The Film Novelist Writing a Screenplay and Short Novel in 15 Weeks

by Packard, Dennis J.

• ISBN13: 9781441103178
• ISBN10: 1441103171
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-09-08
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic

Summary

The Film Novelist is the first primer on writing film novels- whether you are a beginning novelist, a seasoned writer wanting to cross over into script/novel writing, or a creative writing teacher looking for proven ways to launch new writers. The Film Novelist is the first primer on writing film novels- whether you are a beginning novelist, a seasoned writer wanting to cross over into script/novel writing, or a creative writing teacher looking for proven ways to launch new writers. The author has devised a fifteen week program starting from a one-sentence pitch to the novel itself, which includes filming a scene from your script/novel. He grounds the discussion of early film novels, like The Maltese Falcon, Of Mice and Men, and The Misfits, to provide historical and theoretical background while detailing the practical, sequential approach for completing a short novel and script.

Table of Contents

Introduction Stage One: Warming Up Chapter l: Sentences—Week OneChapter 2: Scenes—Week Two Chapter 3: Subtext—Week ThreeStage Two: SummarizingChapter 4: Pitch—Week Four Chapter 5: Synopsis—Week FiveChapter 6: Scenario—Weeks Six and SevenStage Three: ExpandingChapter 7: Script—Weeks Eight to TenChapter 8: Novel—Weeks Eleven to ThirteenChapter 9: Film—Weeks Fourteen to FifteenConclusionAppendix Suggested ReadingsThe Possibility of Film NovelsAcknowledgementsBibliographyEndnotes