Writing the Short Film, 3rd Edition

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Halftitle
3. Title
4. Copyright
5. Dedication
6. Contents
7. Acknowledgments
8. Introduction
9. PART I. Fundamentals: Breaking Ground
   1. 1. Storytelling in General
   2. 2. Telling a Story in Images
   3. 3. Using Sound to Tell the Story
   4. 4. Discovering and Exploring a Main Character
   5. 5. Telling the Dramatic Story
   6. 6. Writing an Original Short Screenplay
   7. 7. On Revision: Substance and Style
10. PART 2. Moving Forward: Writing Strategies
    1. 8. The Need for Storytelling
    2. 9. Visualization Strategies
    3. 10. Dramatic Strategies
    4. 11. Characterization Strategies
    5. 12. More on Dialogue Strategies
11. PART 3. Genres: Forming the Story
    1. 13. The Melodrama
    2. 14. The Docudrama
    3. 15. The Hyperdrama
    4. 16. The Experimental Narrative
12. PART 4. New Directions
    1. 17. The Opportunity for Renewal
13. Appendix A Short Short Screenplays
    1. Vincent, by Gert Embrechts
    2. Sob Story, by Matthew E. Goldenberg and Michael Slavens
    3. Pigeon, by Anthony Green
14. Appendix B Short Screenplays
    1. Another Story, by Lisa Wood Shapiro
    2. The Lady in Waiting, by Christian Taylor
    3. Sleeping Beauties, by Karyn Kusama
    4. The Wounding, by Susan Emerling
    5. Dead Letters Don’t Die, by Anais Granofsky and Michael Swanhaus
15. Index