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Is there a movie inside of you that's been yearning to get out but didn't know where to begin? Before you begin your screenplay, this is the roadmap you need to determine if cinema is the best destination for your creative ideas.
This detailed book will teach you:
- How to identify whether your plot packs enough punch to be a hit movie.
- How to acquire and adapt pre-existing material for a feature length screenplay.
- How to find today's hot markets for the kind of films you want to write.
- How to predict what tomorrow's audiences will want to see.
- How to find and land an agent
Christina Hamlett is an award-winning author and script coverage consultant whose credits include numerous books, plays musicals, optioned features, and screenwriting columns.
"The single most important thing about a screenplay is the basic concept. And the single most important thing an aspiring screenwriter can do is read this book before he or she starts writing."
–Pamela Wallace, Academy Award Winner (Witness) Author
"Hamlett has culled together essential screenwriting information and integrated it with her wise industry counsel, both of which will get you pointed in the right direction for being a successful screenwriter, and keep you there once you've arrived."
–John E. Johnson, Executive Director, American Screenwriters Association |
