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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
303 Digital Filmmaking Solutions : Solve Any Video Shoot or Edit Problem in Ten Minutes or Less, for Ten Dollar or Less
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With the advent of digital video cameras, anyone can shoot and produce a video for very little money — in fact, hundreds of thousands of people are doing so. When video photographers look for guidance, they don’t want to read a big book cover to cover — they want help on their particular problem immediately.
This compendium of solutions is designed to allow anyone to dig into each problem category and quickly find the necessary guidance. Each solution is 2-5 pages in length, most with at least one photo or diagram illustrating the situation. With the help of this book, even a complete neophyte can take advantage of Chuck Gloman’s 22 years in the video trenches and use hard-earned trade secrets to make their videos look professional.