Writing Screenplays (eBook)

Jessie Coleman, Paul Peditto (Autoren)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012 | EPUB Version of 1st Edition
200 Seiten
Self-Counsel Press (Verlag)
978-1-77040-918-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Writing Screenplays will show you the fundamentals that are essential to writing a compelling screenplay that will pull readers in, and sell, by using your own memoirs, or life, as a starting point.

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Find your voice -- write your unique story that sells!

Everyone has a story. Whether it is a drama, thriller, comedy, or horror, writing a screenplay is about finding your voice as a writer and writing your own unique story that will come alive through plays or movies.

This book will show you the fundamentals that are essential to writing a compelling screenplay that will pull the readers in, and sell, by using your own memoirs, or life, as a starting point.

Whether you are a hopeful wordsmith or a seasoned screenwriter looking for a new approach, you will find sound advice within these pages.

Learn how to --

Find your story using your own life
Establish an effective schedule
Decide which format of writing is right for you
Plan, write and revise your memoir-based screenplay
Receive help from script consultants
Find a market and sell your story

In addition to sample screenplay, Writing Screenplays also includes helpful questions and answers, as well as additional resources for further assistance in creating your successful story.

Inhalt

Introduction ix
l Finding Your Story 1
1. Story Ideas to Get You Started 4
1.1 School days 5
1.2 Children 5
1.3 A nimals 6
1.4 Family traditions, religious experiences,
and vacations 6
1.5 Siblings 7
1.6 Love and heartbreak 8
1.7 Employment 8
1.8 Parents 9
1.9 Dirty secrets 9
1.10 Health and wellness 9
1.11 U ndying aspirations 10
1.12 A ccomplishments and overcoming obstacles 10
1.13 Marriage and divorce 11
1.14 Life’s crossroads 12
2. Choosing the Right Moment for Your Story 12
2.1 Logline 13
2 Creating Memorable Characters 17
1. Creating Intriguing Characters 20
2. Character Identification 23
3. Character Biographies 23
3 Planning Your Story 29
1. The Three-Act Structure 32
2. Bullet-Point Scene Descriptions 33
3. U sing the Index Card Method 33
4. Flesh out the Story 33
iv Writing screenplays
4 Writing Your Screenplay 37
1. Establish a Writing Schedule 40
2. Tips for Writing Scenes 43
2.1 Story setup 44
2.2 Get in late, get out early 44
2.3 Scene setup and payoff 45
2.4 U se present tense action verbs 45
2.5 Creative descriptions 45
3. Elements Necessary for Constructing a Scene 46
3.1 Slugline (scene heading) 46
3.2 A ction 47
3.3 Character description 47
3.4 Dialogue 48
3.5 Parenthetical 49
3.6 Transition 50
4. Title of Your Screenplay 50
5. Title Page 50
6. Type of Scripts 51
7. The Importance of the Screenplay Format 51
8. Resources for Screenwriting Programs
and Published Screenplays 53
8.1 Screenwriting software 53
8.2 Published screenplays 54
5 Revising Your Screenplay 55
1. The Revision Process 58
6 Script Draft Review
and Feedback 61
7 Selling Your Story 67
1. Copyright 69
2. The Difference between Optioning and Selling
Your Script 70
3. How to Sell Your Story 71
Contents v
3.1 Strategy l: Connect with the people you know
in the industry 71
3.2 Strategy 2: Write a query letter 72
3.2a Research the market 73
3.2b List of agents, managers, and production
companies 75
3.3 Strategy 3: Enter screenplay competitions 76
3.4 Strategy 4: Work for, intern, or volunteer
for an industry professional 78
3.5 Strategy 5: Hire an agent 79
3.6 Strategy 6: Hire an entertainment attorney 80
3.7 Strategy 7: Attend a class 81
3.8 Strategy 8: Attend pitch seminars 81
3.9 Strategy 9: Self-publish your screenplay 82
4. Summarize Your Screenplay 82
4.1 Logline and synopsis 82
4.2 Screenplay treatment 82
Appendix 89
Resources 183
Worksheets
1 Your Story: Approach 1 14
2 Your Story: Approach 2 15
3 Mini Character Sketch 25
4 Detailed Character Biography 26
Samples
1 Differences between a Script and a Book 41
2 Title Page 51
3 Query Letter 74
4 Logline and Synopsis: Skin Deep 83
5 Logline and Synopsis: The l6th Minute 83
6 Screenplay Treatment 85

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.10.2012
• Reihe/Serie: Writing Series
• Verlagsort: Vancouver
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
• ISBN-10: 1-77040-918-1 / 1770409181
• ISBN-13: 978-1-77040-918-7 / 9781770409187