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Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect

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ISBN-10: 024081214X

ISBN-13: 9780240812144

Edition: 3rd 2010 (Revised)

Authors: Claudia Hunter Johnson

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List price: $16.66
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 8/31/2009
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 324
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Florida State University Screenwriter in Residence Claudia Hunter Johnson, Ph.D. has written numerous screenplays for feature film and television productions, including two documentary specials commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts. Her last screenplay, Obscenity (co-written with Matt Stevens), was a finalist for the 1997 Sundance Screenwriters Lab. She has written several award-winning full-length and one-act plays. Her many awards include the Lorraine Hansberry Award, American National Theatre West Award, and Academy Award. In 1993, she won the inaugural PEN/Newman's Own First Amendment Award for her campaign to restore banned literary classics to high school classrooms in…    

Companion Website
Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Power and Importance of Human Connection
Preparing to Write the Short Screenplay
Connecting to Purpose
Only Connect
The Screenplay Paradox
Connecting to Self
Le Menu
Depart the Donnee
Connecting to Process
The Space-Time Conundrum
Madness in Your Method
Creating Rituals
Taking Care of Yourself
Just Do It
Connecting to Collaboration
Top Ten Reasons to Write with a Partner
Finding the Right Writing Partner
The Space-Time Conundrum, The Sequel
Codrafting the Script
Dealing with Disagreements
Connecting to Screenplays
Surface and Deep Action
Making Change
The Mood Exercise
The Pearl in the Oyster
Emotional Flow
Everything You Need to Know You Can Learn from City Lights
Demystifying Format
Connecting to Character
An Artistic and Ethical Issue
People Watching
People Listening
Research
The Character Bio
The Character Checklist
The Character I.D.
The Heart of the Matter
The "I Want" Speech
Five (Not So) Easy Screenplays
The Discovery
The First Screenplay-The Discovery
Choosing an Idea
Developing Character, Story, and Structure
Drafting the Screenplay
Rewriting the Screenplay
The Decision
The Second Screenplay-The Decision
Choosing an Idea
Developing Character, Story, and Structure
Drafting the Screenplay
Rewriting the Screenplay
The Boxing Match
The Third Screenplay-The Boxing Match
Choosing an Idea
Developing Character, Story, and Structure
Drafting the Screenplay
Rewriting the Screenplay
The Improbable Connection
The Fourth Screenplay-The Improbable Connection
Choosing an Idea
Developing Character
Developing Story and Structure
Drafting the Screenplay
Rewriting the Screenplay
The Long Short Screenplay
The Fifth Screenplay-The Long Short Screenplay
Choosing an Idea
Developing Character, Story, and Structure
Drafting the Screenplay
Rewriting the Screenplay
Nine Screenplays That Make It Look Easy
Chillin' Out
Tough Crowd
Kosher
My Josephine
A Work in Progress
Lena's Spaghetti
Cool Breeze and Buzz
The Making of "Killer Kite"
Slow Dancin' Down the Aisles of the Quickcheck
Conclusion
Available Screenwriting Software
Films Referenced
Further Reading
Index