The Secrets of Action Screenwriting
Title | The Secrets of Action Screenwriting PDF eBook |
Author | William C. Martell |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 240 |
Release | 2000-01-01 |
Genre | Motion picture authorship |
ISBN | 9780970067708 |
Secrets of Screenplay Structure
Title | Secrets of Screenplay Structure PDF eBook |
Author | Linda J. Cowgill |
Publisher | Lone Eagle |
Total Pages | 344 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN |
On successful screenplays
How to Write Photoplays
Title | How to Write Photoplays PDF eBook |
Author | John Emerson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 178 |
Release | 1920 |
Genre | Motion picture authorship |
ISBN |
Crazy Screenwriting Secrets
Title | Crazy Screenwriting Secrets PDF eBook |
Author | Weiko Lin |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 200 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781615933013 |
Through a "Crazy" approach in writing the feature screenplay, the first half of the book guides the reader in how to create and develop: Story Idea, Characters, One Page Step Outline, and the solid script. In the second half, the book covers professional business side of the ever-changing industry by taking the reader through the work flow of Hollywood and explores how to work creatively with international countries like China in producing movies that resonate with a global audience.
Writing a Great Movie
Title | Writing a Great Movie PDF eBook |
Author | Jeff Kitchen |
Publisher | Billboard Books |
Total Pages | 386 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9780823069781 |
Let’s cut to the chase:Writing a Great Movieis a practical nuts-and-bolts manual to dramatic writing for film. This hands-on course in screenwriting shows how to create, develop, and construct an original screenplay from scratch using seven essential tools for the screenwriter—(1) Dilemma, Crisis, Decision and Action, and Resolution; (2) Theme; (3) the 36 Dramatic Situations; (4) the Enneagram; (5) Research and Brainstorming; (6) the Central Proposition; and (7) Sequence, Proposition, and Plot—which break the writing process down into approachable steps and produce great results. Author Jeff Kitchen—a working screenwriter, renowned dramaturge, and teacher at the University of Southern California’s graduate film school—shares the insider secrets he has developed over years of writing and teaching.Writing a Great Movieis the complete guide to creating compelling screenplays that will sell. • State-of-the-art screenwriting theory and technique from a master • Author named one of today's top screenwriting teachers inCreative Screenwritingmagazine • Great for writers at every level, beginner to established
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
Title | Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters PDF eBook |
Author | Michael Tierno |
Publisher | Hachette+ORM |
Total Pages | 142 |
Release | 2012-10-30 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 1401305563 |
An insightful how-to guide for writing screenplays that uses Aristotle's great work as a guide. Long considered the bible for storytellers, Aristotle's Poetics is a fixture of college courses on everything from fiction writing to dramatic theory. Now Michael Tierno shows how this great work can be an invaluable resource to screenwriters or anyone interested in studying plot structure. In carefully organized chapters, Tierno breaks down the fundamentals of screenwriting, highlighting particular aspects of Aristotle's work. Then, using examples from some of the best movies ever made, he demonstrates how to apply these ancient insights to modern-day screenwriting. This user-friendly guide covers a multitude of topics, from plotting and subplotting to dialogue and dramatic unity. Writing in a highly readable, informal tone, Tierno makes Aristotle's monumental work accessible to beginners and pros alike in areas such as screenwriting, film theory, fiction, and playwriting.
Your Screenplay Sucks!
Title | Your Screenplay Sucks! PDF eBook |
Author | William M. Akers |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2014-04 |
Genre | Performing Arts |
ISBN | 9781615932054 |
A lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America who has had three feature films produced from his screenplays, Akers offers beginning writers the tools they need to get their screenplay noticed.