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This book proposes a new way of understanding the process of screenwriting, suggesting answers to the questions of what should be studied and how, without relying on ‘how-to’ books and manuals. It refers to the process of screenwriting for film and television drama, but the principles discussed apply to all forms of moving image screen narrative.
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Macdonald, I.W. (2013). Introduction. In: Screenwriting Poetics and the Screen Idea. Palgrave Studies in Screenwriting. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230392298_1
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