Writing movies : the practical guide for creating stellar screenplays / written by Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty ; edited by Alexander Steele.

Contributor(s):

Publication details: New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2006.Description: viii, 387 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

159691145X (alk. paper)

Subject(s):

Motion picture authorship

DDC classification:

808.2/3 22

LOC classification:

PN1996 .W75 2006

Contents:

How to use this book -- 1: Screenwriting: inventing a myth / Alexander Steele -- 2: Plot: the path of action / Daniel Noah -- Chart of major events -- 3: Characters: the lifeblood / Paul Zimmerman -- 4: Page: words that move / John Glenn -- 5: Scenes: exploring and exploding moments / Tal McThenia -- Beat Sheet -- 6: Dialogue: making more of less / Michael Eldridge -- 7: Subplots: a side of story / Helen Kaplan -- 8: Plot II: like a roller coaster / Tommy Jenkins -- 9: Tone and theme: the overlay and underlay / Jason Greiff -- 10: Revision: from rough to ready / Amy Fox -- 11: Business: slipping past the velvet rope / Christopher Momenee -- Format guide -- Glossary -- Cheat sheet -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Index.

Summary: To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Superlative. Stellar. Writing Movies provides everything you need to know to reach this level. In a single book. And, like the very best teachers, Writing Movies is always practical, accessible, and entertaining. Inside you'll find: Explanations of the fundamental elements of screenwriting craft (plot, character, scenes, etc.); insight into such crucial (but seldom discussed) topics as description, voice, tone, and theme; analysis of five brilliant screenplays-Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, and The Shawshank Redemption; strategies for breaking into the business; a guide to screenwriting format; assignments that strengthen your command of screenwriting craft; step-by-step tasks that take you from rough idea to polished script; and tie-ins to supplementary material at the book's website. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Movies offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim. - Back cover

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Item type	Current library	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Course reserves
Circulating textbook (3-week)	NMC Library	Circulating Textbooks	ENG 225 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		33039001425841	Introduction to Screenwriting

Includes bibliographical references and index.

To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Superlative. Stellar. Writing Movies provides everything you need to know to reach this level. In a single book. And, like the very best teachers, Writing Movies is always practical, accessible, and entertaining. Inside you'll find: Explanations of the fundamental elements of screenwriting craft (plot, character, scenes, etc.); insight into such crucial (but seldom discussed) topics as description, voice, tone, and theme; analysis of five brilliant screenplays-Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, and The Shawshank Redemption; strategies for breaking into the business; a guide to screenwriting format; assignments that strengthen your command of screenwriting craft; step-by-step tasks that take you from rough idea to polished script; and tie-ins to supplementary material at the book's website. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Movies offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim. - Back cover