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In this practical, hands-on guide, veteran TV and screenwriter Ben Brady unlocks the secrets of the adaptation process, showing aspiring writers and writing teachers how to turn any kind of narrative material into workable, salable screenplays for film an

Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Part 1. Principles of Adaptation for Film and Television
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. The Transition
    • 3. Plot
    • 4. The Premise
    • 5. Character
    • 6. The Nature of a Treatment
    • 7. The Treatment
    • 8. Dialogue
    • 9. Camera Language and Screenplay Format
  • Part 2. The Screenplay Claire Serrat
  • Part 3. Questioning Your Adaptation
  • Glossary of Film Terms
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/03/1994
      ISBN13: 9780292708075, 978-0292708075
      ISBN10: 0292708076

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In this practical, hands-on guide, veteran TV and screenwriter Ben Brady unlocks the secrets of the adaptation process, showing aspiring writers and writing teachers how to turn any kind of narrative material into workable, salable screenplays for film an

      Table of Contents
      • Preface
      • Acknowledgments
      • Part 1. Principles of Adaptation for Film and Television
        • 1. Introduction
        • 2. The Transition
        • 3. Plot
        • 4. The Premise
        • 5. Character
        • 6. The Nature of a Treatment
        • 7. The Treatment
        • 8. Dialogue
        • 9. Camera Language and Screenplay Format
      • Part 2. The Screenplay Claire Serrat
      • Part 3. Questioning Your Adaptation
      • Glossary of Film Terms
      • Index

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