num_pages: 294
description: HERE, for the first time in paperback form, is a complete and authoritative work on screen play-writing. Its purpose is to supply practical rules and suggestions and to describe practices applicable to the writing of motion picture screenplays for both theater and television presentation. As a guide to the beginning writer, and a source-book of new ideas and tips for the professional, this practical manual covers every aspect of writing for these fields.The following arc a few of the subjects included:- The screenplay- Tools of the trade - Historical background - The story idea Westerns- Plot vs. character - Dramatic values-Writing character- Dialogue writing- Camera movementFor both beginning and professional writer, this practical manual is atreasury of information and ideas on what to do and how to do it.
title: A Practical Manual of Screen Playwriting for Theater and Television Films
titlecomplete: A Practical Manual of Screen Playwriting for Theater and Television Films
ratings_count: 15
publisher: New American Library