Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the center of a screenplay. A compelling story, complete with intriguing characters and situations created with these screenwriting tricks of the trade can become a box office blockbuster film. Screenwriters will learn: - Developing themes within the plot - Using structure to define the story - Creating memorable characters - Establishing moral dilemmas and conflicts - Achieving classic elements of storytelling in a three-act dramatic structure - Mastering different genres |
Contents
Screenwriting Is Storytelling | 3 |
Movies Are Entertainment | 13 |
The Big Idea | 32 |
The Four Story Questions | 40 |
Form 3Act Paradigms | 45 |
Spine The Process | 65 |
Integrating Form and Spine | 79 |
Critical Thinking and Creative Tools 86 888 | 86 |
Creating the Antagonist | 118 |
Supporting Characters Who Tell the Story | 123 |
Following the Emotional Story | 146 |
The Step Outline | 160 |
Creating the Scene | 174 |
Where Good Scripts Go Wrong | 190 |
Writing Is Rewriting | 203 |
Breaking In | 221 |
How does my story make the audience feel? | 93 |
Genre | 95 |
Plot vs Story | 106 |
Creating the Main Character | 112 |
Becoming a Storyteller | 239 |
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Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells! Kate Wright Limited preview - 2004 |
Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells! Kate Wright Limited preview - 2004 |
Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells! Kate Wright No preview available - 2004 |
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