the technique of the character-driven screenplay Ryan, James (James Edward) creator text bibliography nyu New York Billboard Books 2000 monographic eng

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186 pages ; 23 cm. 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. 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 by James Ryan. Filmography: page 182. Includes bibliographical references (pages [180]-181) and index. Motion picture authorship Autoría cinematográfica Characters and characteristics in literature Personajes y características en la literatura PN 1996 R988s 2000 808.2/3 0823084191 9780823084197 99087771 DLC 991214 20251205130748.0 11867786 eng