a guide for screenwriters Dunne, Peter 1943- creator text cau Fresno, California Quill Driver Books c2007 2007 monographic eng

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405 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. pt. 1. What writers write about and why 1. The writer's rulebook 2. Know your story, know your plot, know the difference 3. Character-driven plot or plot-driven character 4. Character and conscience 5. The four character levels pt. 2. Structure : not necessarily a necessary evil 6. A three act structure overview 7. The case for brevity 8. Beginning at the end 9. Choosing an emotional opening 10. Connecting the beginning to the end pt. 3. Emotional structure : the internal landscape 11. The journey through the middle 12. Creating the story's emotional environment 13. Barriers, roadblocks, broken legs, and old lovers 14. Connecting the internal and external themes pt. 4. Building blocks : step-by-step construction 15. Card tricks 16. The one-liner becomes the two-liner 17. Creating an emotional outline pt. 5. Writing the script 18. Writing the script: act one 19. Writing the scripts: act two, part one 20. Writing the script: act two, part two 21. Writing the script: act three The fish never knows the water 25 films every screenwriter should study Peter Dunne. Includes index. Motion picture authorship Autoría cinematográfica Cine Autoría PN 1996 D923e 2007 808.2/3 188495653X 9781884956539 2006020052 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0837/2006020052-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0837/2006020052-d.html DLC 060616 20240219124732.0 14416494 eng