Waubonsee Community College

A masterclass in dramatic writing, theater, film, and television, Janet Neipris

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

A masterclass in dramatic writing

bibliography

956369047

Janet Neipris

theater, film, and television

"A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing -- for theater, film, and TV -- in a comprehensive, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer. Including new material alongside revised, extended selections from Janet Neipris' original and much loved book To Be a Playwright, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work. Brand new chapters include: Preface the moral responsibility of the artist , Introduction: one writer's life, Creating complex characters , Comedy, Putting it all together: the making of a play -- A Question of Country , Checkpoints , Lessons from master teachers and students , Adapting from fact, fiction, and further. Adding these to selections on Character, Dialogue, sixty questions, Endings, and Rewriting, Neipris has created a stunningly useful text which works across genres. If your goal is a completed script to be proud of , you can have no more authoritative, inspring, and careful guide than Janet Neipris." --, Page 1

Preface : the moral responsibility of the artist -- Introduction : one writer's life -- Week 1: Beginnings -- Week 2: Creating complex characters -- Week 3: Dialogue -- Week 4: Escalating conflicts -- Week 5: Sixty questions to ask when writing a dramatic piece -- Week 6: Putting it all together -- Week 7: Endings -- Week 8: Checkpoints -- Week 9: Rewriting -- Week 10: Adapting from fact, fiction, and further -- Week 11: Comedy -- Week 12: The habits of successful dramatic writers -- Week 13: Lessons from master teachers and students -- Week 14: To be a writer