2001: A Space Odyssey, 59
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 8, 137
action, 9, 11–13, 18–20, 188–192, 201–204, 232
action movies, 172
adventure movies, 172
age, 56
agents, 319
Altman, Robert, 39
analytic thinking, 67
animal characters, 188
animation, 23
AOL, 78
AT&T, 110
attention span, 61
audiences, 4–5, 50–51, 55–62, 78–80, 90, 232–233
background, 9
background research, see Research
Bartleby, 13–14, 200–201, 209–215
Bartleby, The Scrivener, 13, 209–210
BCU/ECU, 21
big close-up, see BCU/ECU
biographies, 146
buddy movies, 171
Burns, Ken, 34
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, 34
camera angles, 20
camera frames, 20
camera movements, 22
CRANE, 23
DOLLY, 23
PAN, 22
TILT, 22
TRACK, 22
ZOOM, 23
BCU/ECU, 21
CU, 21
ECU, see BCU/ECU
HIGH ANGLE, 21
LOW ANGLE, 21
LS, 20
MS, 21
OVER-THE-SHOULDER, 21
RACK FOCUS, 21
REVERSE ANGLE, 21
TWO SHOT, 21
VLS, 20
WIDE ANGLE, 21
Cameron, James, 4
Capra, Frank, 201
clients, 50–51, 77, 101–103, 108–109, 314
commissioned writing, 50, 76–77
freelancing, 318
characters, 13, 43, 163, 187–188, 204
Charley Wheeler’s Big Week, 129–130
children, see Kids
Civil War, 34
class, 58
Cleese, John, 59
clients, 50–51, 77, 101–103, 108–109, 314
close-up, see CU
commissioned writing, 50, 76–77
commercial breaks, 223
commercials, see Advertisements
communication problems, 49–55, 73–74, 79, 100–103, 265
concepts, 38–39, 67–71, 80, 177–178, 275–276
Connections, 110
corporate communications, 99–124, 313–314
CRANE, 23
creative idea, see Concept
CU, 21
current affairs, 150
CUT, 24
de Mille, William, 7
design document, 278
detail, 204
detectives, see Private eyes
dialogue, 12–13, 43–44, 188–192, 201–203, 225–229
dialogue cards, 7
disaster movies, 171
DISSOLVE / MIX TO, 25
Dix, Beulah Marie, 7
documentaries, 34–35, 116–117, 135–155
biographies, 146
current affairs, 150
dramatized, 147
expedition, 149
narrative, 146
travel, 149
wildlife, 150
Dogma, 206
DOLLY, 23
Dramatica Pro, 179
dramatized documentaries, 147
dual-column format, 29
DVE, 25
e-commerce, 286
ECU, see BCU/ECU
Edison, Thomas, 4
Egoyan, Atom, 4
Elvira Madigan, 59
EMC Corporation, 11
ethnic origin, 57
expedition documentaries, 149
expository documentaries, 147–148
extreme close-up, see BCU/ECU
FADE IN (audio), 27
FADE IN FROM BLACK, 25
FADE OUT (audio), 28
FADE OUT TO BLACK, 25
FADE UNDER, 28
FADE UP, 28
Fairfax, Marion, 7
FCC, 75
Federal Communications Commission, see FCC
Film Noir, 171
final drafts, 45
fixed media, 103
flashbacks, 168
follow-up questions, 145
formative evaluation, 126
freelancing, 318
funnel approach, 145
gambling, 82
action, 172
adventure, 172
biographies, 146
buddy movies, 171
documentaries, 34–35, 116–117, 135–155
disaster movies, 171
Film Noir, 171
Mafia, 309
martial arts, 172
monster movies, 172
private eyes, 171
road movies, 170
romantic comedies, 169
teen comedies, 178
GI Jane, 310
Goldman, William, 34
Groundhog Day, 205
Gulliver’s Travels, 198
HDTV, 21
Hecht, Ben, 10
Herbal Essences, 90
HIGH ANGLE, 21
hook, 231
how-to-do-it videos, 131
images, 35
IMAX, 136
impact characters, 179
implied action, 204
income, 58
Industrial Light and Magic, 89
infomercials, 91
interactive applications, 131–132
interactive media, 106, 247–249, 261–267
movies, 298
internet, 5, 269–271, see also World Wide Web
internet portals, 271
interviews, 36–37, 65, 120, 143–145
investigative documentaries, 145–146
It’s a Wonderful Life, 201–203, 205–209
James, Henry, 215
jokes, see Humor journalism, 36
Jurassic Park, 11
kiosks, 283
Kubrick, Stanley, 59
L.A. Law, 220
laugh lines, 241
Les Grandes Manoeuvres, 177
Little Red Riding Hood, 162–166
locations, 37
logical argument, 118
