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A comprehensive step-by-step guide to deconstructing screenplay fundamentals, this book will allow readers to understand the elements, functions and anatomy of a screenplay and to understand the dramatic elements and their functions. Screenwriters will be able to apply these steps to their own writing.
List of contents
Part I. Introduction; Screenplay; Analysis; Script Analysis; Script Breakdown; Part II. Deconstructing Screenplay Fundamentals; Chapter 1: Theme & Premise; Chapter 2: Character; Chapter 3: Story; Chapter 4: Structure; Chapter 5: Setting; Chapter 6: Techniques & Tools; Part II. Script Analysis; Case Study 1: The Apartment; Case Study 2: Toy Story; Case Study 3: The Dark Knight; Case Study 4: Whiplash; Case Study 5: Get Out; Case Study 6: Lady Bird; Case Study 7: Parasite; References
About the author
James Bang teaches screenwriting and film production at The New School in New York City. He earned an M.F.A. in Film – Screenwriting and Directing from Columbia University, and he has worked on several film productions. His films have received several awards, including a nomination for the 35th Student Academy Awards®.
Summary
A comprehensive step-by-step guide to deconstructing screenplay fundamentals, this book will allow readers to understand the elements, functions and anatomy of a screenplay and to understand the dramatic elements and their functions. Screenwriters will be able to apply these steps to their own writing.
