Index

A

Academy Award, 4, 12, 148, 333

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8, 139

act, 69

action, 8, 10–13, 61–62, 189, 190, 191, 192, 207–209

vs. dialogue, 207–209

acts, 160, 165

actuality, 140

Adams, Amy, 195

adaptations, 10, 202–204

problems of, 202–203

writing for, 202

The Adirondack Adventure Guide, 257

admissions video, 19–20

Adobe Director, 257, 261, 262

Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), 303

Adventures in the Screen Trade, 201

adversary, 160, 161

advertisements (ad), 79, 80

audience attention and, 83–88

billboards, 97–100

client needs, 81

computer imaging techniques and, 90

First Union, 89

formats, 102

graphics and, 90

infomercials, 96–97

on Internet, 100–102

miniscripts, 81–82, 83, 102, 260, 292

sexuality, 95

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