Synopses & Reviews
In one of the first serious critical and theoretical studies of the screenplay, Steven Price looks at theories of authorship, modes of textual production and the formal elements of screenwriting, taking the reader on a lively and engaging journey through a relatively underexplored genre.
Synopsis
After decades of neglect, the screenplay is finally being recognized as a form that deserves serious critical analysis. This book for the first time combines detailed study of the theory and practice of screenwriting with new approaches to criticism and original studies of individual texts.
About the Author
STEVEN PRICE is Lecturer in English at Bangor University, UK. He is co-author of a book-length study of Oscar Wilde's Salome (1996) and author of The Plays, Screenplays and Films of David Mamet (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).
Table of Contents
Authorship
From Work to Text
Ontology of the Screenplay
Stages in Screenplay Development
The Birds
Editing and Publication
The Scene Text
The Dialogue Text
Epilogue: Sunset Boulevard
Notes
Bibliography
Index