Archive for the ‘Screenwriting’ Category
Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell
Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell
- ISBN13: 9780826429933
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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It’s simple: films need to have commercial value for the studios to produce them, distributors to sell them, and theater chains to screen them. While talent definitely plays a part in the writing process, it can be the well-executed formulaic approaches to the popular genres that will first get you noticed in the industry.
Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell does not attempt to probe in the deepest psyche of screenwriters and directors of famous or seminal films, nor does it attempt to analyze the deep theoretic machinations of films. Duncan’s simple goal is to give the reader, the screenwriter, a practical guide to writing each popular film genre. Employing methods as diverse as using fairy tales to illustrate the `how to’ process for each popular genre, and discussing these popular genres in modern television and its relation to its big screen counterpart, Duncan provides a one-stop shop for novices and professionals alike.
Genre Screenwriting: How to Write Popular Screenplays That Sell
Practical Screenwriting
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Practical Screenwriting is a structured guide for the novice screenwriter that provides exercises in writing as well as practical guides to analyzing major films in ways that will provide insight into the screenwriting process. It is, first and foremost, a guide to writing clean, crisp, clear scripts that will get read in the crowded contemporary marketplace.
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Screenwriting, 3rd Edition
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Screenwriting, 3rd Edition
- ISBN13: 9781592577552
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Now updated and revised…includes a CD-ROM!
Here is an updated and revised edition of the practical and popular guide to realizing the dream of succeeding as a screenwriter. Insider Skip Press gives novice screenwriters a cook’s tour of the industry, then leads them through the process of picking a winning idea, structuring and writing a screenplay, and packaging the final script for sale.
• Includes a CD-ROM packed with sample screenplays, Hollywood contact information, screenwriting software demos, and more
• Chapters on writing for television, including a sample TV script segment
• A new chapter on sources for screenplays and movies, including how Asian films are acquired and adapted
The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting
The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting
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The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting uses a ‘let’s-get-down-to-brass-tacks’ approach to screenwriting concentrating on the foundation of essential creative, technical and business principles in the market. Written in a simple, straight-forward witty style by a professional in the field, The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is a treasure chest for anyone interested in the screenwriting trade. “The perfect guide for new writers. Sharp prose and practical advice in simple English with all the nuts, bolts, and screws you’ll need.” -Ravi Malhotra (Academy Award winning producer, West Bank Story)
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
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All writing is rewriting. But what do you change, and how do you change it? All screenplays have problems. They happened to Die Hard: With a Vengeance and Broken Arrow-and didn’t get fixed, leaving the films flawed. They nearly shelved Platoon-until Oliver Stone rewrote the first ten pages and created a classic. They happen to every screenwriter. But good writers see their problems as a springboard to creativity. Now bestselling author Syd Field, who works on over 1,000 screenplays a year, tells you step-by-step how to identify and fix common screenwriting problems, providing the professional secrets that make movies brilliant-secrets that can make your screenplay one headed for success…or even Cannes. Learn how to:
•Understand what makes great stories work
•Make your screenplay work in the first ten pages, using Thelma & Louise and Dances With Wolves as models
•Use a “dream assignment” to let your creative self break free overnight
•Make action build character, the way Quentin Tarantino does
•Recover when you hit the “wall”-and overcome writer’s block forever
From the Trade Paperback edition.
The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems
Blueprint for Screenwriting: A Complete Writer’s Guide to Story Structure and Character Development
Blueprint for Screenwriting: A Complete Writer’s Guide to Story Structure and Character Development
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Blueprint for Screenwriting demystifies the writing process by developing a “blueprint” for writers to follow for each new screenplay–from original concept to completed script. Author and international script consultant Dr. Rachel Ballon explores the writing craft and emphasizes creativity in the writing process. She blends her expertise in script analysis and writing coaching with her personal experience as a screenwriter to help writers construct their stories and characters.
Starting with the story’s framework, Dr. Ballon helps readers to understand the key “building blocks” of story structure and character development, including characters’ emotional and psychological states, story conflicts, and scene and act structure. She also covers the essential components in the script writing process, such as outlines, script treatments, synopses, and formats. Dr. Ballon devotes a chapter to overcoming writer’s block–the writer’s greatest obstacle–and offers guidance for taking the next steps once a script is completed.
A practical tool for any writer, this distinctive resource:
*offers a blueprint for writers to follow, breaking the writing process down into specific, easy-to-follow steps;
*stresses the psychology of the characters as well as that of the writer; and
*offers first-hand knowledge of the screenwriting process and gives practical advice for completing and marketing scripts.
