What's the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay: An Essential Guide for Directors and Writer-Directors

This book provides a structured approach to the director and screenplay interface, covering twenty-two essential aspects of story and script analysis. It combines examination of fundamental topics with less familiar concepts, such as cultural, social, and moral canvas, narrative point of view, and the audience's journey. It applies these insights to a case study of the screenplay of the short film Contrapelo, nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca in 2014. It is an essential resource for aspiring directors and filmmakers who want to understand the creative interplay between the director and screenplay in bringing a story to life.

\n Format: Paperback / softback
\n Length: 192 pages
\n Publication date: 08 September 2020
\n Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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This comprehensive book delves into the intricate relationship between a director and a screenplay, offering a structured perspective on the critical interface that shapes the creative process. Spanning twenty-two seminal aspects of storytelling and scriptwriting, it provides a deep understanding of the approach a director needs to embrace before venturing into other facets of their craft. Drawing from seventeen years of teaching filmmaking at the graduate level and his extensive experience as a director and producer at the BBC, Markham showcases how filmmakers can harness rigorous analysis of the elements of dramatic narrative within a screenplay to bring their unique creative vision to life, whether it's for a short film, feature, TV episode, or season.

The book combines an examination of fundamental topics such as story, premise, theme, genre, world, and setting with the introduction of less familiar concepts such as the cultural, social, and moral canvas, narrative point of view, and the journey of the audience. Each chapter applies the insights gained to a case study, the screenplay of the short film "Contrapelo," which was nominated for the Jury Award at Tribeca in 2014.

Whats the Story? The Director Meets Their Screenplay serves as an essential resource for aspiring directors seeking to grasp the intricacies of screenplay approach and unlock the full potential of their creative vision. It also provides invaluable insights for filmmakers who want to comprehend the profound creative interplay between the director and screenplay in bringing a story to life. By exploring these twenty-two essential aspects, this book empowers directors to forge a strong partnership with their screenwriters, resulting in compelling and impactful cinematic narratives.

\n Weight: 318g\n
Dimension: 156 x 232 x 17 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780367415877\n \n