Writing the horror movie. (2013 copyright 2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Marc Blake and Sara Bailey.
• Other Names: Blake, Marc; Bailey, Sara
• Contents: Introduction: Welcome to the Nightmare -- Why Do We Like To Be Scared? -- Horror Movie History -- Sub Genres -- Staging the Horror -- Five Tropes -- On Creating the Nemesis -- The First Act: Unease and dread, character and milieu -- The Second Act: Modulating fear, terror and horror -- Third Act. Resolutions, Tragic and redemptive endings -- Prequels, Sequels and Franchises -- Adaptations: From page to screen -- On Cross-genre -- World Markets -- Low Budget Horror -- Forming the idea: Writing exercises.
• Publisher Details: New York : Bloomsbury Academic
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (272 pages)
• Subjects: 808.23; Performing Arts -- Film & Video -- Screenwriting; Horror films -- Authorship; Motion picture plays -- Technique; Film scripts & screenplays
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781441193476; 1441193472
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
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