Index

3rd Rock from the Sun, 29

ABC, 12

Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, 15, 24, 149

Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, 288

Achievement, success and, 44

Act structure

and dramatic elements, 63–68

act structure in motion pictures, 64

act structure in television, 64–65

classical three-act structures, 63–64

dramatic elements in stories, 63

plotting audience interest in stories, 65

sample audience interest curves, 65–68

half-hour sitcom, 64–65

in motion pictures, 64

in television, 64–65

in TV drama, 219–20

Acting, method, 72

Acting techniques, using method, 72–77

Action

throughline of, 73

in TV drama, 239–55

Action points, dramatic, 50

Adaptability, 282–83

Adaptations, 24–25

Addis, Keith, 15

Adler, Stella, 72

Agencies, state arts ...

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