Literature Into Film: Theory and Practical Approaches
ISBN: 9780786425976 / Angielski / Miękka / 315 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. For most people, film adaptation of literature can be summed up in one sentence: "The movie wasn't as good as the book." This volume undertakes to show the reader that not only is this evaluation not always true but sometimes it is intrinsically unfair. Movies based on literary works, while often billed as adaptations, are more correctly termed translations. A director and his actors translate the story from the written page into a visual presentation. Depending on the form of the original text and the chosen method of translation, certain inherent difficulties and pitfalls are associated...
For most people, film adaptation of literature can be summed up in one sentence: "The movie wasn't as good as the book." This volume undertakes to sho...
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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets from the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization
ISBN: 9780786887408 / Angielski / Miękka / 192 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. An insightful how-to guide for writing screenplays that uses Aristotle's great work as a guide.
Long considered the bible for storytellers, Aristotle's Poetics is a fixture of college courses on everything from fiction writing to dramatic theory. Now Michael Tierno shows how this great work can be an invaluable resource to screenwriters or anyone interested in studying plot structure. In carefully organized chapters, Tierno breaks down the fundamentals of screenwriting, highlighting particular aspects of Aristotle's work. Then, using examples from some of the... An insightful how-to guide for writing screenplays that uses Aristotle's great work as a guide.
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House of Games
ISBN: 9780802130280 / Angielski / Miękka / 100 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Playwright David Mamet's brilliant debut as a film director, House of Games is a psychological thriller in which a young woman psychiatrist falls prey to an elaborate and ingenious con game by one of her patients, who entraps her--with her own subconscious connivance--in a series of criminal escapades. It is a breathless roller-coaster ride of a movie that keeps springing one bizarre surprise after another, sustaining suspense with dazzling audacity. The unsuspecting audience is lured into a psychological and moral thicket of troubling implications, which bear the unmistakable imprint of... Playwright David Mamet's brilliant debut as a film director, House of Games is a psychological thriller in which a young woman psychiatrist falls p... |
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Hiroshima Mon Amour
ISBN: 9780802131041 / Angielski / Miękka / 112 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Jacket description/back: One of the most influential works in the history of cinema, Alain Renais's Hiroshima Mon Amour gathered international acclaim upon its release in 1959 and was awarded the International Critics' Prize at the Cannes Film festival and the New York Film Critics' Award. Ostensibly the story of a love affair between a Japanese architect and a French actress visiting Japan to make a film on peace, Hiroshima Mon Amour is a stunning exploration of the influence of war on both Japanese and French culture and the conflict between love and humanity.
Jacket description/back: One of the most influential works in the history of cinema, Alain Renais's Hiroshima Mon Amour gathered international acclaim...
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Au Revoir Les Enfants
ISBN: 9780802131140 / Angielski / Miękka / 78 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Provides the screenplay of Louis Malle's film about the friendship between a young Catholic boy and his Jewish friend, who is sent off to the Nazi death camps.
Provides the screenplay of Louis Malle's film about the friendship between a young Catholic boy and his Jewish friend, who is sent off to the Nazi dea...
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Thelma and Louise/Something to Talk about: Screenplays
ISBN: 9780802134622 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. When Thelma & Louise opened in 1991, it was greeted with acclaim and controversy, quickly earning first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri a reputation as one of the only writers of real movie roles for women. She lived up to expectations with Something to Talk About, which won praise for its originality and authenticity. Published here in one volume, these two screenplays gives us an oppurtunity to savor the work of a groundbreaking author.
When Thelma & Louise opened in 1991, it was greeted with acclaim and controversy, quickly earning first-time screenwriter Callie Khouri a reputation a...
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Stealing Beauty
ISBN: 9780802134929 / Angielski / Miękka / 132 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Following the death of her mother, nineteen-year-old Lucy Harmon is sent by her father to Italy to stay with old family friends and to have her portrait done. She is eager to renew her acquaintance with Niccolo Donati, the handsome young boy from a neighboring family with whom she shared her first kiss on a visit four years earlier, and anxious to solve a riddle left in her mother's diary--the answer to which may change Lucy's life forever.
