Screencraft Screenwriting (Screencraft Series) - Softcover

Macdermott, Felim; McGrath, Declan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240805127 ISBN 13: 9780240805122

Publisher: Focal Pr, 2003

Synopsis

The 13 screenwriters gathered together in this book are world-class storytellers, whose skill at delineating plot and capturing character make them internationally renowned and respected. The contributors speak directly to the reader, allowing a rare insight into the creative process of the screenwriter. The interviews are illustrated with script excerpts, hand-written notes, storyboards, film stills, and photographs from the screenwriters' own personal collections. Film-making is all about telling stories. While the director is the person responsible for pulling all the aspects of film-making together, the screenwriter creates the backbone of the film; suggesting location, forming and sustaining plot and devising and building character. The screenwriters in this book come from the US, Ireland, Poland, Italy, Japan, France, Germany, and Canada.

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Review:

"...this volume lives up to its promise to "unravel" the language of screenwriting...Highly recommended." S.B. DeMasi, Suffolk County Community College.

About this edition

• Publisher: Focal Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0240805127
• ISBN 13: 9780240805122
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 176