Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
Partly a howto book, partly an exploration of this important topic, Writing Subtext explores all the underlying meanings that lie beneath the words, images, and actions in film, which are also applicable to any kind of fiction writing. Replete with examples from films, as well as examples from real life, Writing Subtext helps the writer figure out how to find and write subtext.
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Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
Partly a howto book, partly an exploration of this important topic, Writing Subtext explores all the underlying meanings that lie beneath the words, images, and actions in film, which are also applicable to any kind of fiction writing. Replete with examples from films, as well as examples from real life, Writing Subtext helps the writer figure out how to find and write subtext.
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Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath

Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath

by Linda Seger
Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath

Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath

by Linda Seger

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Partly a howto book, partly an exploration of this important topic, Writing Subtext explores all the underlying meanings that lie beneath the words, images, and actions in film, which are also applicable to any kind of fiction writing. Replete with examples from films, as well as examples from real life, Writing Subtext helps the writer figure out how to find and write subtext.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781615930920
Publisher: Wiese, Michael Productions
Publication date: 11/01/2011
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 537 KB

About the Author

Dr. Linda Seger is the founder of the script consulting business. She has consulted on over 2,000 scripts since 1981 from all six continents and is considered one of the foremost script consultants in the world. As the author of nine books on screenwriting, she’s the most prolific writer in this field. She’s given seminars in over 30 countries, on six continents. She received a number of awards for her work, including the Candlelight Award for being a light to the entertainment industry, a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Redemptive Film Festival for her work as a script consultant, and the Living Legacy Award from the Moondance International Women’s Film Festival for her work in support of women.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments ix

Chapter 1 subtext: a definition and exploration 1

Chapter 2 expressing subtext through words: character information and backstory 35

Chapter 3 techniques for expressing subtext through words 55

Chapter 4 expressing subtext through gestures and action 83

Chapter 5 creating subtext through images and metaphors 105

Chapter 6 expressing subtext through the genre 129

Chapter 7 writer alvin sargent ruminates about subtext 147

Chapter 8 afterword 151

Filmography 153

About the Author 163

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