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Screenwriter's Roadmap 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Story

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ISBN-10: 0240820606

ISBN-13: 9780240820606

Edition: 2012

Authors: Neil Landau

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Finally, a GPS system for screenwriters! The potentially long and arduous journey of writing a screenplay was just made easier to navigate with The Screenwriter's Roadmap. Avoid the wrong turns, dead ends, gaping p(l)otholes, and other obstacles that result in frustration , wasted time, and wasted energy. The Screenwriter's Roadmap keeps you on track and helps you reach your destination- a finished, professional quality screenplay. Neil Landau, a successful Hollywood screenwriter and script doctor with over 2 decades of experience, provides you with 21 Guideposts, that if implemented, will help you nail down your screenplay's story structure, deepen its character arcs, bolster stakes,…    
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Book details

List price: $22.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Publication date: 11/2/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 310
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Clarify the Central Conflict of Your Premise
Think of Setting and Time Period as Another Character
Create an Iconic Protagonist with a Core Contradiction
Give Your Protagonist Something to Win and Something to Lose
Determine Your Protagonist's Most Significant Weakness and how they'll overcome it
Drafting the Architectural Foundation
Hook Your Audience into the Plight of Your Protagonist by Page 10
Inject a Potent Antagonistic Force to Obstruct the Goals of Your Protagonist
Plunge Your Protagonist into Crisis at the End of Act One (no later than page 25)
Fuelling and Consistently Stoking the Dramatic Fire
Infuse Your Story with a Central Mystery
The Center Can Hold: Ratcheting up the Stakes at the Midpoint of Act 2
Thicken the Plot with a Pivotal Character
Compel your Protagonist into Epiphany in Act 3
Situate Your Protagonist at a Crossroads at the End of Act 2
Set the Clock Ticking
Heighten the Climax
Pay-off the Setups
Crafting the Inevitable Conclusion
Illuminate the Central Thematic Question
Rewrites: Reconnecting to the Emotional Core of Your Screenplay