{"product_id":"from-fairy-tale-to-film-terence-patrick-murphy-9781137552020","title":"From Fairy Tale to Film Screenplay: Working with Plot Genotypes","description":"In \u003ci\u003eScreenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting\u003c\/i\u003e (1979), Syd Field first popularized the Three-Act Paradigm of Setup, Confrontation and Resolution for conceptualizing and creating the Hollywood screenplay. For Field, the budding screenwriter needs a clear screenplay structure, one which includes two well-crafted plot points, the first at the end of Act I, the second at the end of Act II. By focusing on the importance of the four essentials of beginning and end, and the two pivotal plot points, Field did the Hollywood film industry an enormous service. Nonetheless, although he handles the issue of overall structure expertly, Field falls down when offering the screenwriter advice on how to successfully build each of the three individual Acts. This is because Field did not recognize the importance of another layer of analysis that underpins the existence of plot points. This is the level of the plot genotype.This book will offer you a richer theory of plot structure than the one Field outlines. It will do this not by contradicting anything Field has to say about the Hollywood paradigm, but by complementing it with a deeper level of analysis. Plot genotypes are the compositional schemas of particular stories. They are sets of instructions, written in the language of the plot function, for executing particular plots. This book outlines the plot genotypes for \u003ci\u003eThe Frog Prince, The Robber Bridegroom, Puss-in-Boots\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eLittle Red Riding Hood \u003c\/i\u003eand then shows how these genotypes provide the underpinnings for the film screenplays of \u003ci\u003ePretty Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWrong Turn, The Mask\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePsycho\u003c\/i\u003e. By means of a detailed study of these four Hollywood screenplays, you will be able to offer a much richer description of what is going on at any particular point in a screenplay. In this way, you will become much sharper at understanding how screenplays work. And you will become much better at learning how to write coherent screenplays yourself.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terence Patrick Murphy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1137552026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781137552020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 197\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.86lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2016","brand":"Terence Patrick Murphy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44120920424703,"sku":"9781137552020","price":54.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9abef46c-2767-4f15-b531-8b7de23f4bfb.jpg?v=1687417022","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/from-fairy-tale-to-film-terence-patrick-murphy-9781137552020","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}