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Book SynopsisRobert De Niro at Work is the first critical study to examine how Robert de Niro, perhaps the finest screen actor of his generation, works with screenplays to imagine, prepare and denote his performance. In categorising the various ways in which De Niro works with a screenplay, this book will re-examine the relationship between actor and text. This book considers the screenplay as above all a working document and a material object, present at every stage of the filmmaking process. The working screenplay goes through various iterations in development and exists in many versions on set, each adapted and personalised for the specific use of the individual and their role. As the archive reveals, nobody works more closely with the script than the actor, and no actor works more on a script than De Niro. Table of ContentsIntroduction.- Chapter One: Literature Review & overview of De Niro’s Career.- Chapter Two: Research and Exegesis.- Chapter Three: Notation.- Chapter Four: Preparation.- Chapter Five: The Writer’s Voice.- Chapter Six: Case Studies.- Chapter Seven: Actor as Writer.- Conclusion.

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Book SynopsisFrom the initial spark of inspiration to the delivery of a creative, but essentially commercial, series, From Creation to Pitch sets out to demystify the process of Television Series Drama Development for writers keen to get their voices heard and their stories read, discussed and viewed....

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Book SynopsisExplores the huge commercial success of contemporary superhero blockbusters and develops a critical theory of digital-era popular seriality

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Book SynopsisBeing There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history's greatest scripts. Being There (1979) is generally considered the final film in Hal Ashby's triumphant 1970s career, which included the likes of Harold and Maude (1971) and Shampoo (1975). The film also showcases Peter Sellers's last great performance. In 2005, the Writers Guild of America included Being There on its list of 101 Best Scripts.Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay features three versions of the script: an early draft by Jerzy Kosinski, based on his 1970 novel; a second by long-time Ashby collaborator and Oscar-winner Robert C. Jones, which makes substantial changes to Kosinki's; and a final draft written by Jones with Ashby's assistance, which makes further structural and narrative changes. Additionally, the book features facsimile pages from one of Kosinski''s copy of the scripts that include handwrittenTrade ReviewIn this bold and ambitious work, Hunter demonstrates with great clarity the collaborative nature of the screenwriting process through an examination of one of the most celebrated screenplays of the 20th Century, Being There. Meticulously dissecting its scenes, analyzing its dialogue and showing how and why they evolved through the contribution of key creative agents over the course of several years, Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides the reader with a rare opportunity to understand the creative process at the heart of Hollywood cinema. A must-read for screenwriting students! * Yannis Tzioumakis, co-editor of The Hollywood Renaissance (2018) *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. Screenplay Introduction Being There draft by Jerzy Kosinski 3. Screenplay Introduction Being There first draft by Robert C. Jones 4. Screenplay Introduction Being There final draft by Robert C. Jones, with Hal Ashby 5. Appendix I: 'Walking on Water' Sequence Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisScreenplays ... How to Write and Sell Them is an accessible yet comprehensive book aimed at those with a keen interest in writing feature film screenplays. Using case studies, creative exercises and interviews from the industry, the book will guide readers through the necessary stages of writing a screenplay, from finding and developing ideas to creating and executing characters to shaping structure and constructing scenes. It will also consider how a screenplay might be sold, or used to raise interest in the writer, looking at areas such as finding and working with an agent, networking, using competitions, and raising private production funds. The book's approach is both creative and reflective, giving readers the opportunity to learn a wealth of creative skills alongside skills that will encourage them to think about themselves as writers and the work that they are developing. As such, the book will empower readers in their own creative processes and allow them to successfully tell the stories they want to tell. Rich with analyses from classic and contemporary films, littered with practical models, paradigms and creative tasks, and enhanced by the views of key industry figures, the book is a must for any aspiring feature film screenwriter.Trade ReviewEssential, indeed -- Robin Mukherjeeresults-oriented exercises, spot-on case studies, workable options and professional insight -- Kathie Fong Yoneda

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Book SynopsisToday, people can watch television shows, feature films, live sporting events, and just about anything they want on their computers, tablets or phones. As the new media marketplace continues to grow, so does demand for original content and opportunities for filmmakers. Online distributors - such as YouTube, Hulu, and Funny or Die - are interested in acquiring web series (episodic digital entertainment, like mini-TV shows) that attract audiences and appeal to advertisers. Web TV Series... How to Make and Market Them provides advice and expertise to help readers create their own original, successful online shows - projects that can be profitable, potentially developed into film or television properties, and help to start a career in the industry. Readers will learn how to develop characters and stories designed for new media platforms, and find tips for planning, shooting, and editing that are tailored specifically to web series production. This book also extensively covers the latest distribution platforms and social media marketing strategies, as well as examples of how to find financial sustainability through advertisers, branded content, and sponsorship partners. Web Series has all of the tools necessary for both aspiring and experienced filmmakers to make the most of this growing new medium.Trade ReviewDan Williams provides the background and information you need to start a Web TV series, whilst encouraging you to develop your own individuality and creative processes -- Leo White * Kamera Film Salon *This book encourages quality work, and does a quality job of instructing it * Write So Fluid *

