• • Demonstrates how to analyse a screenplay through a seven-steps method: character, story elements, story world and setting, main plot and subplots, structure, screenwriting tools, and genre, tone and style.
  • Offers step by step guidance, case study analysis and accompanying exercises that show readers how to conduct their own thorough analysis of a screenplay, and also how to apply these steps to their own writing.
  • Draws on contemporary and classic screenplays throughout to demonstrate how to effectively analyse a script, allowing students and screenwriters to fully understand a script's elements, their functions, and the anatomy of a screenplay.

About the Author

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 (R).

Book Information
ISBN 9780367687397
Author James Bang
Format Paperback
Page Count 186
Imprint Routledge
Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Weight(grams) 453g