Ryan, James

Screenwriting from the heart : the technique of the character-driven screenplay / by James Ryan. - New York : Billboard Books, 2000. - 186 pages ; 23 cm.

Filmography: page 182. Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-181) and index.

The character-driven approach. Defining the character-driven screenplay
How to write from the inside out
Contingent causation : accumulation creates impact
Character or story : which comes first?
Substance, form, and technique
A movie : not just a story in pictures
The picture : the power and the limitations
Sound : how it can carry the story
Finding your structure. Dramatic structure
How and why we use acts in a screenplay
The one-act form : evoking inescapability
The two-act form : the open-ended resolution
The three-act structure : order is restored
Crafting your script : step by step
Finding the story
The pitch
The free-write
The outline
How to create a great scene
How to expand and grow as a screenwriter


The value of character-driven screenplays is demonstrated in this step-by-step approach to showing aspiring filmmakers and writers how a script is created through the development of compelling characters.

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Motion picture authorship.
Autoría cinematográfica
Characters and characteristics in literature.
Personajes y características en la literatura

PN 1996 / R988s 2000

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