Writing the short film /
Pat Cooper and Ken Dancyger.
- 3rd ed.
- Burlington, MA : Elsevier/Focal Press, c2005.
- ix, 359 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- CONTENTS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- PART I: Fundamentals: Breaking Ground -- Chapter 1. STORYTELLING IN GENERAL -- Chapter 2. TELLING A STORY IN IMAGES -- Chapter 3. USING SOUND TO TELL THE STORY -- Chapter 4. DISCOVERING AND EXPLORING A MAIN CHARACTER -- Chapter 5. TELLING THE DRAMATIC STORY -- Chapter 6. WRITING AN ORIGINAL SHORT SCREENPLAY -- Chapter 7. ON REVISION: SUBSTANCE AND STYLE -- PART II: Moving Forward: Writing Strategies -- Chapter 8. THE NEED FOR STORYTELLING -- Chapter 9. VISUALIZATION STRATEGIES -- Chapter 10. DRAMATIC STRATEGIES -- Chapter 11. CHARACTERIZATION STRATEGIES -- Chapter 12. MORE ON DIALOGUE STRATEGIES -- PART III: Genres: Forming the Story -- Chapter 13. THE MELODRAMA -- Chapter 14. THE DOCUDRAMA -- Chapter 15. THE HYPERDRAMA -- Chapter 16. THE EXPERIMENTAL NARRATIVE -- PART IV: New Directions -- Chapter 17. THE OPPORTUNITY FOR RENEWAL -- APPENDIX A. Short Short Screenplays -- Vincent -- Sob Story -- Pigeon -- APPENDIX B. Short Screenplays -- Another Story -- The Lady in Waiting -- Sleeping Beauties -- Description of Location -- The Wounding -- Dead Letters Don't Die -- INDEX -- Last Page.