From Chariots of fire to The king's speech
Subtitle: writing biopics and docudramas
By: Alan Rosenthal
Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Carbondale
Language: eng
Number of pages: 197
ISBN-13: 9780809332984; 9780809332991
Subjects: Motion picture authorship; Biographical drama; Authorship; Historical drama
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Clearing your head. The popular genre; title: What is docudrama?; title: Choosing a dynamic subject; title: Starting to work. Research; title: The dramatic elements; title: Shaping the film; title: From treatment to full script. The outline treatment; title: Writing dialogue and narration; title: Beginning your script; title: Special considerations. Adaptations; title: Print the legend?; title: Rights and legal issues; title: Afterword.