Following the death of her mother, nineteen-year-old Lucy Harmon is sent by her father to Italy to stay with old family friends and to have her portra...
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The Proust Screenplay: a la Recherche Du Temps Perdu
ISBN: 9780802136466 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In the early 1970s Harold Pinter joined forces with director Joseph Losey and Proust scholar Barbara Bray to develop a screenplay of Proust's masterpiece, Remembrance of Things Past. Pinter took more than a year to conceive and write the screenplay and called the experience the best working year of my life. Although never produced, Harold Pinter's The Proust Screenplay is considered one of the greatest adaptations for the cinema ever written.With fidelity to Proust's text, the screenplay is an extraordinary re-creation by one of the leading playwrights of our time. It is, in its way, a unique...
In the early 1970s Harold Pinter joined forces with director Joseph Losey and Proust scholar Barbara Bray to develop a screenplay of Proust's masterpi...
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Dogma
ISBN: 9780802136794 / Angielski / Miękka / 160 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A pair of angels are determined to unmake existence at any cost, but are faced with a great challenge from the most unexpected person.
A pair of angels are determined to unmake existence at any cost, but are faced with a great challenge from the most unexpected person.
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Reservoir Dogs: The Screenplay
ISBN: 9780802136855 / Angielski / Miękka / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The story of a heist gone wrong, Reservoir Dogs weaves a taut and menacing path laced with bursts of absurd and unexpected humor. Tarantino won accolades around the world and earned a devoted following with his directorial debut.
The story of a heist gone wrong, Reservoir Dogs weaves a taut and menacing path laced with bursts of absurd and unexpected humor. Tarantino won accola...
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The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction Into Film
ISBN: 9780805016260 / Angielski / Inna / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been adaptations of novels, plays, or true-life stories. Linda Seger, author of two acclaimed books on scriptwriting, now offers a comprehensive handbook for screenwriters, producers, and directors who want to successfully transform fictional or factual material into film. Seger tells how to analyze source material to understand why some of it resists adaptation. She then gives practical methods for translating story, characters, themes, and style... Adaptations have long been a mainstay of Hollywood and the television networks. Indeed, most Academy Award- and Emmy Award-winning films have been ... |
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Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made
ISBN: 9780805069921 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made. Based on an award-winning website hailed as "smart enough for professional screenwriters and accessible enough for aspiring screenwriters," Crafty Screenwriting is the first book not only to offer a successful screenwriter's tricks of the trade, but to explain what development executives really mean when they complain that the "dialogue is flat," or "the hero isn't likeable." Fresh, provocative, and funny, Alex Epstein diagnoses problem that... The most innovative and creative screenwriting book yet, from an author who knows first-hand what it takes to get a movie made. Based ... |
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Writing for Film: The Basics of Screenwriting
ISBN: 9780805842586 / Angielski / Miękka / 318 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In this introduction to screenwriting, author Darsie Bowden provides sage, real-world advice and instruction on the process of writing film screenplays. This text will help budding screenwriters to structure their dramas, refine their characterizations, and craft their language, while also introducing them to the appropriate screenplay formats. It covers the complexities of writing for the screen and points out the contradictions to expect if readers pursue this work as a career. In addition to covering the elements of the dramatic film screenplay, Bowden discusses writing for such...
In this introduction to screenwriting, author Darsie Bowden provides sage, real-world advice and instruction on the process of writing film screenplay...
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Blueprint for Screenwriting : A Complete Writer's Guide to Story Structure and Character Development
ISBN: 9780805849226 / Angielski / Twarda / 184 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a blueprint for writers to follow for each new screenplay - from original concept to completed script. Author Rachel Ballon explores the writing craft and emphasizes creativity in the writing process. She addresses such complex issues as overcoming writer's block and facing hurdles in making a living as a writer, offering a practical tool for any writer.
Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a blueprint for writers to follow for each new screenplay - from original co...
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Blueprint for Screenwriting: A Complete Writer's Guide to Story Structure and Character Development
ISBN: 9780805849233 / Angielski / Miękka / 178 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a blueprint for writers to follow for each new screenplay - from original concept to completed script. Author Rachel Ballon explores the writing craft and emphasizes creativity in the writing process. She addresses such complex issues as overcoming writer's block and facing burdles in making a living as a writer, offering a practical tool for any writer.
Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a blueprint for writers to follow for each new screenplay - from original co...
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How Scripts Are Made
ISBN: 9780809313808 / Angielski / Miękka / 174 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Inga Karetnikova's method is that of the art teacher: she asks students to study great works in detail, to analyze them, and then to create their own. She stresses that her examination is "interested only in how the scripts are written and what makes them work, not in a cultural or scholarly examination of them." Karetnikova analyzes eight screenplays--The Godfather, Rashomon, La Strada, Bicycle Thief, Nosferatu, The Servant, Viridiana, Notorious--and a novel written in screenplay form, Kiss of the Spider Woman. Each serves as an example of a particular... Inga Karetnikova's method is that of the art teacher: she asks students to study great works in detail, to analyze them, and then to create their o... |
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Film Stories: Screenplays as Story, Volume 1
ISBN: 9780810839106 / Angielski / Miękka / 400 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These film scripts are designed to help film students master concepts like three-act structure, conflict, suprise, rising action, and crisis. They aim to show the budding screenwriter how not only to tell a story, but how to tell a story that sells. This volume contains the screenplays for Nothing but a Man, The Plot against Harry, Stone my Heart, and Pilgrim, Farewell.
These film scripts are designed to help film students master concepts like three-act structure, conflict, suprise, rising action, and crisis. They aim...
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Film Stories: Screenplays as Story, Volume 2
ISBN: 9780810839120 / Angielski / Miękka / 336 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. These film scripts are designed to help film students master concepts like three-act structure, conflict, suprise, rising action, and crisis. They aim to show the budding screenwriter how not only to tell a story, but how to tell a story that sells. This volume contains the screenplays for Losing Emily, Famous Long Ago, Mortal Longings, Act of God, and Sad but Funny.
These film scripts are designed to help film students master concepts like three-act structure, conflict, suprise, rising action, and crisis. They aim...
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Worms in the Winecup: A Memoir
ISBN: 9780810844254 / Angielski / Twarda / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Worms in the Winecup is the extraordinarily hard-hitting autobiography of John Bright, a screenplay writer who gained a major reputation with his first Hollywood script, Public Enemy, the classic gangster drama starring James Cagney. The book provides a vivid, often savage, commentary on Hollywood and the motion picture industry, with uncompromising portraits of Darryl F. Zanuck, Mae West, Errol Flynn, John Barrymore, B. P. Schulberg, Walter Wanger, John Howard Lawson, Elia Kazan, and countless others, including his writing partners, Kubec Glasmon and Robert Tasker. Bright writes of the...
Worms in the Winecup is the extraordinarily hard-hitting autobiography of John Bright, a screenplay writer who gained a major reputation with his firs...
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Sharp Cut: Harold Pinter's Screenplays and the Artistic Process
ISBN: 9780813122441 / Angielski / Twarda / 538 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Best known as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, Harold Pinter has also written many highly regarded screenplays, including Academy Award-nominated screenplays for The French Lieutenant's Woman and Betrayal, collaborations with English director Joseph Losey, and an unproduced script for the remake of Stanley Kubrick's 1962 adaptation of Lolita. In this definitive study of Pinter's screenplays, Steven H. Gale compares the scripts with their sources and the resulting films, analyzes their stages of development, and shows how Pinter creates unique works of art by... Best known as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century, Harold Pinter has also written many highly regarded screenplays, incl... |
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