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Book SynopsisWhat happens when 'happy ever after' isn't quite so simple? Today's attitudes to love and romance are as varied and diverse as individuals, and audiences want and need more sophisticated, authentic films that show how we live and love now. So what does this mean for the screenwriter developing a romcom? And how do they write heart-warming stories for a genre that is constantly evolving, from bromcom to zomcom to famcom? Writing and Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays offers a fresh approach to creating narratives for this ever-changing genre. Moving away from rigid and limited definitions that have evolved out of mainstream genre films, the book embraces a working definition that crosses cultural and national boundaries to give screenwriters around the world a truly international perspective on writing comedic love stories. It will be the first screenwriting guide to reflect the diversity of approaches in today's films that deal with the human need for emotional and physical intimacy using humour - the contemporary romantic comedy. Features of the book include: Illuminating, challenging and provocative about the state of the rom-com genre. Why do some films feel so dated, while others are perennially relevant? Explores and defines all subgenres of romcom, such as zomcom, bromedy, soromcom and famcom. Uniquely draws on creativity, screenwriting genre theory and film industry practice. Stimulating creative exercises at the end of every chapter, and 'hot tips' throughout. Adaptable concepts that can be applied to both feature films and short films. Encourages screenwriters to define their own values about love to ensure their voice and message is original - and commercial. Case studies and analyses of produced screenplays, including Dostana, Due Date, I Give it a Year, I love You, Man, Midnight in Paris, Ruby Sparks, Tamara Drewe, Ted and Warm Bodies. Interviews with writers, directors and producers. Genuine international perspective. Indispensible guide for both the student and the professional writer or filmmaker.

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Book SynopsisThe Art of Screenplays is a working handbook for writers with stories to tell. Addressing the key issues of creativity and craft, its aim is to connect with our natural understanding of story, to demystify the screenwriter's art, and to enable fresh, original and authentic writing. Working on the central premise that drama reflects nature, and screenplays simply echo life as we know it, the areas Mukherjee discusses include: The Writer's eye. How to gather, ferment and communicate story. The art of action. Understanding structure through observation. Who am I? Exploring the levels of characters. Vertical structure. Say what you mean. Mean what you say. Speak the speech. The art of not writing dialogue. Trade ReviewRM comes across as what he is: a screenwriter of real experience who has the confidence and knowledge of having worked extensively at the industry coal-face with a lot of really good credits in TV and feature films. Unlike many screenwriting books, he writes from a position of authority - and it shows -- Philip Shelley * Script Consultant *an insightful guide that prompts readers to think for themselves -- Dominic Carver * The Scriptwriter *'a really interesting mix of theoretical study and practical experience...Highly recommended for both beginners and experienced writers' * Write So Fluid *Brilliant and original...far and away the best writing guide I've read. It should become must reading for all of us, students and tutors alike -- Paul Bryers - award winning writer, filmmaker and producerone of the most beautifully written books about screenwriting that I've ever read * Scriptangel *

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Book SynopsisIt may be drama features that win the most awards and kudos from critics, but in the current marketplace you're unlikely to sell a drama screenplay in the way you would a genre script. Breaking down the nuts and bolts of what differentiates drama from genre, Writing and Selling Drama Screenplays will consider questions such as: What is 'emotional truth'? What separates stereotypical and authentic characters? What are the different types of drama feature screenplay? How do we make these films, when there's 'no money'? What are the distribution opportunities for dramas? Exploring the ways in which drama and authenticity work, it will empower screenwriters to make their own story and character choices, so they can write and also help to package, finance and even make their own drama features. Writing and Selling Drama Screenplays includes detailed case studies of produced dramas made on both shoestring and bigger budgets, and industry insights from their writers, directors and producers. It looks in-depth at Scottish BAFTA-winning Night People, the iconic coming out movie Beautiful Thing, the touching New Orleans drama Hours, starring the late Paul Walker, and the ambitious true story of Saving Mr Banks, based on the battle of wills between Mary Poppins author PL Travers and Walt Disney himself. It will also discuss films such as Brokeback Mountain, American Beauty, The King's Speech, Juno, Erin Brockovich, Changeling and Girl, Interrupted.

