The Coffee Break Screenwriter by Pilar Alessandra SummaryThe writer receives guidance and tips at every stage of the often intimidating writing process with a relaxed, 'ten minutes at a time' method that focuses the writer and pushes him or her forward. At each step, writers are encouraged to 'Take Ten' and tackle an element of their script using the templates and tools provided. 'What You've Accomplished' sections help writers review their progress. And 'Ten-Minute Lectures' distill and demystify old school theory, allowing the writer to unblock and get writing. My Story Can Beat Up Your Story! By Jeffrey Alan Schechter SummaryMore than 20 years ago, Jeffrey Alan Schechter arrived in Hollywood with the dream of making it as a screenwriter.
His dedication — not just to writing, but to learning what makes a good story — paid off and Jeff became a million-dollar screenwriter, story doctor, and rewrite artist. My Story Can Beat Up Your Story is the same powerful, easy-to-learn system that industry insiders have used to generate millions of dollars in script sales and assignments.
In a clear, step-by-step fashion, this book is a fun, eye-opening, brain-expanding, and often irreverent guide to writing stories that sell. Covering everything from Heroes to Villains, from Theme to Plot Points, from cooking up good ideas to a business plan for smart writers, this book forever eliminates that horrible feeling every writer goes through — staring at the blank page and wondering 'what comes next?' The Nutshell Technique by Jill Chamberlain SummaryVeteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don’t know how to tell a story. These writers may know how to format a script, write snappy dialogue, and set a scene.
They may have interesting characters and perhaps some clever plot devices. But, invariably, while they may have the kernel of a good idea for a screenplay, they fail to tell a story.
What the 99 percent do instead is present a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story.
Now, for the first time, Chamberlain presents her unique method in book form with The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting. Using easy-to-follow diagrams (“nutshells”), she thoroughly explains how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. Chamberlain takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca, Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Silver Linings Playbook, and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes, and she teaches readers exactly how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting. Learn the Nutshell Technique, and you’ll discover how to turn a mere situation into a truly compelling screenplay story. A Quick Guide to Screenwriting by Ray Morton Summary(Quick Guide). The Quick Guide to Screenwriting is the ultimate reference manual to the art, craft, and business of writing for the movies. In a series of brief but comprehensive segments, the book covers the entire process of creating a film script, from conceiving the initial idea, to developing the story, to producing a polished and professional final draft.
Covered topics include the history of screenwriting; commercial vs. The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules by Pilar Alessandra SummaryPilar Alessandra's popular book, The Coffee Break Screenwriter, taught writers how to outline quickly, write efficiently, and rewrite creatively. It is the 'go-to' book for getting one's story on the page.
But now that same writer may be doing a final pass on a project, working with a producer, or coming up with a new project only to be hit with. Should the writer respond to this random list of do's and don'ts pertaining to structure, characters, dialogue, and formatting? Who says you have to follow the screenwriting rules? In this book Pilar reviews the rules writers assume they should follow, discusses why they're there in the first place, and then shows you ways to creatively break them! Rules evaluated include those addressing: storytelling devices like flashback and voiceover character rules such as empathy and backstory dialogue faux pas such as writing on the nose structural issues such as nonlinear writing and act-break placement formatting sticking points involving emotion and visuals For every 'rule' that's discussed, Pilar covers: 1.
Why the rule exists. Why writers should break the rule. How writers can break the rule. How breaking the rule can break bad (so break with care). The 21st Century Screenplay by Linda Aronson SummaryTHE 21ST-CENTURY SCREENPLAY is the long-awaited, much-expanded successor to the author's internationally acclaimed SCRIPTWRITING UPDATED. Many books in one, it offers a comprehensive, highly practical manual of screenwriting from the classic to the avant-garde, from The African Queen and Tootsie, to 21 Grams, Pulp Fiction, Memento and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
Whether you want to write short films, features, adaptations, genre films, ensemble films, blockbusters or art house movies, this book takes you all the way from choosing the brilliant idea to plotting, writing and rewriting. Featuring a range of insider survival tips on time-effective writing, creativity under pressure and rising to the challenge of international competition, THE 21ST-CENTURY SCREENPLAY is essential reading for newcomer and veteran alike.
'A brilliant book. Linda Aronson is one of the great and important voices on screenwriting.' - Dr Linda Seger, author of Making a Good Script Great.
