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"Writing is rewriting" is the mantra of every successful screenwriter. The good news is that here, for the first time, is a practical, step-by-step guide to the most efficient and economical way to rewrite. From neophyte dabbler to award-winning scribe, anyone can use this book to help bring their screenplay to the next level.
"This book breaks down not only rewriting, but screenwriting in general, to its smallest possible components, allowing the writer to examine his story piece-by-piece and reassemble it as a stronger whole. It's filled with valuable exercises to inspire the writer to keep thinking about his story and push on to the next level." –Bobby Moscoe, Academy Award-winning Screenwriter, Crash "Rewrite is the most important step in getting the audience's emotional investment on the screen. Emotional architecture is what it's all about." –Quinn K. Redeker, Oscar Nomination for Co-writing, The Deer Hunter "Real writing is re-writing. Paul Chitlik provides practical, positive advice, not for screenwriters alone but for playwrights, novelists, and all scribes struggling to do the best work that they can." –Pro. Richard Walter, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman
Rewrite shows you how to attack your screenplay bit by bit, arc by arc, in clear, easy-to-follow language from an experienced and trusted mentor. Paul Chitlik has written screenplays for Rysher Entertainment, Promark, Mainline, Dick Clark Productions, and NuImage, as well as teleplays for all the major networks. His Movie of the Week, Alien Abduction, was UPN's first movie for television. He also wrote Bike Squad and The Kids Who Saved Summer, Movies of the Week for Showtime, as well as episodes for Who's the Boss?, Amen, Perfect Strangers, Brothers, Small Wonder, and Los Beltran for Telemundo. |
