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A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films (1952)

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Title:
A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films
Date:
1952
Publisher:
Cleveland : The World Publishing Company
Volume:
A practical manual of screen playwriting : for theater and television films
Leaf #:
00032
Language:
English
Collection:
Books
Format:
Books
Contributor:
Niles Essanay Silent Film Museum
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
May 15, 2025
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12 A PRACTICAL MANUAL OF SCREEN PLAY WRITING Screen play classifications The Hollywood screen play can be broken down into a number of classifications. Although they call for the same over-all treatment, insofar as writing is concerned, each is subject to certain variations. Many of these variations will be discussed in forthcoming sections. The same classifications, with few exceptions, can be used for television films. It will suffice now merely to list the classifications for identification purposes. WESTERN COMEDY CRIME Action Romantic Action Mystery Musical Prison Musical Juvenile Social Problem MELODRAMA DRAMA Action Romantic Adventure Biographical Juvenile Social Problem Detective-Mystery Musical Murder-Mystery Comedy Social Problem Action Romantic Religious War War Musical Psychological Psychological-Mystery Historical Psychological MISCELLANEOUS Fantasy Documentary Fantasy-Musical Semi-Documentary Comedy-Fantasy Cartoon Comedy-Fantasy-Musical Historical Farce-Comedy Travelogue Farce-Murder-Mystery Musical-Review-Drama Farce-Horror Drama Horror Serial Horror-Psychological Two-Reel Comedy