Script Analysis

A comprehensive step-by-step guide to deconstructing screenplay fundamentals, this book will allow readers to understand the elements, functions and anatomy of a screenplay and to understand the dramatic elements and their functions. Screenwriters will be able to apply these steps to their own writing.

Autorentext

James Bang teaches screenwriting and film production at The New School in New York City. He earned an M.F.A. in Film Screenwriting and Directing from Columbia University, and he has worked on several film productions. His films have received several awards, including a nomination for the 35th Student Academy Awards®.

Inhalt

Part I. Introduction; Screenplay; Analysis; Script Analysis; Script Breakdown; Part II. Deconstructing Screenplay Fundamentals; Chapter 1: Theme & Premise; Chapter 2: Character; Chapter 3: Story; Chapter 4: Structure; Chapter 5: Setting; Chapter 6: Techniques & Tools; Part II. Script Analysis; Case Study 1: The Apartment; Case Study 2: Toy Story; Case Study 3: The Dark Knight; Case Study 4: Whiplash; Case Study 5: Get Out; Case Study 6: Lady Bird; Case Study 7: Parasite; References