A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing

A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a comprehensive, one-semester, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer. Including new material alongside revised, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work.

Zusatztext "An award-winning playwright! Neipris adds five new chapters to the earlier edition along with concrete examples from classic works and from her own writing. The book's organization parallels a one-semester! 14-week course! providing exercises and assignments that leave readers with a first draft or rewrite. Neipris demonstrates her vulnerability! sharing the experience she has gained writing and teaching. In contrast to other playwriting texts-for example! Noe?l Greig's Playwriting: A Practical Guide (2005)! which is less personal! and Playwriting Master Class: The Personality of Process and the Art of Rewriting! ed. by Michael Wright (2000)! which collects essays from various playwrights-Neipris's Masterclass brings readers right into her writing room."- C. Cox! University of Northern Iowa in CHOICE Informationen zum Autor Janet Neipris Klappentext A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a comprehensive, one-semester, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer. Including new material alongside revised, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work. Zusammenfassung A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a comprehensive, one-semester, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer. Including new material alongside revised, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface: The Moral Responsibility of the Artist Introduction: The Writer's Life Week 1: Beginnings Week 2: Creating Complex Characters Week 3: Dialogue Week 4: Escalating Conflicts Week 5: Sixty Questions When Writing a Dramatic Piece Week 6: Putting it all Together Week 7: Endings Week 8: Checkpoints Week 9: Rewriting Week 10: Adaptation Week 11: Comedy Week 12: The Fifteen Habits of Successful Dramatic Writers Week 13: Lessons from Master Teachers and Students Week 14: To Be a Writer ...

"An award-winning playwright, Neipris adds five new chapters to the earlier edition along with concrete examples from classic works and from her own writing. The book's organization parallels a one-semester, 14-week course, providing exercises and assignments that leave readers with a first draft or rewrite. Neipris demonstrates her vulnerability, sharing the experience she has gained writing and teaching. In contrast to other playwriting textsfor example, Noel Greig's Playwriting: A Practical Guide (2005), which is less personal, and Playwriting Master Class: The Personality of Process and the Art of Rewriting, ed. by Michael Wright (2000), which collects essays from various playwrightsNeipris's Masterclass brings readers right into her writing room." - C. Cox, University of Northern Iowa in CHOICE

Autorentext

Janet Neipris

Klappentext

A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a comprehensive, one-semester, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer. Including new material alongside revised, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work.

Inhalt

Preface: The Moral Responsibility of the Artist

Introduction: The Writer's Life

1. Week 1: Beginnings

2. Week 2: Creating Complex Characters

3. Week 3: Dialogue

4. Week 4: Escalating Conflicts

5. Week 5: Sixty Questions When Writing a Dramatic Piece

6. Week 6: Putting it all Together

7. Week 7: Endings

8. Week 8: Checkpoints

9. Week 9: Rewriting

10. Week 10: Adaptation

11. Week 11: Comedy

12. Week 12: The Fifteen Habits of Successful Dramatic Writers

13. Week 13: Lessons from Master Teachers and Students

14. Week 14: To Be a Writer