"Recently, scholars in a variety of disciplines--including philosophy, film and media studies, and literary studies--have become interested in the aesthetics, definition, and ontology of the screenplay. To this end, this volume addresses the fundamental philosophical questions a…
"Sunset Boulevard" (1950) is one of the most famous films in the history of Hollywood, and perhaps no film better represents Hollywood's vision of itself. This facsimile edition of the screenplay provides intriguing background information about Wilder and the film's casting and …
"Explore les principales formes de scénarisation du réel en usage dans les médias et s'interroge sur les raisons de cette étonnante prolifération d'un terme jadis étroitement spécialisé. Ce premier tome analyse les scénarios du quotidien, de l'évasion etde la science en rapporta…
"Michael Chase Walker offers a clear and straightforward framework upon which to build story plots. Replete with hundreds of film references and a step-by-step breakdown of some of the greatest movies ever writing, "power screenwriting" is an inspiring and must-own manual for an…
"Screenplay and Narrative Theory draws attention to the notion that in order to comprehend complex narrative dynamics, which are encountered in a great variety of narrative genres, forms, and formats, a more comprehensive theory of narrative is required. George Varotsis explains…
"Let me tell you a story, each film seems to offer silently as its opening frames hit the screen. But sometimes the film finds a voicean off-screen narrator for all or part of the story. From Wuthering Heights and Double Indemnity to Annie Hall and Platoon, voice-over narration …