'A VERY WONDERFUL book. I love the strategies for plumbing the unconscious story mind.
There's no other book that gives such an in-depth analysis of the bone structure for all these various kinds of narratives.' - Robin Swicord, Little Women, The Jane Austen Book Club, Memoirs of a Geisha. Art of Script Editing by Karol Griffiths SummaryDetailing the nuts and bolts of the job of script editing, this book looks at what's required and expected, how script editors assess a script, their approach to working with writers and producers, and their input during rewrites and pre-production, up to a project's completion. It also examines the ways in which writers and producers can benefit from working with a professional script editor as they seek to refine and communicate their vision. This is a valuable resource for anyone developing a script, for writers and producers interested in expanding their understanding of how a script is advanced, and for those pursuing a career in script development. Screenwriting For Dummies by Laura Schellhardt SummaryWrite a great script and get it into the hands of the Hollywood players!
So you want to be a screenwriter? Whether you want to write a feature film or a TV script or adapt your favorite book, this friendly guide gives you expert advice in everything from creating your story and developing memorable characters to formatting your script and selling it to the studios.
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You get savvy industry tips and strategies for getting your screenplay noticed! The Three Stages of Screenwriting by Douglas J. Eboch SummaryScreenwriter and script doctor Douglas J. Eboch ('Sweet Home Alabama') presents a comprehensive guide to all aspects of the craft of screenwriting. This book covers the three distinct phases of creating a great screenplay - outlining, writing the first draft, and rewriting. Doug delves into such topics as how to select a viable idea, how to structure a compelling plot, how to develop multi-dimensional characters, how to craft powerful scenes, how to build momentum in a story, and techniques for honing and shaping a professional caliber screenplay.
'In the crowded field of scriptwriting how-to books, Doug Eboch's Three Stages of Screenwriting is a standout and a must-read. Three solid reasons: He really, truly knows what he's talking about. It will help everyone, from novice to pro, become a better writer. And, most impressive of all, it is entertaining as hell - as engaging and fun to read as one of Doug's scripts.' -Ross LaManna ('Rush Hour') 'Writers at every stage of development will be delighted Doug wrote this book. I, however, am pissed off.
Doug has covered so much so well that it's going to be harder to write one of my own.' -Paul Guay ('Liar, Liar,' 'Heartbreakers,' 'Little Rascals'). A Screenwriter's Journey to Success by Mark Sanderson,Randall Division of Cell and Molecular Biophysics Mark Sanderson SummaryIf your passion drives you to embark on this crazy adventure of a screenwriting career, you'll need to prepare for survival in Hollywood's trenches. Talent is important, but so is your professionalism and ability to endure criticism, rejection, and failure over the long haul. The odds may be stacked against you, but the way to standout in this very competitive business is to create a solid body of work and build a reputation as a team player and collaborator. The rest is just luck - a prepared screenwriter who meets with an opportunity and delivers the goods.
'A Screenwriter's Journey to Success' will help you prepare for your own journey with the necessary, tips, tricks and tactics that I've developed over the past twenty years of working in the film industry. It's time to start living your dream as a screenwriter in Hollywood. A Five-Minute Life by Emma Scott SummaryRemember us.when I can't.Thea Hughes has five minutes to live.A car accident stole her parents and left her with the second-worst documented case of amnesia in the world.
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She now has only minutes of experiences, of consciousness, of life.before her memory is wiped clean.
Page/Link:Page URL:HTML link:The Free Library. Retrieved Jan 22 2020 fromThe Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the RulesPilar AlessandraMichael Wiese Productions12400 Ventura Blvd., #1111, Studio City, CA 91604www.mwp.com825 $12.95 amazon.comA follow-up to the enormously popular and informative guide'The Coffee Break Screenwriter' (429, $26.95), TheCoffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules is about writing a script fortelevision, theater, or cinema ten minutes at a time-and about makingone's script stand out from the rest by breaking the major rules ofscreenwriting. But rules exist for a good reason, and shouldn'tbroken thoughtlessly-it's important to understand why the ruleexists, and why breaking it in a specific manner can punch up one'swork. 'The safe writer is the unemployed writer. He or she keepsgetting the comment, 'Interesting, but not for us.'
You wantto turn this around to 'Fascinating. We don't have anythinglike it!' ' The Coffee Break Screenwriter Breaks the Rules is a'must-have' for every aspiring or professional screenwriter,highly recommended.