Writing Dialogue for Scripts

ISBN-13: 9781474260077 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 240 str.

Rib Davis

Opis

A good story can easily be ruined by bad dialogue. Now in its 4th edition, Rib Davis's bestselling Writing Dialogue for Scripts provides expert insight into how dialogue works, what to look out for in everyday speech and how to use dialogue effectively in scripts. Examining practical examples from film, TV, theatre and radio, this book will help aspiring and professional writers alike perfect their skills.The 4th edition of Writing Dialogue for Scripts includes: a look at recent films, such as American Hustle and Blue Jasmine; TV shows such as Mad Men and Peaky Blinders; and the award winning play, Ruined. Extended material on use of narration within scripts (for example in Peep Show) and dialogue in verbatim scripts (Alecky Blythe's London Road) also features.

Recenzje

Contain[s] much useful advice for budding script writers from all points of view. SusanElkin.co.uk

Spis treści

ForewordPrefaceIntroduction1. How Do We Talk?2. The Characters' Agenda3. Naturalistic Dialogue4. Don't Make it Work Too Hard5. Beyond the Literal6. Heightened Naturalism7. Tone, Pace and Conflict8. Highly Stylised Dialogue9. The Character Tells the Story10. Comic Dialogue11. Documentary Dialogue12. Reworking the Dialogue13. Last WordsIndex

O autorze

Award-winning writer, Rib Davis, has had over 50 scripts performed on screen, radio and stage and has worked as a script reader for both the BBC and Arts Council of Great Britain.