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Street, Karen Lee

 
9781842439746: Writing and Selling Crime Film Screenplays

Synopsis

Aimed at screenwriters, producers, development executives and educators interested in the crime genre, this book provides an invaluable basis for crafting a film story that considers both audience and market expectations without compromising originality. A brief historical overview of the crime genre is presented for context, along with an analysis of various crime sub-genres and their key conventions, including: police, detective, film noir, gangster, heist, prison and serial killer. Street focuses on the creative use of these conventions and offers strategies for focus.

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À propos de l'auteur

Karen Lee Street has over twenty years international experience as a script development executive and workshop leader. She was instrumental in setting up the European Script Fund (now MEDIA Programme, development), the co-developer of numerous award-winning films from eighteen countries. As Head of Development, she evaluated hundreds of scripts each year and helped develop all 'ESF' supported projects from concept to production.

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