With its unique and insightful approach to the writing process, this book will be indispensable for scriptwriters, fiction writers, and professional writers, and it will serve as a useful text in screenwriting courses.
Blueprint for Screenwriting: A Complete Writer’s Guide to Story Structure and Character Development
Screenwriting Tricks For Authors
Screenwriting Tricks For Authors
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Are you finally committed to writing that novel but have no idea how to get started? Or are you a published author – but know you need some plotting help to move your books and career up to that next level?
Screenwriting is a compressed and dynamic storytelling form and the techniques of screenwriting are easily adaptable to novel writing. You can jump-start your plot and bring your characters and scenes vibrantly alive on the page – by watching your favorite movies and learning from the storytelling tricks of great filmmakers.
With this workbook, based on award-winning author/ screenwriter Alexandra Sokoloff’s internationally acclaimed Screenwriting Tricks For Authors blog and workshops, you’ll learn how to use techniques of film writing such as:
- the High Concept Premise
- the Three-Act, Eight-Sequence Structure
- the Storyboard Grid
- the Index Card Method of Plotting
- as well as tricks of film pacing and suspense, character arc and drive, visual storytelling, and building image systems – to structure and color your novel for maximum emotional impact, unbearable suspense and riveting pacing, no matter what genre you’re writing in.
You’ll create your own personalized workbook of genre tricks based on your favorite books and movies and tailored to your own brand of storytelling, and a collage book to build visual image systems. And the emphasis on premise is invaluable for crafting that all-important query and pitch.
In this rapidly changing world of publishing, more and more agents and editors are looking for novels that have the pacing, emotional excitement, and big, unique, “high concept” premises of Hollywood movies (and the potential for that movie or TV sale!).
Whether you’re just starting to develop a book or script, or rewriting for maximum impact, this workbook will guide you through an easy, effective and fun process to help you make your book or script the best it can be.
Includes detailed film breakdowns and analysis as well as chapters and resources on how to get a literary agent, writing a query letter, professional networking, and screenwriting contests.
“Sokoloff’s advice is spot-on, and her teaching style is direct and effective. A must-have book for authors and screenwriters.”
- JA Konrath, A Newbie’s Guide To Publishing
For sample chapters please visit http://thedarksalon.blogspot.com
Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade
Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade
- ISBN13: 9781879505131
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Here is practical, write-from-the-gut advice that resounds with experience and integrity. William Froug explores how to keep the dramatic tension in your script and how to find the single line of action and the lines of counteraction. “What you feel is what counts,” he says. He advises keeping the dialogue lean, getting intimate with your characters, revealing information only when it has impact, and knowing how to use the technique of foreshadowing.
Screenwriting From the Soul: Letters to an Aspiring Screenwriter
Screenwriting From the Soul: Letters to an Aspiring Screenwriter
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How often have you gone to the movies and come out of the theater thinking, “I could have written that!” Many of us believe we have what it takes to turn out a Hollywood blockbuster, if only we had the right tools to help us do it. Screenwriting from the Soul is that tool. It simplifies the process, and at the same time acknowledges that writing, especially screenwriting requires a great deal of patience, stamina, and faith.
There are many books on the art of screenwriting, but none approaches the subject from the unique perspective of a dialogue between expert and novice. Screenwriting from the Soul is geared to instruct the user in the practicalities, discipline, and emotional resources required to produce that winning screenplay.
Written with wit and style in the form of an ongoing series of letters between a highly experienced, successful, but tired professor and a screenwriting novice, Screenwriting from the Soul is a heartfelt exploration of the screenwriting world that will become a mainstay of writing program curriculums across the world. It goes far beyond the textbook market to appeal to anyone who has ever wanted to write, or understand Hollywood and the creative process.
This master guide helps the reader to:
· gain new insights and knowledge about screenwriting and the filmmaking industry
· gain the necessary skills, techniques, discipline, and mindset to produce successful screenplays
· touch upon the crucial spiritual aspects of the craft
Screenwriting From the Soul: Letters to an Aspiring Screenwriter
Teach Yourself Screenwriting, Third Edition
Teach Yourself Screenwriting, Third Edition
- ISBN13: 9780071621007
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Unleash your inner Charlie Kaufman or Sophia Coppola
Teach Yourself Screenwriting is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide for all budding screenwriters. Its aim is not just to guide you through the techniques and skills you need to write for the screen (film and television), but also to give you guidance on how to approach the industry as a whole.
Focusing on every aspect of screenwriting, from how to start the writing process and develop your characters, plot, and structure, to how to break into this highly competitive industry and make a career for yourself as a writer, this book uncovers all.