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1 online resource (329 pages) |
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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 Guidep. |
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1 What's the Catch? Clarify the Central Conflict of Your Premise / Interview: Tony Gilroy -- 2 Why Are We Here? Think of Setting and Time Period as Another Character in Your Screenplay / Interview: Jane Anderson -- 3 Who Are We Rooting For? Create an Iconic Protagonist with a Core Contradiction / Interview: Steven Conrad -- 4 What's the Point (of View)? / Add Dimension to Characters via POV, Subtext and Dialogue / Interview: Scott Z. Burns -- 5 What's at Stake? Give Your Protagonist Something to Win and Something to Lose / Interview: Sheldon Turner -- 6 What's the Kryptonlte? Determine Your Protagonist's Most Significant Weakness (Achilles' Heel) / Interview: Susannah Grant -- 7 Who's the Bad Guy? Inject a Potent Antagonistic Force / Interview: Stuart Beattie -- 8 What's the Structural Blueprint? Draft the Architectural Foundation / Interview: Richard LaGravenese -- 9 What's the Spark? Hook Your Audience with an "Inciting Incident" / Interview: Ed Solomon -- 10 What's the Trap? Plunge Your Protagonist into Crisis at the End of Act One / Interview: Corl Ellsworth. |
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11 What's the Curveball? Ratchet Up the Stakes at the Midpoint of Act Two / Interview: Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver -- 12 What's the "Aha" Moment? Position Your Protagonist at a Crossroads at the End of Act Two / Interview: Jose Rivera -- 13 What's the Rush? Set the Clock Ticking / Interview: David Koepp -- 14 What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen? Push Your Protagonist to the Edge at the Climax / Interview: David S. Goyer -- 15 Where Are We Going with All This? Pay Off the Setups / Interview: Laeta Kalogridis -- 16 How Did We End Up Here? Crafting the Inevitable Conclusion / Interview: Billy Ray -- 17 What's the Missing Piece? Infuse Your Story with a Central Mystery / Interview: Andrew Kevin Walker -- 18 What's the Movie Really About? Illuminate the Central Thematic Question / Interview: Eric Roth -- 19 Where Is the Heat? Fuel and Stoke the Dramatic Fire / Interview: Melissa Rosenberg -- 20 How Does It Make You Feel? Connect to the Emotional Core of Your Characters / Interview: Guillermo Arriaga -- 21 What's Wrong with This Picture? Rewrites: Revise and Refine Your Intention and Vision / Interview: Jeff Nothanson. |
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Motion picture authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
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Screenwriters -- United States -- Interviews.
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Cinéma -- Art d'écrire -- Guides, manuels, etc. |
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Scénaristes -- États-Unis -- Entretiens. |
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Motion picture authorship |
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Screenwriters |
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United States |
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Handbooks and manuals
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Interviews
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Print version: 9780240820606 |
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9781136071904 |
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1136071903 |
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9781136071898 |
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113607189X |
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