long shot, see LS
Loos, Anita, 7
LOW ANGLE, 21
LS, 20
Lucas, George, 89
Mafia movies, 309
martial arts, 172
master scene scripts, 29, 182–183
written, 3
interactive, 106, 247–249, 261–267, 286–292, 296–298
print, 106
medium shot, see MS
Melville, Herman, 13
metaphor, 11, 78, 80, 82, 85, 112–114, 260
Michelin, 88
Milk Marketing Board, 57
MIX TO, see DISSOLVE / MIX TO
monster movies, 172
montages, 10
Monty Python, 59
motion pictures, see Movies Movie
Magic Screenwriter, 29, 34, 180
movies, 4–5, 7, see also Genres
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus, 59–60
MS, 21
multilayered writing, 273
murder mysteries, 171
music, 27
MUSIC, 27
narration, 9–10, 43–44, 114, 116, 150–153
narrative documentaries, 146
narrative tense, 200
non-linear media, 247–249, 252–253
Now and Again, 206
objectives, 51–52, 55, 62–64, 79
observation, 143
observers, 10
one-liners, 241
OVER-THE-SHOULDER, 21
outlines, see Concepts
PAN, 22
perception, 52
photo-dramas, 7
photoplays, 7
Photoshop, 35
point of view, 12, 62–63, 199–200, 290
postproduction, 23, 27, 150–153
PR, see Public relations
Pretty Woman, 311
print media, 106
private eyes, 171
private television networks, 99–100, 107–108
prose, 9
PSAs, 30, 34, 52–54, 65–66, 69–71, 75–97
public domain, 198
public service announcements, see PSAs
Puttnam, David, 12
Quantum Leap, 205
questionnaires, 127
race, 57
RACK FOCUS, 21
reportage, 143
REVERSE ANGLE, 21
road movies, 170
romantic comedies, 169
Run Lola Run, 206
safety, 59
satire, 173
scenarios, 7
science fiction, 170
screen size, 224
screen time, 200
screenplays, see Scripts
screenwriters, see Writers
screenwriting, see Scriptwriting
script formats, 29–31, 96, 108, 182–183, 233, 258–262, 266, 294–296
dual-column, 29
master scene scripts, 29, 182–183
scriptwriters, see Writers
scriptwriting, 3, 6–7, 11, 14, 33, 76, 101
search engines, 95
SEGUE, 28
series bible, 232
seven-step method, 49–72, 173–174, 255, 279–281
SFX, 27
shooting scripts, 45
shots, see Camera shots
silent films, 7
slug lines, 18
FADE IN, 27
FADE OUT, 28
FADE UNDER, 28
FADE UP, 28
MUSIC, 27
SEGUE, 28
SFX, 27
sound effects, 26, see also SFX
special effects, 89
Star Wars, 179
StoryBoard Artist, 31
storyforming, 179
storyline, see Plot
storytelling, 179
Strauss, Richard, 59
style, 109
subject matter experts, see SMEs
summative evaluation, 126
SUPER, 25
superimposition, see SUPER
suspense, 87
Swift, Jonathan, 198
synopsis, see Concept
tag lines, 176
target audience, see Audience
team writing, 231
teaser, 231
teen comedies, 178
television, 5, 75, 116, 137, 219–245
private networks, 99–100, 107–108
The Right Direction, 110
The Sweet Hereafter, 4
theme, 11
Think Different campaign, 92–94
three-act structures, 161–166, 222–223
Thus Sprach Zarathustra, 49
TILT, 22
title cards, 7
Touched by an Angel, 205
TRACK, 22
CUT, 24
DISSOLVE / MIX TO, 25
DVE, 25
FADE IN FROM BLACK, 25
FADE OUT TO BLACK, 25
MIX TO, see DISSOLVE / MIX TO
SUPER, 25
WIPE, 25
travel, 52
travel documentaries, 149
treatments, 39–40, 142, 180–181, 256–257
Turnbull, Margaret, 7
TWO SHOT, 21
very long shot, see VLS
Video Arts, 59
video news releases, 91
visual gags, 240
visual idea, see Idea
visual metaphor, see Metaphor
visual writing, 8, 10, 12, 78, 192
VLS, 20
von Karajan, Herbert, 59
Wal-Mart, 57
Warhol, Andy, 61
web sites, see World Wide Web
Welland, Colin, 12
WIDE ANGLE, 21
wide-screen, 21
wildlife documentaries, 150
WIPE, 25
World Wide Web, 5, 35, 95, 264, 269–281
Worth Winning, 177
writers, 4–5, 7, 9, 12, 101, 142
writing
multilayered, 273
writing schools, 7
WWW, see World Wide Web
ZOOM, 23
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