What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting
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"What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting" is a nonfiction book by screenwriter Marc Norman that traces the evolution, craft, and cultural impact of screenwriting in the American film industry.
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| What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting canonical | 3 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting Context triple: [Marc Norman, notableWork, What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting]
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The Heart of Screenland
The Heart of Screenland is the official motto of Culver City, California, reflecting its historic role as a major center of film and television production.
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B.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Stephen King’s part-memoir, part-writing guide that blends personal anecdotes with practical advice on the art and discipline of writing.
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C.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
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D.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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E.
Making Movies
Making Movies is a widely respected memoir and craft-focused book in which acclaimed film director Sidney Lumet explains his practical approach to filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting Target entity description: "What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting" is a nonfiction book by screenwriter Marc Norman that traces the evolution, craft, and cultural impact of screenwriting in the American film industry.
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A.
The Heart of Screenland
The Heart of Screenland is the official motto of Culver City, California, reflecting its historic role as a major center of film and television production.
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B.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft is Stephen King’s part-memoir, part-writing guide that blends personal anecdotes with practical advice on the art and discipline of writing.
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C.
The Film Sense
The Film Sense is a seminal theoretical work by Soviet filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein that explores the principles of film montage and cinematic expression.
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D.
New Hollywood
New Hollywood was a transformative era in American cinema, roughly from the late 1960s to early 1980s, when a new generation of directors introduced more experimental, auteur-driven, and socially conscious films that broke from traditional studio formulas.
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E.
Making Movies
Making Movies is a widely respected memoir and craft-focused book in which acclaimed film director Sidney Lumet explains his practical approach to filmmaking.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
history book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Marc Norman ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | Marc Norman is a screenwriter ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| discusses |
Hollywood screenwriters
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changes in screenwriting practices over time ⓘ studio system era ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
craft of screenwriting
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cultural impact of screenwriting ⓘ evolution of screenwriting in the American film industry ⓘ |
| genre |
film history
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screenwriting studies ⓘ |
| hasForm | book-length narrative history ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
film historians
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general readers interested in Hollywood ⓘ screenwriters ⓘ students of film ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
examining the role of screenwriters in Hollywood
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tracing the development of American screenwriting from early cinema onward ⓘ |
| setInContextOf | American film industry ⓘ |
| subject |
American cinema
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Hollywood ⓘ
surface form:
Hollywood film industry
history of American screenwriting ⓘ screenwriting ⓘ |
| title | What Happens Next: A History of American Screenwriting self-link ⓘ |
| workType | single-volume historical survey ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | screenwriter ⓘ |
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