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1 online resource (1 volume) |
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Fade in : before you put digits to keyboard -- No idea : concept is king -- Rebel without a plan : outlining is the best present you can give your future self -- Inciting incident : away we go -- Structure : learn the rules or get off the field -- Description and word choice : say what you mean -- Your protagonist : the most interesting girl in the room -- Showing character : surprises, sock puppets, and bad, bad men -- Dialog : we need to talk -- Genre : waiter, there's a comedy in my thriller -- Productivity : writing equals ass on chair (so buy a decent chair) -- The dark point : why are you doing this again? -- Advanced structure : getting from good to great -- Rewriting : now the real work begins -- Common mistakes : don't be that guy -- Extremely specific mistakes : hey you! yes, you -- Selling yourself : loglines, queries, and managers -- Fade out : why we write. |
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Screenwriting Tip #99Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know-something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its purpose.Screenwriting Tip #120Always remember that funny trumps everything. Your script could be written in crayon with your name spelled wrong on the cover, but if it's genuinely funny, none of that matters.Screenwriting Tip #156The easiest way to write kick-ass protagonists is to make them incredibly good. |
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Motion picture authorship.
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Motion picture plays -- Technique.
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Motion picture plays -- Editing.
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Cinéma -- Art d'écrire. |
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Scénarios de cinéma -- Édition. |
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Motion picture authorship |
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Motion picture plays -- Editing |
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Motion picture plays -- Technique |
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Print version: Bennett, Xander. Screenwriting tips, you hack. Amsterdam ; Boston : Focal Press, ©2012 9780240818245 (DLC) 2011027665 (OCoLC)714729554 |
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0240818245 |
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9780240818245 |
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9786613293756 |
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