TY - BOOK AU - Cooper,Patricia AU - Dancyger,Ken TI - Writing the short film SN - 0240805887 (acid-free paper) AV - PN1996 C778 2005 U1 - 808.2/3 22 PY - 2005/// CY - Burlington, MA PB - Elsevier/Focal Press KW - Short films KW - Authorship N1 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004275545-d.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004275545-t.html ER -