This unique, comprehensive introduction to screenwriting offers
practical advice for the beginning writer, whether college student
or freelancer. Based on their experience as professional writers
and as teachers in a large, successful screenwriting program at
California State University, Northridge, the authors provide a
progression of assignments at manageable screenwriting lengths for
beginners. They lead students through development of a premise,
treatment, stepsheet, and, finally, miniscreenplay--essential
elements in writing a longer script.
A major feature of the text is the use of many example scenes
from contemporary and classic American films, such as On the
Waterfront, Kramer vs. Kramer, The Godfather, The Graduate,
Tootsie, and more. Other scenes are drawn from international films
and dramatic literature. The criticism of these scenes invites
students to develop their own comparative models, while
simultaneously providing exposure to the central analytical terms
of good dramatic writing.
The authors also place screenwriting within the larger tradition
of dramatic writing in order to put the beginning writer in touch
with the wealth of art, experience, and practical ideas the drama
contains. They provide an up-to-date, practical discussion of
marketing and copywriting a screenplay, with addresses of relevant
professional societies. Most importantly, they never offer an
ill-advised shortcut or restrict students to only one way of
thinking about a character, situation, or scene. In The
Understructure of Writing for Film & Television, the student's
thought and creativity are central.
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