[PDF] Rewriting Secrets For Screenwriters eBook

Author : Tom Lazarus
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 15,86 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1429906359

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Every screenwriter needs to rewrite—more than once, probably many times—to make the story work and then to make a sale. And then again later on, to please producers, studios or stars. Tom Lazarus--author of "Stigmata", among other scripts--is a working screenwriter and professor at UCLA extension. In this book, he's distilled his own experience and that of other screenwriters into a system. SECRETS OF FILM REWRITING will teach writers how to: -prioritize big scenes -track transitions -plot corrections -add new information -pass through for dialogue -do an "on the nose" rewrite Hugely valuable to first-time screenwriters and to grizzled veterans of Hollywood pitch wars alike, SECRETS OF SCREENPLAY REWRITING is larded with humor and attitude as well as information. Its anatomy of a screenplay rewrite breaks down the book's lessons into their practical application—a must for anyone looking for a break in the film business.

Author : Tom Lazarus
Publisher : St. Martin's Griffin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 29,75 MB
Release : 2001-06-02
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1429937858

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Most books about screenplays instruct on three-act structure, character arcs, and how to format a script. But you already know all that. Secrets of Film Writing reveals a working writer's secrets-the tips, short cuts, tricks, and insider advice that will get your story down on paper, maximize your idea, and seduce your readers. Do you know why actors pick scripts out of a stack? Why montage sequences don't work? Why the traditional three-act structure is obsolete? Lazarus lifts the veil with dozens of secrets like these. Lazarus's insights and techniques will smooth and improve any screenwriter's process and will make any script more readable and ultimately more salable. Secrets of Film Writing takes you behind the scenes of feature and television writing and demystifies, once and for all, the Hollywood System.

Author : Jack Epps, Jr.
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 40,32 MB
Release : 2016-01-28
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1628927380

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If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the ability to rewrite successfully. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter of Top Gun, Dick Tracy, and The Secret of My Success, comes a comprehensive guide that explores the many layers of rewriting. In Screenwriting is Rewriting, Epps provides a practical and tested approach to organizing notes, creating a game plan, and executing a series of focused passes that address the story, character, theme, structure, and plot issues. Included are sample notes, game plans, and beat sheets from Epps' work on films such as Sister Act and Turner and Hooch. Also featured are exclusive interviews with Academy Award® winning screenwriters Robert Towne (Chinatown) and Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon), along with Academy Award® nominee Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich).

Author : Eric Heisserer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,99 MB
Release : 2018-01-02
Category : COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
ISBN : 9781682152294

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Eric Heisserer - the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter of ARRIVAL and Valiant's upcoming HARBINGER and BLOODSHOT feature films - joins Harvey Award-nominated visionary Raúl Allén (Wrath of the Eternal Warrior) for an all-new Valiant adventure...launching Livewire and an extraordinary new team of heroes into the fight of their lives! The government has dispatched Amanda McKee - the technopath codenamed Livewire - to investigate the ruins of a secret facility formerly run by Toyo Harada, the most powerful telepath on Earth and her former mentor. In his quest for world betterment at any cost, Harada sought out and activated many potential psiots like himself. Those who survived, but whose powers he deemed to have no value to his cause, were hidden away at this installation. But Livewire, having studied Harada's greatest strengths and learned his deepest weaknesses, senses opportunity where he once saw failure. A young girl who can talk to birds... A boy who can make inanimate objects gently glow... To others, these are expensive disappointments. But, to Livewire, they are secret weapons...in need of a leader. Now, as a mechanized killer called Rex-O seeks to draw them out, Livewire and her new team of cadets will be forced to put their powers into action...in ways they never could have imagined...

Author : Tom Lazarus
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780312269081

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The award-winning screenwriter of "Stigmata" reveals the secrets successful screenwriters employ to get Hollywood to green light their projects. The UCLA extension course instructor also shows how to pitch, follow up, polish, and present one's work.

Author : Bradley
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 33,48 MB
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781777017828

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Time to cut through the crap with this entertainingly useful generation-defining screenwriting guide on modern structure. Learn some of the best-kept secrets of how to develop a script. Improve your storytelling, structure, character and screenwriting skills. Build confidence in creating better screenplays. Weave new ideas into powerful scripts. Deliver fresh content, gain a plethora of knowledge, and complete a more polished final draft. Hollywood Film Professor Bradley demonstrates authenticity to help writers become better storytellers so they can truly love what they do. You'll want to add this book to your collection. Whether business or pleasure (or both) he helps readers successfully express themselves to be - or to train to be - amazing screenwriters. Get ready for some great ideas to organize, develop, and rewrite your next screenplay! This is a must-read book.

Author : Tom Stempel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Continuum
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 26,42 MB
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN :

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Author : Bradley Rochefort
Publisher :
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 19,80 MB
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781777017804

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What's Your Story? I want to help you create it. Follow your passion to craft the movie career of your dreams. No more excuses. Everything you need to know is laid out in this book. Develop real screenwriting techniques. Learn how professional writers do this with a competitive edge. Imagine, outline, and revise your own original content.Motivate yourself to start and finally finish writing your screenplay. Turn scripts into future blockbusters or binge-worthy experiences. Get them made, sold, watched. We all have great stories to tell. Whether it's one person or one billion, audience is everything. This book has it all. Embrace the lifestyle of becoming a better screenwriter.

Author : Blake Snyder
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 11,94 MB
Release : 2005
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781615931712

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This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!