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Screenplay, The: A Blend of Film Form and Content [Paperback]

MARGARET MEHRING Ph.D (Author)


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Book Description

December 18, 1989
The Screenplay teaches screenwriters how to think in terms of the unique visual and aural elements of film, to create a story using these elements, and to communicate this story in words. The information contained in this book unites the role of the screenwriter and the artistic bases of motion pictures to provide the first complete approach to the craft.

The Screenplay is written in an engaging manner, inviting the reader to develop their writing and creative abilities through projects and challenging exercises. This book also features illustrative excerpts from such successful screenplays as Witness, Out of Africa, Body and Soul, Beverly Hills Cop, Rebel Without a Cause, and An Officer and a Gentlemen.


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The Screenplay is written in an engaging manner, inviting the reader to develop their writing and creative abilities through projects and challenging exercises. This book also features illustrative excerpts from such successful screenplays as Witness, Out of Africa, Body and Soul, Beverly Hills Cop, Rebel Without a Cause, and An Officer and a Gentlemen.

About the Author

Ph.D, Director of the Filmic Writing Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 296 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press (December 18, 1989)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0240800079
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240800073
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #951,053 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
Most classes and textbooks about screenwriting don't deal with the frame and the selection and arrangement of visual elements within it-mise-encadre-as a major concern for the screenwriter. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
filmic time, use your viewfinder, motion picture art form, layered movement, correlative symbol, plot goal, temporary working memory, filmic elements, filmic writing, screenplay characters, visual simile, filmic space, dramatic objective, motion picture medium, film content, associative images, camera speed, rubbing table, static frame, film form, sequence goal, expressive images
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Rebel Without, Out of Africa, New York, Beverly Hills Cop, Salvation Army, Charley Davis, Dilbert Dunker, Douglas Day Stewart, Kurt Luedtke, Karen Dinesen, Puget Sound Debs, Lear Publishers, Susanne Langer
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