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Book SynopsisThis book is a comprehensive and inviting introduction to the literary forms and cultural significance of Chinese drama as both text and performance. Each chapter offers an accessible overview and critical analysis of one or more plays—canonical as well as less frequently studied works—and their historical contexts.Trade ReviewAnother gem in Columbia’s How to Read Chinese Literature series. From comic obscenities to heartbreaking lyricism, the expressive language of Chinese drama runs the gamut, making it the hardest but most rewarding of all genres. Now we have the perfect guide for novices and experts alike. -- Judith Zeitlin, coeditor of The Voice as Something More: Essays Toward MaterialityA stunning achievement in the study of Chinese drama. This well-structured and concisely composed anthology provides students, scholars, and general readers a timely scholarly book which is at once accessible and comprehensive. Highly recommended for theater studies, traditional and modern cultural and literary studies, comparative drama, and global performance studies! -- Xiaomei Chen, author of Staging Chinese Revolution: Theater, Film, and the Afterlives of PropagandaTraditional Chinese theater is a different kind of theater that synthesizes a great variety of performance modes, making it both difficult and very rewarding to learn and to teach. Bringing together a wide variety of approaches and focuses, How to Read Chinese Drama is an outstanding achievement. -- David L. Rolston, author of Inscribing Jingju/Peking Opera: Textualization and Performance, Authorship and Censorship of the “National Drama” of China from the Late Qing to the PresentPerhaps the most helpful element in this excellent guide for students and scholars is its Thematic Contents list. By guiding the reader to related topics across its many descriptive and interpretive essays, it both demonstrates and provides access for understanding the richness and complexity of the Chinese theatrical tradition. -- Robert E. Hegel, cotranslator of A Couple of SolesTable of ContentsContentsThematic ContentsPreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This AnthologyChronology of Historical EventsSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsageIntroduction: The Cultural Significance of Chinese DramaPatricia Sieber and Regina LlamasPart I: Yuan and Ming Dynasties: Zaju Plays1. The Story of the Western Wing: Tale, Ballad, and PlayWilt L. Idema1.1 Yuan Zhen’s (779–831) “The Tale of Oriole”1.2 Story of the Western Wing in All Keys and Modes: “The Tale of Oriole” in Narrative Ballads1.3 *The Story of the Western Wing: Student Zhang and Oriole on Stage1.4 Controversies in the Ming and Qing Dynasties2. Purple Clouds, Wrong Career, and Tiger Head Plaque: Jurchen Foreigners in Early DramaStephen H. West2.1 Approaches to the Foreign2.2 Wrong Career and Purple Cloud: Jurchen Performers in the World of Entertainment2.3 The Tiger Head Plaque: Jurchen Performers in Their Native Lands3. The Pavilion for Praying to the Moon and The Injustice to Dou E: The Innovation of the Female LeadPatricia Sieber3.1 Guan Hanqing (ca. 1220–after 1279), Zhulian xiu (fl. 1270–1300), and the Acting Culture of Yuan Zaju Theater3.2 The Pavilion for Praying to the Moon: The Moral Suasion of Situational Ethics3.3 The Injustice to Dou E: The Disruptive Power of Filial Remonstration4. The Story of the Western Wing: Theater and the Printed ImagePatricia Sieber and Gillian Yanzhuang Zhang4.1 Image-Making Between Self-Expression and Commerce4.2 *The Story of the Western Wing: The Deluxe Edition (1499)—an App for Singing4.3 The Story of the Western Wing: The Glossed Edition (c. 1609)—an App for Role-Playing4.4 The Story of the Western Wing: The Exclusive Edition (1639–1640)—an App for Virtual Reality5. The Orphan of Zhao: The Meaning of Loyalty and FilialityShih-pe Wang5.1 Historical Background5.2 The Orphan of Zhao: How the Yuan Zaju Play Dramatizes the Story5.3 *The Orphan of Zhao, Wedge: The Confrontation between Good and Evil5.4 *The Orphan of Zhao, Act 1: How the Orphan Was Smuggled Out5.5 The Orphan of Zhao, Act 2: To Die or to Live On5.6 The Orphan of Zhao, Act 3: A Play Performed for the Eyes of the Villain5.7 The Orphan of Zhao, Acts 4 (and 5): Truth and Revenge5.8 The Orphan of Zhao: Twenty-First-Century Adaptations6. The Female Mulan Joins the Army in Place of Her Father: Gender and PerformanceShiamin Kwa6.1 Xu Wei (1521–1593) and His Quartet of Ming Zaju Plays6.2 Mulan: The Two-Act Structure6.3 *Mulan: Changing Clothes6.4 Mulan: Gentle Men6.5 Mulan: Happily Ever AfterPart II: Ming Dynasty and Early Qing Dynasty: Nanxi and Chuanqi Plays7. Top Graduate Zhang Xie and The Lute: Scholar, Family, and StateRegina Llamas7.1 Top Graduate and The Lute: Background7.2 Top Graduate and The Lute: The Prologues7.3 Top Graduate and The Lute: The Ungrateful Scholar7.4 *The Lute: The Husk Wife7.5 *Top Graduate and The Lute: Language and Comedy8. The Southern Story of the Western Wing: Traditional Kunqu Composition, Interpretation, and PerformanceJoseph S. C. Lam8.1 Storied Kunqu and Its Traditional Practitioners8.2 A Historical Account of Li Rihua’s Southern Western Wing8.3 “Reading Li Rihua’s “Happy Time” and “Twelve Shades” as Kunqu8.4 Li Rihua’s Composition of “Happy Time” and the Reactions It Elicited8.5 Performing “Twelve Shades”9. The Peony Pavilion: Emotions, Dreams, and SpectatorshipLing Hon Lam9.1 Under the Weather9.2 *Waking to Dreams9.3 In the Face of a Page10. Green Peony and The Swallow’s Letter: Drama and PoliticsYing Zhang10.1 New Dramas and Old Interpretive Techniques10.2 A Dramatist’s Dilemma10.3 Wu Bing, Ruan Dacheng, and the Factional Struggles in a New Political Culture10.4 Weaponizing Drama10.5 The Suspect Author10.6 Evidence of Insinuation10.7 Spontaneity in Theater11. A Much Desired Match: Playwriting, Stagecraft, and EntrepreneurshipS. E. Kile11.1 Li Yu: A Very Theatrical Entrepreneur11.2 Leisure Notes: Toward a Coherent, Up-to-Date, and Accessible Theatrical Experience11.3 How to Read an Opening Scene11.4 Love, Art, and Theater in a World Full of Frauds12. Peach Blossom Fan and Palace of Everlasting Life: History, Romance, and PerformanceMengjun Li and Guo Yingde12.1 Kong Shangren and Hong Sheng: Chuanqi Plays as Alternative History12.2 Peach Blossom Fan: “Talk about Love is Simply Pointless”12.3 Palace of Everlasting Life: “With New Lyrics, (This Play) Is All about Love”12.4 Peach Blossom Fan and Palace of Everlasting Life: Music as the Language of Love12.5 Peach Blossom Fanand Palace of Everlasting Life: Performance as Political Remonstration12.6 Peach Blossom Fanand Palace of Everlasting Life: Performance as Mediated HistoryPart III: Mid–Qing Dynasty: Zaju and Chuanqi Plays13. Song of Dragon Well and Other Court Plays: Stage Directions, Spectacle, and PanegyricsTian Yuan Tan13.1 Contextualizing Wang Wenzhi’s Court Drama13.2 Wang Wenzhi’s Authorship of Court Drama13.3 Texts and Functions of Wang Wenzhi’s Court Drama13.4 In Praise of the Occasion and His Majesty: Functionalities of Court Plays13.5 Pageantry, Formulaic Sequences, and Visual Spectacles13.6 Engagement through Literary Elements14. The Eight-Court Pearl: Performance Scripts and Political CultureAndrea S. Goldman14.1 Eight-Court Pearl: The Script14.2 Suzhou School History Plays and Other Textual Antecedents14.3 Violence as the Solution14.4 Who Were the Disaffected?Part IV: Ming, Qing, and Modern Eras: Ritual Plays15. Mulian Rescues His Mother: Play Structure, Ritual, and SoundscapesSai-shing Yung15.1 The Iconography of Hell15.2 Zheng Zhizhen’s Mulian Rescues His Mother: Exhortation to Goodness15.3 Exhortation: Structure and Plot15.4 Mulian Plays and Sonic Force in Performance15.5 The Soundscape of Exorcism16. The Story of Hua Guan Suo: Chantefable and Ritual PlaysAnne E. McLaren16.1 Genres16.2 TheChantefable The Story of Hua Guan Suo: Regionality16.3 The Story of Hua Guan Suo: Central Themes16.4 Origins and Historical Development16.5 Authorship16.6 Performative Aspects16.7 The Story of Hua Guan Suo: Example of a Prelude16.8 Chantefables and Plays: The Oath of the Brotherhood16.9 The Story of Hua Guan Suo: An Example of “Ten Beats to a Line”16.10 A Play of Exorcism from Guichi (Anhui Province), Twentieth Century16.11 Guan Suo Plays in Xiaotun Village, Chengjiang (Yunnan Province), Twentieth Century16.12 Combat SequencesAcknowledgmentsContributorsVisual ResourcesGlossary-Index* Excerpts from those plays are also featured, accompanied by modern Chinese translation and extensive annotation, in Guo Yingde, Wenbo Chang, Patricia Sieber, and Xiaohui Zhang, eds., How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese: A Language Companion. New York: Columbia University Press (under advance agreement).

