April 2013
Beginner
336 pages
7h 59m
English
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Index
3rd Rock from the Sun, 29
ABC, 12
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 15, 24, 149
Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 288
Achievement, success and, 44
Act structure
and dramatic elements, 63–68
act structure in motion pictures, 64
act structure in television, 64–65
classical three-act structures, 63–64
dramatic elements in stories, 63
plotting audience interest in stories, 65
sample audience interest curves, 65–68
half-hour sitcom, 64–65
in motion pictures, 64
in television, 64–65
in TV drama, 219–20
Acting, method, 72
Acting techniques, using method, 72–77
Action
throughline of, 73
in TV drama, 239–55
Action points, dramatic, 50
Adaptability, 282–83
Adaptations, 24–25
Addis, Keith, 15
Adler, Stella, 72
Agencies, state arts ...
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