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Framework: A History of Screenwriting in the American Film

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Framework: A History of Screenwriting in the American Film [Hardcover]

Tom Stempel (Author)

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Publication Date: October 1988

Offers profiles of top screenwriters from silent films to the present and discusses how the role of the screenwriter has changed.

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Stempel traces the development of the script and screenwriter in the Hollywood film. Beginning with the early film shorts, he shows the evolution of the brief story outline into the full-scale epic screenplay. With the rise of the studio system, he outlines the decline of the screenwriter in the overall hierarchy and the emergence of the screenwriter/producer or director. Woven throughout are brief vignettes of producers, directors, stars, and, of course, screenwriters. Combining scholarship with movie lore, Stempel has produced an informative and readable work. Recommended for large film collections.Robert Logsdon, Indiana State Lib., Indianapolis
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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Hardcover: 296 pages
Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group; 1St Edition edition (October 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0826404111
ISBN-13: 978-0826404114
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,636,898 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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