{"product_id":"the-tools-of-screenwriting-a-writers-guide-to-the-craft-and-elements-of-a-screenplay-9780312119089","title":"The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Tools of Screenwriting\u003c\/i\u003e, David Howard and Edward Mabley illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling, and reveal the central principles that all good screenplays share. The authors address questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics as they apply to the special art of filmmaking. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHoward and Mabley also demonstrate how, on a practical level, the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including \u003ci\u003eCitizen Cane\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eE.T.\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRashomon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Godfather\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorth by Northwest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e, and s\u003ci\u003eex, lies, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand videotape\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Howard\u003c\/b\u003e is an active screenwriter, \"script doctor,\" and script consultant, both in Hollywood and in Europe. He is also the founding director of the Graduate Screenwriting Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. In addition to his teaching duties at USC, he frequently lectures and teaches, often in conjunction with Frank Daniel, throughout Europe as well as around the United States. He lives in Santa Monica, California, with his wife, the painter Victoria McClay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Mabley\u003c\/b\u003e, besides being the author of Dramatic Construction, wrote, among other works, the play \u003ci\u003eGlad Tidings\u003c\/i\u003e and the text of the grand opera \u003ci\u003eThe Plough and the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e (after the play by Sean O'Casey). He wrote radio and television plays, directed in television, and taught at the New School for Social Research in New York. He died in 1984. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrank Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e has been head of many of the world's most renowned film schools. He was Dean of FAMU, the Czech film school, during the 1960s \"Prague Spring.\" He was the first dean of the Center for Advanced Film Studies at the American Film Institute, then he became co-chairman of Columbia University's Film Division with his former student, Milos Forman. He went on to become the first dean of the newly expanded School of Cinema-Television at the University of Southern California. He was also the first artistic director of the Sundance Institute, and artistic director of the Flemish European Media Institute in Brussels. He is currently a professor in the Graduate Screenwriting Program, at USC and continues with his own extensive screenwriting schedule as well as teaching regularly in Europe.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652123463954,"sku":"9780312119089","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7c346596-1df1-4eb4-8271-62d368caa499.jpg?v=1733318112","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tools-of-screenwriting-a-writers-guide-to-the-craft-and-elements-of-a-screenplay-9780312119089","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}