Screenwriting in a Digital Era /
Millard, Kathryn.author.
Screenwriting in a Digital Era examines the practices of writing for the screen from early Hollywood to the new realism. Looking back to prehistories of the form, Kathryn Millard links screenwriting to visual and oral storytelling around the globe, and explores new methods of collaboration and authorship in the digital environment.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The Picture Storytellers: From Pad to iPad; 2 Post Courier 12; 3 The New Three Rs of Digital Writing: Record, Reenact and Remix; 4 14 Lessons on Screenwriting from Errol Morris; 5 Adaptation: Writing as Rewriting and The Lost Thing; 6 Degrees of Improvisation; 7 Improvising Reality; 8 Composing the Digital Screenplay; 9 Collaboration: Writing the Possible; Conclusion: Sustainable Screenwriting; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references.
Screenwriting in a Digital Era examines the practices of writing for the screen from early Hollywood to the new realism. Looking back to prehistories of the form, Kathryn Millard links screenwriting to visual and oral storytelling around the globe, and explores new methods of collaboration and authorship in the digital environment.
Motion pictures and television.
Film genres.
Motion picture authorship.
Motion pictures-History.
Communication.
Literature.
Screen Studies.
Genre.
Screenwriting.
Film History.
Media Studies.
Literature, general.