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Book SynopsisA Couple of Soles is a classic comedic romance by the seventeenth-century playwright Li Yu. The first major comedy from late imperial China to appear in English translation, it provides an unparalleled view of the theater in seventeenth-century China.Trade Review[A] masterful translation. . . . Highly recommended. * Choice *A Couple of Soles is an entertaining example of seventeenth century Chinese drama made quite accessible to English-reading audiences. Of both literary and historical interest, and offering quite enjoyable drama, comedy, and romance, it's well worth a look. * Complete Review *Li Yu ranks among China's finest wits, yet none of his ten comedies had been translated into English. This masterful yet accessible rendition of A Couple of Soles makes, at long last, Li Yu's comic genius and theatrical ingenuity visible to students, readers, theater practitioners, and drama scholars around the world. -- Patricia Sieber, The Ohio State UniversityA Couple of Soles displays to the Anglophone world the masterful craft of the Chinese dramatist Li Yu—worthy statesman of the theater, as he was called by admirers. Sustained by extensive commentaries, informative notes, and contemporary wood-block illustrations, this edition by Jing Shen and Robert E. Hegel exemplifies the very best of translation-in-research. An excellent addition to the Asian Classics library. -- Vibeke Børdahl, Copenhagen UniversityLi Yu and his work are critical to understanding Chinese theater of his day because he insisted on writing against established conventions and wrote the single most complete guide to playwriting before the end of the imperial period in China. We should all be very grateful to the translators for their effort and care in translating this fascinating example of chuanqi drama. -- David Rolston, University of MichiganThis brilliant book combines excellent scholarship about the innovative seventeenth-century dramatist Li Yu, noted for his unrestrained speech and behavior, with a wonderful translation of one of his comedies. Both translators have established reputations in the field of Chinese drama and literature, which this book will certainly enhance. -- Colin Mackerras, Griffith UniversityAn accessible new translation of an important comic work . . . This translation would be of interest to students of Sinophone studies, dramatic literature, comparative literature, and scholars of Asian performing arts. The play serves as a welcome new resource that could be used in courses on premodern Chinese dramatic literature, comparative literature, and Asian studies, as well as for theatre artists seeking inspiration. * Asian Theatre Journal *A bold and boisterous celebration of theatricality that challenges preconceptions about traditional Chinese theater today with the same panache that it overturned widespread prejudice against actors in the seventeenth century . . . [This translation] inaugurates a host of new possibilities for the study of Chinese theater in the university classroom and beyond, and, with its emphasis on performance, adds considerable diversity to the range of chuanqi available in translation. * Journal of the American Oriental Society *Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsNote on the TranslationIntroduction, by Jing ShenDramatis Personae and Their Role CategoriesPreface, by Wang DuanshuScenesA Couple of SolesAppendix: The Playwright and His Art, by Jing ShenNotesBibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book is at once a guided primer on Chinese drama and an innovative textbook. A companion to How to Read Chinese Drama designed for Chinese-language learners, it provides a versatile introduction to traditional Chinese plays for readers who want to experience Chinese drama in the original language.Trade ReviewThis well designed coursebook will allow Chinese language instructors and students to approach advanced Chinese language learning through traditional drama. The selected plays are iconic and do a good job of introducing students to different types of drama, which unfortunately is currently rarely taught in classical Chinese courses. -- Emily Wilcox, coeditor of Corporeal Politics: Dancing East AsiaChinese theater synthesizes a great variety of performance modes rather than separating them out. This makes it both difficult and very rewarding to learn and to teach. Comprising a stellar group of scholars, How to Read Chinese Drama in Chinese is extraordinary scholarship of the highest quality that will benefit students greatly. -- David Rolston, author of Inscribing Jingju/Peking Opera: Textualization and Performance, Authorship and Censorship of the “National Drama” of China from the Late Qing to the PresentThe very first of its kind, this carefully crafted primer on classical Chinese drama offers a pleasant and informative reading of the best works of Chinese theater and helps the reader to appreciate the beauty and musicality of the original Chinese language. -- Ying Wang, cotranslator of The Fragrant Companions: A Play About Love Between WomenTable of ContentsPreface to the How to Read Chinese Literature SeriesA Note on How to Use This BookMajor Chinese DynastiesSymbols, Abbreviations, and Typographical UsagesYuan Zaju PlaysSong-Yuan Nanxi PlaysMing Zaju PlaysMing-Qing Chuanqi PlaysAbbreviations of Primary Texts Notes on Dramatic ConventionsList of Literary Issues DiscussedAcknowledgmentsEditors

