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Story Sense: A Screenwriter's Guide for Film and Television » (1st Edition)

Book cover image of Story Sense: A Screenwriter's Guide for Film and Television by Paul Lucey

Authors: Paul Lucey, McGraw-Hill
ISBN-13: 9780070389960, ISBN-10: 0070389969
Format: Paperback
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Date Published: January 1996
Edition: 1st Edition

Author Biography: Paul Lucey

Book Synopsis

This is the first true textbook for a course in screenwriting. Story Sense provides specific strategies for writing story, character, and script. A wealth of techniques are suggested so that screenwriters can select those that work best for them. The book has been conceived as a working manual for screenwriters and offers hands-on advice for solving the many problems that crop up as the work progresses. In addition, the book includes examples of script format, a glossary of film terms, the Writer's Guild's compensation terms, and such insider examples as a sample studio script evaluation form, a sample script analysis, a sample studio reader's questionnaire, and a sample re-write.

	Preface
1	Selecting an Idea for a Motion Picture Story	3
2	Building the Story Structure	35
3	Writing the Plot	68
4	Scene Structure and the Basic Dramatic Units	109
5	Creating Emotionally Dimensional Characters	141
6	Dialogue and Character	164
7	Dramatization	189
8	Writing for the Camera: Visual Storytelling	222
9	Writing Stage Directions	254
10	Script Format for Feature Films and Television	273
11	Rewriting	288
12	Career Counseling for New Screenwriters	317
	App. A. Media That Illustrate Points Made in the Chapters	341
	App. B. The Screenwriter's Reference Shelf	345
	App. C. Cast List, Sequence Breakdown, and Shot Numbers of The Verdict	347
	App. D. Professional Version of the "Marry Me - or Else" Scene	359
	App. E. Rewrite of Immigrant Scene Exercise in Chapter 11	361
	App. F. Writers Guild of America TV Market List	366
	App. G. Script Evaluation Forms	368
	App. H. Writers Guild of America Minimum Basic Agreement 1991-1995	373
	App. I. Writer's Deal Memorandum	375
	Glossary	378
	Bibliography	388
	Index	393