Film genre for the screenwriter [electronic resource] /
Jule Selbo.
- New York : Routledge, 2015.
- 1 online resource (xv, 324 p.) : ill.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ch. 1. Film genre for the screenwriter -- ch. 2. Creating the mental space -- ch. 3. Overview of film genres -- ch. 4. The uber genres : comedy and drama -- ch. 5. Romance, romantic comedy and buddy -- ch. 6. Speculative genres -- ch. 7. Horror -- ch. 8. Science fiction -- ch. 9. Fantasy -- ch. 10. Western -- ch. 11. Thriller -- ch. 12. Action and adventure -- ch. 13. Disaster and war -- ch. 14. Coming-of-age and fish-out-of-water -- ch. 15. Balancing film genres -- ch. 16. Conclusion: a practical tool in the screenwriter's "toolbox."