Screenwriting Is Storytelling Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!

Name: Screenwriting Is Storytelling Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!
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ISBN: 9780399530241

ISBN-10: 039953024X

ISBN-13: 9780399530241

Edition: 2004

Authors: Kate Wright, Arthur Hiller

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Book details

List price: $17.00
Copyright year: 2004
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 10/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



Foreword



Introduction: "Screenwriters must become storytellers."



Screenthinking: "What is my story about?"



Screenwriting Is Storytelling



Movies Are Entertainment



The Big Idea



The Four "Story" Questions



Form: 3-Act Paradigms



Spine: The Process



Integrating Form and Spine



Critical Thinking and Creative Tools



Screenplanning: "How does my story make the audience feel?"



Genre



Plot vs. Story



Creating the Main Character



Creating the Antagonist



Supporting Characters Who Tell the Story



Creating Dramatic Conflict



Moral Dilemma and the Moral of the Story



Following the Emotional Story



Screenwriting: "This is what my story is about."



The One-Page Summary



The Step Outline



Creating the Scene



Originality



Where Good Scripts Go Wrong



Rewriting and Script Doctoring: "What is my story really about?"



Writing Is Rewriting



Breaking in and Staying There



Breaking In



Second Careers and Reinventing Yourself


Postcript: "Becoming a Storyteller"


Appendices



Entertainment Industry Organizations



Screenwriting Competitions



Popular Internet Websites for Screenwriters



"Standard U.S. Format" and Elements of Screenwriting


Bibliography and Recommended Reading


Index


About the Author