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Book SynopsisCreative collaborations that gave Hitchcock his finest filmsTrade ReviewNominated for an Edgar Allan Poe Award from the Mystery Writers of America in the category of Best Critical/Biographical, 2012. "A gracefully conceived study of the role of the scriptwriter in three key works from Hitchcock's later career. Convincingly substantiating received wisdom about Hitchcock's working methods, Raubicheck and Srebnick enhance our understanding of collaborative authorship--a topic that is important not only for the study of Hitchcock but for the field as a whole."--Richard Allen, professor of cinema studies, New York University“This wonderful, sensible study should be devoured by film students of all ages. Highly recommended."--ChoiceTable of ContentsPreface The "Triptych" and the Screenplays; The Sources; From Treatment to Shooting Script; Final Drafts: The Shooting Script Afterword

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Book SynopsisWhat they won't teach you in film school:This expertly written reference guide breaks down copyrightlaws for screenwriters. Inspired by Strunk & White'sThe Elements of Style,this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals.Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their worksfrom the legal quagmires they may encounter.Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement,Creativity and Copyrightis poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike.Trade Review"A screenwriter seeking a basic understanding of the most important legal issues that pertain to the field will likely find Creativity and Copyright useful and readable." * Publishing Research Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Disclaimer Introduction 1. Free for the Taking: What You Can Steal from Others, and What Others Can Steal from You 2. Clearance Required: What You Do Need Permission to Use 3. Collaboration 4. Selling to Others and Implied-in-Fact Contracts 5. Copyright Infringement 6. Your Legal Team 7. Confessions of an Expert Witness: Free for the Telling Epilogue: Creativity and Copyright Appendix A. Copyright Fundamentals Appendix B. Collaboration Problems Notes Index

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Book SynopsisWhat they won't teach you in film school:This expertly written reference guide breaks down copyrightlaws for screenwriters. Inspired by Strunk & White'sThe Elements of Style,this elegant, short reference is the perfect guide for screenwriters and creative artists looking to succeed as industry professionals.Readers will quickly understand the laws that govern creativity, idea-making, and selling, and learn how to protect themselves and their worksfrom the legal quagmires they may encounter.Written by an unrivaled pair of experts, John L. Geiger and Howard Suber, who use real-life case studies to cover topics such as clearance, contracts, collaboration, and infringement,Creativity and Copyrightis poised to become an indispensable resource for beginners and experts alike.Trade Review"A screenwriter seeking a basic understanding of the most important legal issues that pertain to the field will likely find Creativity and Copyright useful and readable." * Publishing Research Quarterly *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Disclaimer Introduction 1. Free for the Taking: What You Can Steal from Others, and What Others Can Steal from You 2. Clearance Required: What You Do Need Permission to Use 3. Collaboration 4. Selling to Others and Implied-in-Fact Contracts 5. Copyright Infringement 6. Your Legal Team 7. Confessions of an Expert Witness: Free for the Telling Epilogue: Creativity and Copyright Appendix A. Copyright Fundamentals Appendix B. Collaboration Problems Notes Index

