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“Play-Making”—William Archer
Posted by: screenwritingfromiowa in Screenwriting From IowaWriter/director Alexander Mackendrick (Sweet Smell of Success) said of British drama critic and playwright William Archer, “To speak personally, Archer’s book on dramatic structure [Play-making] is the best text I know on the subject of dramatic construction. Here’s an excerpt from the book first published in 1912: “One thing is certain, and must be emphasised from [...]
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