Writing in pictures : screenwriting made (mostly) painless /
Joseph McBride.
- New York : Vintage Books, 2012.
- x, 365 p. ; 21 cm.
- Vintage Books original .
- Vintage Books, .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Who Needs Another Book on Screenwriting? -- So Why Write Screenplays? -- What Is Screenwriting? -- Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them -- Ten Tips for the Road Ahead -- Breaking the Back of the Book; or, The Art of Adaptation -- Step 1: The Story Outline -- Research and Development -- Step 2: The Adaptation Outline -- The Elements of Screenwriting -- Step 3: The Character Biography -- Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It -- Step 4: The Treatment -- Who Needs Formatting? -- Actors Are Your Medium -- Dialogue as Action -- Step 5: The Step Outline -- The Final Script -- Breaking into Professional Filmmaking.
Part I: Storytelling 1: So Why Write Screenplays? 2: What Is Screenwriting? 3: Stories: What They Are and How to Find Them 4: Ten Tips for the Road Ahead Part II: Adaptation 5: Breaking the Back of the Book: or, The Art of Adaptation STEP 1: THE STORY OUTLINE 6: Research and Development STEP 2: THE ADAPTATION OUTLINE 7: The Elements of Screenwriting STEP 3: THE CHARACTER BIOGRAPHY 8: Exploring Your Story and How to Tell It STEP 4: THE TREATMENT Part III: Production 9: Who Needs Formatting? 10: Actors Are Your Medium 11: Dialogue as Action STEP 5: THE STEP OUTLINE 12: The Final Script 13: Epilogue: Breaking into Professional Filmmaking Appendix A: The Basic Steps in the Screenwriting Process Appendix B: "To Build A Fire "by Jack London Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index.