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Autore |
Rosenthal Alan |
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From Chariots of fire to the king's speech : writing biopics and docudramas / / Alan Rosenthal |
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Carbondale, Illinois : , : Southern Illinois University Press, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (214 p.) |
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Soggetti |
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Motion picture authorship |
Biographical drama - Authorship |
Historical drama - Authorship |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Introduction -- Clearing your head. The popular genre -- What is docudrama? -- Choosing a dynamic subject -- Starting to work. Research -- The dramatic elements -- Shaping the film -- From treatment to full script. The outline treatment -- Writing dialogue and narration -- Beginning your script -- Special considerations. Adaptations -- Print the legend? -- Rights and legal issues -- Afterword. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Over the past decade, movie audiences have become hungry for films based on real people and historical events. Never was this more evident than during the best-picture showdown between The King's Speech and The Social Network during the 2011 Academy Awards, a scene then repeated, with Argo, Lincoln and Zero Dark Thirty in the 2013 awards.. While Hollywood moguls have come to recognize the box-office revenue and critical acclaim that accompany such films and are now fast-tracking many docudramas into theaters, there remains a need for more reality-based film scr |
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