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Los Angeles : Silman-James Press, c2003.
Description
This book is written by one of today's most active and respected screenwriting gurus and is a collection of meditations for fine-tuning the script. Among the many subjects it discusses: working with non-traditional forms; maintaining a consistent and ongoing storyline; developing a personal cinematic style; finding a script's audience; keeping an audience's attention; developing subtexts; utilising psychology and philosophy; creating realism; polishing scenes; creating memorable dialogue.
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xvii, 236 p.; 22 cm
ISBN
1879505738 / 9781879505735
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