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Screenplays.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Written forms of stories prepared for motion picture productions, including description of characters, details of scenes and settings, dialogue, and stage directions.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Typescript of the third draft (second revisions) of ‘Reichenbach Falls’, by James Mavor., 2006.

 File
Identifier: MS.50306
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

Mavor's screenplay, 'Reichenbach Falls', was based on Ian Rankin's short story 'The Acid Test'. It was commissioned as part of BBC Four's fifth birthday celebrations in March 2007. The television movie premiered on BBC Four on 1 March 2007. ‘Reichenbach Falls’ was a BBC Scotland co-production with BBC Four. The Director was John McKay and the Executive Producers were Richard Fell and Anne Mensah.

Dates: 2006.

Typescripts of ‘Sinner’, a screenplay for film by Ian Rankin and James Mavor; with related developmental notes., 2009-2010.

 Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.50507-50510
Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series:

This series contains typescripts of, and associated working papers for, scripts and screenplays of Ian Rankin for film. The working papers include developmental and editorial notes of Ian Rankin and others. Also included are administrative papers relating to the process of film production, including budget notes and administrative correspondence.

Dates: 2009-2010.