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Thoughts on Shorts

Reflections on Writing the Short Film

By Charlie Moritz

To Be Published February 1st 2013 by Routledge – 224 pages

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Description

Thoughts on Shorts takes a detailed look at a variety of short film scripts by award-winning writers including:

  • Cup and Lip by Smita Bhide (2002)
  • For the Love of God by Joe Tucker (2007)
  • Ela by Silvana Aguirre (2007)
  • La Virgine degli Angeli by Charles Sturridge from Aria (1987)
  • Who's My Favourite Girl? by Adrian McDowall (1999)
  • D.I.Y. Hard by Linda Cotterill (2002)

Each script is introduced by Charlie Moritz and set in context before the full script is reproduced for study. The script is followed by an interview with the writer and some final thoughts from Charlie Moritz on how the film was received and how the writer's intentions came through in the piece.

Contents

@contents: Selected Contents: Introduction to short films and their history Film 1 Introduction Script Interview (with filmmaker) Conclusion Further work (by that filmmaker) Film 2 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 3 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 4 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 5 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 6 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 7 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Film 8 Introduction Script Interview Conclusion Further work Conclusion

Author Bio

Charlie Moritz is a freelance scriptwriter who has written for both television and theatre. He teaches screenwriting at Manchester Metropolitan University and has also taught at the RITS School of Film and Television in Brussels.

Name: Thoughts on Shorts: Reflections on Writing the Short Film (Paperback) – Routledge 
Description: By Charlie Moritz. Thoughts on Shorts takes a detailed look at a variety of short film scripts by award-winning writers including: Cup and Lip by Smita Bhide (2002) For the Love of God by Joe Tucker (2007) Ela by Silvana Aguirre (2007) La Virgine degli Angeli by Charles...
Categories: Film Studies, Film Production, Scriptwriting