Index
Page numbers in italics refer to topics in tables and figures. Where figures or tables are on the page or inclusive pages of the topic the page numbers have not been repeated.
Abrahams, Harold: Chariots of Fire 18
Academy Award 10, 18, 163, 174n1, 186, 359, 363, 371, 375, 377, 402, 406
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences 14, 152
act 75, 192–3; see also three-act story structure; three-act structures for film and television
action: condensing action and plot 255; description 49–50; vs. dialogue 227–9
action-adventure movies 405
actuality 154
Adams, Amy: Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 214
adaptations 16, 143, 186n10, 222–40, 246, 247, 312, 313, 382; Bartleby 234–40; descriptive detail and the camera frame 229–30; dialogue vs. action ...
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