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Writing Drama explores the mechanisms of dramatic story telling. The author makes a clear distinction between what is written to be seen and/or heard ( Theater , Cinema , Television , Radio , Opera and to a lesser extent Comic Books ) and what is written to be read ( Literature ).

The book's principle is the same as Aristotle 's Poetics . Yves Lavandier examines works by major scriptwriters and playwrights ( Samuel Beckett , Bertolt Brecht , Charles Chaplin , Hergé , Alfred Hitchcock , Henrik Ibsen , Ernst Lubitsch , Molière , Dino Risi , William Shakespeare , Sophocles , Orson Welles , Billy Wilder , etc) in order to answer three questions:
  • what do dramatic works consist of?

  • why is this so?

  • how does one go about writing them?


The author scans all the tools of dramatic narrative: conflict, protagonist, obstacles, suspense, characterisation, three-act structure, preparation, dramatic irony, comedy, activity, dialogue. A play written by Molière , '' The School For Wives '', and a film directed by Alfred Hitchcock , '' North By Northwest '', are analysed in detail. Several appendices deal with writing for children, drama and literature, short films, documentaries, etc.


COMMENT


Writing Drama is considered a reference textbook amongst European playwrights and scriptwriters.

Yves Lavandier is also a filmmaker. He has written and directed several shorts and one feature film called Yes, But... .


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