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Book SynopsisAdaptation was central to André Bazin's lifelong query: What is cinema? Placing films alongside literature allowed him to identify the aesthetic and sociological distinctiveness of each medium. More importantly, it helped him wage his campaign for a modern conception of cinema, one that owed a great deal to developments in the novel. The critical genius of one of the greatest film and cultural critics of the twentieth century is on full display in this collection, in which readers are introduced to Bazin's foundational concepts of the relationship between film and literary adaptation.Expertly curated and with an introduction by celebrated film scholar Dudley Andrew, the book begins with a selection of essays that show Bazin's film theory in action, followed by reviews of films adapted from renowned novels of the day (Conrad, Hemingway, Steinbeck, Colette, Sagan, Duras, and others) as well as classic novels of the nineteenth century (Bronte, Melville, Tolstoy, Balzac, Hugo, Zola, Stendhal, and more). As a bonus, two hundred and fifty years of French fiction are put into play as Bazin assesses adaptation after adaptation to determine what is at stake for culture, for literature, and especially for cinema. This volume will be an indispensable resource for anyone interested in literary adaptation, authorship, classical film theory, French film history, and André Bazin's criticism.Trade Review"One must be cravenly grateful for these tasty packages of Bazin that Dudley Andrew is so thoughtfully arranging for us." * Cineaste *Table of ContentsContents Preface Acknowledgments Introduction: André Bazin’s Position in Cinema’s Literary Imagination PART ONE. ADAPTATION IN THEORY 1. Preview: A Postwar Renewal of Novel and Cinema 2. André Malraux, Espoir, or Style in Cinema 3. Cinema as Digest 4. Critical Stance: Defense of Adaptation 5. Cinema and Novel 6. Literature, is it a Trap for Cinema? 7. A Question on the Baccalaureate Exam: The Film-Novel Problem 8. Lamartine, Jocelyn: Should you Scrupulously Adapt such a Poem? 9. Roger Leenhardt has Filmed a Novel he never Wrote 106 10. Alexandre Astruc’s Les Mauvaises Rencontres (Bad Liaisons): Better than a Novel 11. Colette, Le Blé en herbe: Uncertain Fidelity 12. Rereading Stendhal’s Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black) through a Camera Lens 13. Of Novels and Films: M. Ripois with or without Nemesis 14. Stendhal’s Mina de Vanghel, Captured beyond Fidelity 15. Mina de Vanghel: More Stendhalian than Stendhal PART TWO. ADAPTING CONTEMPORARY FICTION A. Best Sellers from Abroad 16. On William Saroyan’s The Human Comedy 17. Billy Wilder, The Lost Weekend 18. Hollywood Can Translate Faulkner, Hemingway, and Caldwell 19. John Ford, How Green Was My Valley 20. John Ford, The Grapes of Wrath, from Steinbeck 21. John Ford, Tobacco Road, from Erskine Caldwell 22. Theodore Dreiser’s An American Tragedy becomes A Place in the Sun 23. D. H. Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover 24. Has Hemingway influenced Cinema? 25. Ernest Hemingway, The Snows of Kilimanjaro 26. Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms 27. Graham Greene’s The Power and the Glory becomes John Ford’s The Fugitive 28. Graham Greene, Brighton Rock 29. Graham Greene and Carol Reed, The Fallen Idol 30. Graham Greene, The Heart of the Matter 31. Joseph Conrad, Outcast of the Islands, filmed by Carol Reed 32. Arthur Miller’s The Crucible and Nikos Kazantzakis’ He Who Must Die are now Two Great French Films 33. Franz Kafka on Screen: Clouzot’s Les Espions (The Spies) B. Fiction from France 34. Avec André Gide, by Marc Allégret 35. The Universe of Marcel Aymé on Screen: La Belle Image 36. Colette, Le Blé en herbe: The Ripening Seed . . . has Matured 37. Marguerite Duras, Barrage contre la Pacifique, adapted by René Clément 38. Françoise Sagan, Bonjour Tristesse, adapted by Otto Preminger PART THREE: ADAPTING TO THE CLASSICS A. The Nineteenth-Century Novel from Abroad 39. Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre 40. Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist 41. Nikolai Gogol, The Overcoat 42. Herman Melville, Moby Dick 43. Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage 44. Leo Tolstoy, Anna Karenina 45. Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Brothers Karamazov 46. Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, alongside Tolstoy, War and Peace B. French Classics on the French Screen 47. Abbé Prévost, Manon Lescaut, adapted by Clouzot 48. Honoré de Balzac, Eugénie Grandet 49. Stendhal, Le Chartreuse de Parme (The Charterhouse of Parma) 50. Stendhal, Le Rouge et le Noir (The Red and the Black): Tastes and Colors 51. Victor Hugo, Les Misérables 52. Victor Hugo, Notre-Dame de Paris, alongside Jules Verne, Michel Strogoff 53. Zola and Cinema: Pour une nuit d’amour (For a Night of Love) 54. Émile Zola, Thérèse Raquin, adapted by Marcel Carné 55. Émile Zola’s La Bête humaine becomes Fritz Lang’s Human Desire 56. Émile Zola’s L’Assommoir becomes René Clément’s Gervaise 57. Guy de Maupassant, Une vie (A Life), adapted by Alexandre Astruc 58. Maupassant Stories adapted by Max Ophüls: Le Plaisir 59. Maupassant Stories adapted by André Michel: Trois femmes 60. French Cinema faces Literature addendum. two long essays on adaptation, translated by hugh gray 61. Journal d’un curé de campagne and the Stylistics of Robert Bresson 62. In Defense of Mixed Cinema Appendix: Chronological List of Articles Index of Films Index of Proper Names Index of Topics and Concepts

