The tools of screenwriting
Subtitle: a writer's guide to the craft and elements of a screenplay
By: David Howard and Edward Mabley.
Contributors: Mabley, Edward, 1906-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 298
Subjects: Motion picture authorship.; Television authorship.
Other titles: Tools of screen writing.; Screenwriting.; Screen writing.
Description: Screenwriting is the art of telling stories dramatically - and it can be learned. Although there is no standard formula for writing a screenplay, there are central principles that all good screenplays share.

In The Tools of screenwriting, the authors illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling. These elements are guideposts for the aspiring screenwriter, and they can be used in different ways to accomplish a variety of ends. Questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics are discussed as they apply to the special art of filmmaking.

The authors demonstrate how the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including Citizen Kane, E.T., One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rashomon, The Godfather, North by Northwest, Chinatown, and sex, lies, and videotape. in the analyses of these films, the reader will discover the common elements of compelling screen stories. The Tools of Screen writing is an essential book for anyone who wants to write a script that will be filmed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 289) and index.