How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film - Softcover

Howard, Professor David

 
9780312352622: How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
Softcover
ISBN 10: 031235262X ISBN 13: 9780312352622
Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

As founding director of the graduate screenwriting program at the university of Southern California, David Howard has taught the authors of some of the most successful movies of our time, including "The Hand That Rocks the Cradle" and "Natural Born Killers". His comprehensive new book deconstructs the craft of writing for film, and reveals: story arc; plotting and subplotting; classical vs. revolutionary screenplay structure; tone, style and atmosphere; the use of time; and the creation of drama and tension.

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About the Author

David Howard is the founding director of the graduate screenwriting program at USC, where he teaches various courses in screenwriting. His students have scripted such successful films as The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Air Force One, Permanent Midnight, and Natural Born Killers. The coauthor (with Edward Mabley) of The Tools of Screenwriting, he lives in Los Angeles, California.

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Publisher
Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
031235262X
ISBN 13 
9780312352622
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
464

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