Scriptwriting Updated

Description

Helping writers consolidate their skills in traditional narrative and grasp the other mechanics, this work serves as a desktop reference and do-it-yourself guide. Traditional and contemporary narrative structures are explained and cross-referenced with a range of aids, including development strategies.

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pher Vogler, Screenwriting Theorist(The Writer's Journey)Scriptwriting Updated is used in courses at leading international universities and colleges including New York University, Columbia University, University of London, The National

Table of contents

Table of ContentsForwardPrefacePart I Getting Ideas1. Creativity and general problem solving2. Getting good ideas fast from screen models3. Getting good ideas fast from fairytale, myth & fable4. Getting good ideas fast from non-narrative triggersPart II Narrative Structure5. Overview of traditional narrative structure6. Development strategies for a traditional three-act film7. Alternative narrative structures: flashback8. Varieties of flashback narrative9. Quick reference guide to using flashback narrative10. Structure charts of flashback narrative11. Tandem narrative and sequential narrative12. Multiple protagonists and antagonists13. Lost in the telling: films with structural flawsPart III Getting it onto paper14. Dialogue15. Examples of flawed dialogue writing16. Treatment writing and the script as instruction manual17. Strategy for writing under pressureReferencesFi