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Alternative Scriptwriting
Contemporary Storytelling for the Screen
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Ideal for students of screenwriting and professional writers seeking to develop their craft, explore innovative narrative structures, and create distinctive, original scripts.
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.
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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. It also explores theatrical devices in film and offers approaches to scriptwriting with case studies of prolific storytellers such as Billy Wilder, Kelly Reichardt, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, and Kathryn Bigelow.
Alternative Scriptwriting is ideal for students of screenwriting and professional screenwriters wishing to develop their craft and write original scripts.
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Praised for broadening creative horizons, the book is noted for revealing numerous storytelling options beyond the three-act formula. David Howard, USC screenwriting professor, highlights its effectiveness in showing how choices impact screen storytelling. Readers appreciate the encouragement to break free from conventional codes, learning to take inventive risks for original stories with clear and coherent guidance.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781032150550
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 31 January 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Routledge
Edition: 6th edition
Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 156.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 780g
Pages: 428
About the Author
Ken Dancyger is a Professor of Film and Television at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University as well as the author of numerous books on screenwriting, editing, and production.
Jessie Keyt is a writer and Assistant Arts Professor in the Department of Dramatic Writing at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University as well as a story and script consultant for independent filmmakers and production companies in the US, UK, and Europe.
Jeff Rush is an Associate Professor at Temple University's Department of Film & Media Arts as well as the author of numerous articles on screenwriting and narrative theory.
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