Presents a clear, methodical overview of the needs, practices, and problems of screenwriting, including adaptation, written by a renowned director, offering timeless concepts and best practices to aspiring and working screenwriters and students.
Written by acclaimed filmmaker and teacher Edward Dmytryk, Oscar-nominated director of The Caine Mutiny (1954), Crossfire (1947), The Young Lions (1958) and other classics, offering readers a masterclass with a renowned practitioner and teacher.
A new introduction and chapter lessons, discussion questions, exercises, and a glossary have been added to this reissue, helping current-day readers contextualize Dmytryk’s work and apply the skills and techniques to their own work.
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