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Writing Subtext

Paperback • 2017 • 1. edition

Writing Subtext

By Linda Seger

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About the book

"What lurks in the shadows, just below waking consciousness?" Subtext can be the most important element in text and in a performance. It's an unseen force that speaks directly to the reader's unconscious, deepening meaning and understanding. Great subtext reveals more than simple dialogue and action and is at the heart of the best books and films. It is what glues us to the screen. This book goes far beyond dialogue, action, gestures, genre, and images. Written by one of the foremost script cons...Show more

Screenwriting techniques

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ISBN

9781615932580

Publisher

Michael Wiese Productions

Published year

2017

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Edition

1

Original title

Writing Subtext

Format

Paperback

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