Christina Kallas argues for and sets out a genuinely original and creative approach to writing for the screen. This textbook aims to excite the imagination, inspiring and dramatizing stories with thematic richness, emotional depth and narrative rhythm. Structured like a screenplay, the book moves through the pre-credit sequence to the epilogue, interweaving theory, practice and case studies. Kallas combines an awareness of the history of dramatic writing with a very practical focus on how to find ideas and develop them. Supported by innovative and inspiring exercises that enable writers to create stories out of emotions and images, this book is challenging, motivating and essential reading for anyone interested in screenwriting.
Autorentext
Christina Kallas is Adjunct Professor in the School of the Arts Film Division at Columbia University, USA.
Inhalt
Prologue
Pre-Credit Sequence: Theoretical Roots of Creative Screenwriting
The Beginning: The Trick of Creative Screenwriting
The Middle: Techniques of Creative Screenwriting
The End: Application of Creative Screenwriting to the Complete Screenplay
In Place of an Epilogue: A Plea For the Screenwriter
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