Alternative Scriptwriting
eBook - ePub

Alternative Scriptwriting

Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen

  1. 428 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Alternative Scriptwriting

Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen

About this book

The three-act structure is so last century! Unlike other screenwriting books, this unique storytelling guide pushes you to break free of tired, formulaic writing by bending or breaking the rules of storytelling as we know them. This new edition dives into all the key aspects of scriptwriting, including structure, genre, character, form, and tone.

Authors Ken Dancyger, Jessie Keyt, and Jeff Rush explore myriad alternatives to the traditional three-act story structure, going beyond teaching you "how to tell a story" by teaching you how to write against conventional formulas to produce original, exciting material. Fully revised and updated, the book includes new examples from contemporary and classic cinema and episodic series, as well as additional content on strategies for plot, character, and genre; an exploration of theatrical devices in film; and approaches to scriptwriting with case studies of prolific storytellers such as Billy Wilder, Kelly Reichardt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Kathryn Bigelow.

Ideal for students of screenwriting and professional screenwriters wishing to develop their craft and write original scripts.

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Information

Publisher
Routledge
Year
2023
eBook ISBN
9781000804126
Edition
6
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film & Video

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgments for the Sixth Edition
  8. Foreword
  9. Chapter 1 Beyond the Rules
  10. Chapter 2 Structure
  11. Chapter 3 Critique of Restorative Three-Act Form
  12. Chapter 4 Counter-Structure
  13. Chapter 5 The Three-Act Spectrum
  14. Chapter 6 Strategies for Plot and Character: Surprise, Triangulation, and Subtext
  15. Chapter 7 Multiple Threaded, Long-Form Episodic Scripts
  16. Chapter 8 Why Genre?
  17. Chapter 9 Working with Genre
  18. Chapter 10 Working with Genre II: The Melodrama and the Thriller
  19. Chapter 11 Working with Genre III: Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges
  20. Chapter 12 Working Against Genre
  21. Chapter 13 The Flexibility of Genre
  22. Chapter 14 Genres of Voice
  23. Chapter 15 The Nonlinear Film
  24. Chapter 16 The Fable, a Case Study of Darkness: The Wizard of Oz and Pan’s Labyrinth
  25. Chapter 17 Reframing the Active/Passive Character Distinction
  26. Chapter 18 Stretching the Limits of Character Identification
  27. Chapter 19 Main and Secondary Characters
  28. Chapter 20 Subtext, Action, and Character
  29. Chapter 21 Exceptional but Opaque Characters in Flattened Scripts
  30. Chapter 22 The Subtleties and Implications of Screenplay Form
  31. Chapter 23 Theatricality on Screen
  32. Chapter 24 Tone: The Inescapability of Irony
  33. Chapter 25 Dramatic Voice/Narrative Voice
  34. Chapter 26 Writing the Narrative Voice
  35. Chapter 27 Regionalism vs Commercialism: Kelly Reichardt, Eugene Martin, and Kathryn Bigelow
  36. Chapter 28 Adaptations from Literature
  37. Chapter 29 Rewriting
  38. Chapter 30 Personal Scriptwriting: The Edge
  39. Chapter 31 Personal Scriptwriting: The Short Film
  40. Film and Director Name Index
  41. Subject Index