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Book SynopsisFor the specialist in the study of narrative structure, this is a solid and very perceptive exploration of the issues salient to the telling of a story—whatever the medium.Trade ReviewAn important American contribution to the study of narrative theory. * Choice *What I appreciate most in Chatman's study are the problem-solving activities and ambitions: again and again, he proves capable of defining areas to investigate (the borders between narrative and other temporal genres, for example, the typography of plots, the distinctive features of foregrounding and backgrounding) and of discussing narrative in terms of problems and solutions. When I opened the Chatman volume, I read the blurb first: 'A judicious and well-informed book, Story and Discourse should become the standard guide to narrative and to modern thinking about narrative.' The blurb is right. -- Gerald Prince * MLN *Table of ContentsPreface1. Introduction Narrative and Poetics Elements of a Narrative Theory Is Narrative a Semiotic Structure? Manifestation and Physical Object Narrative Inference, Selection, and Coherence A Sketch of Narrative Structure A Comic Strip Example "Reading" and "Reading Out"2. Story: Events Sequence, Contingency, Causality Verisimilitude and Motivation Kernels and Satellites Stories and Antistories Suspense and Surprise Time and Plot Order, Duration, and Frequency How Time Distinctions Are Manifested Narrative Macrostructure and the Typology of Plot3. Story: Existents Story-Space and Discourse-Space Story-Space in Cinematic Narrative Story-Space in Verbal Narrative Story-Existents: Character Aristotle's Theory of Character Formalist and Structuralist Conceptions of Character Todorov and Barthes on Character Are Characters Open or Closed Constructs? Toward an Open Theory of Character Character: A Paradigm of Traits Kinds of Character A. C. Bradley and the Analysis of Character Setting4. Discourse: Nonnarrated Stories Real Author, Implied Author, Narrator, Real Reader, Implied Reader, Naratee Point of View and Its Relation to Narrative Voice Point of View in Film Narrators' and Characters' Speech Acts "Nonnarrated" Representation in General Nonnarrated Types: Written Records Pure Speech Records Soliloquy Records of Thought: Direct Free Style = Interior Monologue Stream of Consciousness = Free Association Interior Monologue in the Cinema5. Discourse: Covert versus Overt Narrators Covert Narrators Presupposition Indirect Tagged and Free Style The Manipulation of Sentences for Narrative Purposes: Presupposition as an Example Limitation of Authority in Narrative Transmission Shifting Limited versus Omniscient Mental Access Overt Narration: Set Descriptions Overt Narration: Temporal Summaries Reports of What Characters Did Not Think or Say Ethos and Commentary Commentary Implicit Commentary: Ironic Narrator and Unreliable Narrator Commentary and the Story: Interpretation Commentary and the Story: Judgment Commentary and the Story: Generalization Commentary on the Discourse The NarrateeConclusionAppendix: Diagram of Narrative StructureIndexes: Author and Title, Subject

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Book SynopsisAward-winning screenwriters and filmmakers, including Ron Howard, Callie Khouri, Jonathan Demme, Ted Tally, Jenny Lumet, and Harold Ramis, discuss their careers and iconic films in these lively conversations transcribed from the acclaimed PBS series On StTrade Review"[L]ively and star-studded. . . . the collection will have you adding flicks to your ever-growing Netflix queue." * Austin Monthly *Table of Contents Foreword: Tips by James Franco Acknowledgments Biographies Introduction by Maya Perez 1. Creating Classic Characters A Conversation with Shane Black, David Milch, and Sydney Pollack, Moderated by Barry Josephson 2. Heroes and Antiheroes A Conversation with Paul Feig, Jenny Lumet, and Aline Brosh McKenna 3. ”In the name of my father and of the truth!” Up Close with Terry George Terry George on In the Name of the Father 4. ”Can it be done, father? Can a man change the stars?” A Conversation with Brian Helgeland, Moderated by Barbara Morgan 5. ”Attica! Attica!” Brian Helgeland Presents Frank Pierson with the Distinguished Screenwriter Award at the 2003 Austin Film Festival Robin Swicord on Dog Day Afternoon Up Close with Frank Pierson 6. ”Houston, we have a problem.” A Conversation with Ron Howard, Moderated by William Broyles Jr. A Conversation with Ron Howard, Jim Lovell, Sy Liebergot, John Aaron, Jerry Bostick, Michael Corenblith, Al Reinert, and William Broyles Jr., Moderated by Jane Sumner 7. ”If nobody loses their head, nobody will lose their head.” Up Close with Callie Khouri Callie Khouri on Thelma & Louise 8. ”It's Groundhog Day!” A Conversation with Harold Ramis, Moderated by Judd Apatow Danny Rubin on Groundhog Day 9. ”Have the lambs stopped screaming?” A Conversation with Jonathan Demme, Moderated by Paul Thomas Anderson Ron Nyswaner on Philadelphia A Conversation with Ted Tally, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez 10. ”I love the smell of napalm in the morning.” A Conversation with John Milius and Oliver Stone 11. ”I am Groot.” A Conversation with Michael Green, Ashley Miller, and Nicole Perlman, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez 12. ”Which story do you prefer?” Up Close with David Magee Afterword: Some Things I've Learned by Bill Wittliff

