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Writing a Great Movie
Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting
by Jeff Kitchen
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Paperback, 324 pages |
| Publisher: |
Billboard Books |
| Pub. Date: |
October 30, 2006 |
| ISBN: |
0823069788 |
| Dimensions: |
7.08 × 0.76 × 9.24 inches |
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Stop dreaming about writing a great movie and start writing!
Combining state-of-the-art theory with detailed practical instruction. Writing a Great Movie returns your focus to the craft of writing. This user-friendly manual goes beyond the standard techniques taught in film schools or available in other books. providing key tools that enable aspiring and established screenwriters alike to successfully tackle a broad spectrum of plots and genres, and to develop structurally sound screenplays that will sell.
Part One: The Key Tools devotes a chapter to each of the seven essential tools:
- Dilemma, Crisis, Decision & Action, and Resolution
- Theme
- The 36 Dramatic Situations
- The Enneagram
- Research and Brainstorming
- The Central Proposition
- Sequence, Proposition, Plot
Each chapter builds on the previous one while exploring film favorites. working up demonstration plots, providing support questions, and mining the expertise of dramatic writers from Plato to David Mamer.
Part Two: Using the Key Tools to Write a Great Movie then demonstrates these advanced tools as the author—a screenwriting master—constructs an original screenplay step by step. from raw concept to actual scene. Clear and instructive diagrams, valuable hints and resources, and the unique Writer's Notebook feature—revealing the thought process of a trained dramaturg—will teach you to master these tools in your own script.
Writing a Great Movie offers the precision of technique that frees screenwriters to discover their deep intuition, heartfelt passion, and explosive creativity. Learn to shatter limits, write what rou don't know, and explore the paths and possibilities inherent in your srory ideas. Achieve the rare and desirable skills that will transform you into the complete package—dynamic storyteller and professional screenwriter.
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Product Details
| Format: |
Paperback, 324 pages |
| Publisher: |
Billboard Books |
| Pub. Date: |
October 30, 2006 |
| ISBN: |
0823069788 |
| Dimensions: |
7.08 × 0.76 × 9.24 inches |
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