Beyond the Rules Structure Critique of Restorative Three-Act Form Counter-Structure Narrative and Anti-Narrative: The Case of the Two Stevens: The Work of Steven Spielberg and Steven Soderbergh Working with Genre I Working with Genre II: The Melodrama and the Thriller Working Against Genre Reframing the Active/Passive Character Distinction Stretching the Limits of Character Identification Main and Secondary Characters Subtext, Action, and Character The Primacy of Character Over Action: The Non-American Screenplay The Subtleties and Implications of Screenplay Form Character, History, and Politics Tone: The Inescapability of Irony Dramatic Voice/Narrative Voice Digital Features Writing the Narrative Voice Rewriting Adaptations from Contemporary Literature Personal Scriptwriting: The Edge Personal Scriptwriting: Beyond the Edge