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Book SynopsisAward-winning television creators and writers discuss the evolution of TV storytelling in these lively conversations from the acclaimed PBS series On Story.Trade ReviewThis book features something for everyone. Pop culture fans will enjoy the inside stories about their favorite programs; details about casting, relationships, and story development are often as entertaining as the shows themselves. Writers will draw inspiration from the creative processes used and challenges faced by the biggest names in the business. Scholars will appreciate the contribution the interviews make to our study of television. * Popular Culture Studies Journal *Table of Contents Foreword by Noah Hawley Acknowledgments Biographies Introduction by Maya Perez 1. COMEDIES Up Close with Garry Shandling (2004) Up Close with Greg Daniels (2008) Arrested Development: A Conversation with Mitchell Hurwitz, Moderated by Paul Feig (2009) A Conversation with Alec Berg, Moderated by Pat Hazell (2011) Orange Is the New Black: Up Close with Jenji Kohan (2013) Web Series to HBO: Up Close with Issa Rae (2015) A Conversation with Carl Reiner, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2015) A Conversation with Marta Kauffman, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2016) New Girl: A Conversation with Elizabeth Meriwether, Moderated by Beau Willimon (2016) Up Close with Paula Pell (2016) Up Close with Alan Yang (2017) 2. DRAMAS Oz: Up Close with Tom Fontana (2003) The X-Files: A Conversation with Chris Carter, Moderated by Damon Lindelof (2012) A Conversation with David Chase, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2012) Lost: Up Close with Damon Lindelof (2012) Up Close with Marti Noxon (2012) Breaking Bad: A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Barry Josephson (2013) A Conversation with Vince Gilligan, Moderated by Álvaro Rodríguez (2013) Rectify: A Conversation with Ray McKinnon, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2013) House: Up Close with David Shore (2013) Justified: Up Close with Wendy Calhoun (2014) The 10-Hour Movie: A Conversation with Cary Fukunaga and Noah Hawley (2014) Mad Men: A Conversation with Matthew Weiner, Moderated by Robert Draper (2014) Better Call Saul: A Conversation with Peter Gould, Moderated by Barbara Morgan (2015)

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Book SynopsisFor the first time in English, and in his signature prose poetry, the film scripts of four of Werner Herzog’s early works “Herzog doesn’t write traditional scripts,” Film International remarked of the master filmmaker’s Scenarios I and II. “Instead, he writes scenarios which are like a hybrid of film, fiction, and prose poetry.”Continuing a series that Publishers Weekly pronounced “compulsively readable . . . equal parts challenging and satisfying, infuriating and enlightening,” Scenarios III presents, for the first time in English, the shape-shifting scripts for four of Werner Herzog’s early films: Stroszek; Nosferatu, Phantom of the Night; Where the Green Ants Dream; and Cobra Verde. We can observe Herzog’s working vision as each of these scenarios unfolds in a form often dramatically different from the film’s final version—as, in his own words, Herzog works himself up into “this kind of frenzy of high-caliber language and concepts and beauty.”With Scenarios I and II, this volume completes the picture of Herzog’s earliest work, affording a view of the filmmaker mastering his craft, well on his way to becoming one of the most original, and most celebrated, artists in his field.

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Book SynopsisScreenwriting for Neurotics is a quirky and accessible handbook for beginning screenwriters. Whether you are a student in a screenwriting class or just someone who wants to try their hand at writing for fi lm or television, this handy guidebook makes the entire process simple and unintimidating. Scott Winfield Sublett, a veteran screenwriter and screenwriting teacher, walks you step by step from start to finish and helps you navigate potential and unforeseen difficulties along the way, offering handy tips and suggestions to keep you from becoming blocked or stalled.Rather than throwing you into the writing process headfirst, Sublett guides you through the various decisions you need to make— about plot, character, structure, conflict—in the order you need to make them. He explains in straightforward terms the terminology and jargon, the theory and industry standards, and dispels common myths about screenwriting that can discourage or hold back a beginning writer.Balancing theory and practice and offering valuable and insightful examples from recognizable and well-known classic and contemporary films, ranging from Casablanca to A Christmas Story to Clerks, Sublett provides the new writer with the necessary tools to successfully write a feature-length screenplay and offers a roadmap of where to go next. With an emphasis on helping a writer not just to begin, but also to finish a script, Screenwriting for Neurotics is the screenwriting book to help you actually write one.

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Book SynopsisNOON is a collection of six works from Filippou's non-filmic oeuvre. Published for the first time in English is available as a limited edition box set of 1,000 hand-numbered copies.

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Book SynopsisDer Sammelband bringt verschiedene Zugänge und Kontexte zu Twin Peaks zusammen und greift dabei auch die besonderen produktions- und rezeptionsästhetischen Spezifika der Serie auf. Das Spektrum der Beiträge umfasst ganz unterschiedliche Themenbereiche: Genremix, Transaktualität, komplexe narrative Strukturen, Traum und Traumhaftigkeit, Geschlechts- und Identitätskonzepte, extremer Fankult, visuelle Ästhetik, akustische Dimensionen, postmoderne Verweiskultur und nicht zuletzt die Frage danach, welche anderen Quality TV-Serien durch Twin Peaks erst möglich wurden.Table of ContentsEinleitung(en).- Zeichen.- Welten.- Referenzen.- Anhang.

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