Screenwriting Poetics and the Screen Idea
Author | : I. MacDonald |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 436 |
Release | : 2013-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230392298 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230392296 |
Rating | : 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Screenwriting Poetics and the Screen Idea by : I. MacDonald
Download or read book Screenwriting Poetics and the Screen Idea written by I. MacDonald and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-10-30 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new, original investigation into how screenwriting works; the practices, creative 'poetics' and texts that serve the screen idea. Using a range of film, media and creative theories, it includes new case studies on the successful ITV soap Emmerdale, Hitchcock's first major screenwriter and David Lean's unfinished film, Nostromo.