Synopses & Reviews
This is the first true textbook for a course in screenwriting. Story Sense provides specific strategies for writing story, character, and script. A wealth of techniques are suggested so that screenwriters can select those that work best for them. The book has been conceived as a working manual for screenwriters and offers hands-on advice for solving the many problems that crop up as the work progresses. In addition, the book includes examples of script format, a glossary of film terms, the Writer's Guild's compensation terms, and such insider examples as a sample studio script evaluation form, a sample script analysis, a sample studio reader's questionnaire, and a sample re-write.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. 388-391) and index.
Table of Contents
PART 1: WRITING THE STORY CHAPTER 1: SELECTING AN IDEA FOR A FILM OR TELEVISION STORY CHAPTER 2: EXPANDING THE STORY IDEA CHAPTER 3: WRITING THE PLOT PART 2: WRITING THE SCRIPT CHAPTER 4: SCENE STRUCTURE AND THE BASIC DRAMATIC UNITS CHAPTER 5: CREATING EMOTIONALLY DIMENSIONAL CHARACTERS CHAPTER 6: DIALOGUE AND CHARACTER CHAPTER 7: DRAMATIZATION CHAPTER 8: WRITING FOR THE CAMERA: VISUAL STORYTELLING CHAPTER 9: WRITING STAGE DIRECTIONS CHAPTER 10: SCRIPT FORMAT FOR FEATURE FILMS AND TELEVISION CHAPTER 11: REWRITING CHAPTER 12: CAREER COUNSELING FOR NEW SCREENWRITERS APPENDIXES Appendix A: Suggested Media to Illustrate Points Made in the Various Chapters Appendix B: The Screenwriter's Reference Shell Appendix C: Sequence Breakdown and Shot Numbers of The Verdict Appendix D: Professional Version of the "Marry Me--or Else" Scene Appendix E: Script Evaluation Forms Appendix F: WGA TV Show List Appendix G: WGA Minimum Basic Agreement, 1991-1994 Appendix H: Rewrite of Immigrant Scene Exercise in Chapter 13 Appendix I: Writer's Deal Memorandum