative voice


Writing


Rewriting


Personal scriptwriting