Screenwriting Is Storytelling : Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!
by Wright, Kate; Hiller, ArthurFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-10-05
Publisher(s): Perigee Trade
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Summary
While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the centre 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
Author Biography
Kate Wright is a senior instructor at UCLA Extension's internationally known Writers Program where she teaches "Script Doctoring: Rewriting for Production" and "Writing the Screenplay the Professional Way."
Table of Contents
| Foreword | p. xv |
| Introduction: "Screenwriters must become storytellers." | p. xvii |
| Screenthinking: "What is my story about?" | p. 1 |
| Screenwriting Is Storytelling | p. 3 |
| Movies Are Entertainment | p. 13 |
| The Big Idea | p. 32 |
| The Four "Story" Questions | p. 40 |
| Form: 3-Act Paradigms | p. 45 |
| Spine: The Process | p. 65 |
| Integrating Form and Spine | p. 79 |
| Critical Thinking and Creative Tools | p. 86 |
| Screenplanning: "How does my story make the audience feel?" | p. 93 |
| Genre | p. 95 |
| Plot vs. Story | p. 106 |
| Creating the Main Character | p. 112 |
| Creating the Antagonist | p. 118 |
| Supporting Characters Who Tell the Story | p. 123 |
| Creating Dramatic Conflict | p. 129 |
| Moral Dilemma and the Moral of the Story | p. 135 |
| Following the Emotional Story | p. 146 |
| Screenwriting: "This is what my story is about." | p. 153 |
| The One-Page Summary | p. 155 |
| The Step Outline | p. 160 |
| Creating the Scene | p. 174 |
| Originality | p. 182 |
| Where Good Scripts Go Wrong | p. 190 |
| Rewriting and Script Doctoring: "What is my story really about?" | p. 201 |
| Writing Is Rewriting | p. 203 |
| Breaking in and Staying There | p. 219 |
| Breaking In | p. 221 |
| Second Careers and Reinventing Yourself | p. 231 |
| Postcript: "Becoming a Storyteller" | p. 239 |
| Appendices | |
| Entertainment Industry Organizations | p. 242 |
| Screenwriting Competitions | p. 244 |
| Popular Internet Websites for Screenwriters | p. 247 |
| "Standard U.S. Format" and Elements of Screenwriting | p. 250 |
| Bibliography and Recommended Reading | p. 251 |
| Index | p. 253 |
| About the Author | p. 261 |
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