Illustrating the multifaceted art of screenwriting, this guide expertly navigates its vital aspects dramatic structure, the creation of character, and story development. The nature of the writer s role in the film and television industry both in Hollywood and in Canada is explored, and the art of collaboration and the practicalities of writing for commercial production are examined in detail. Chapters cover classic three-act structure and its multi-character variation, story arc, adapting material from other forms of media, and creating dramatic movement in character. From portraying morality...
Illustrating the multifaceted art of screenwriting, this guide expertly navigates its vital aspects dramatic structure, the creation of character, and...