Writing Movies : A practical guide to creating stellar screenplays

Author(s): Brett Norris & Gotham Writers' Workshop

Writing

'Writing Movies is the ultimate resource. It's like having twenty of the best screenwriting books skilfully rolled into one. American Screenwriters Association.'You must read this book before you write your first or next screenplay' Stuart Beattie, screenwriter Pirates of the Caribbean.'Everything you'd want from a book on screenwriting.' Marc Madnick, President & CEO, Final Draft, Inc. 'Straight, to-the-point, void of theory and loaded with facts this book is a must read!' Dov S-S Simens, Founder, Hollywood Film Institute and WebFilmSchool.com From America's leading creative writing school, Writing Movies is practical, accessible and entertaining. Inside you'll find: How to structure plot and develop character;Insight into crucial (but seldom discussed) topics such as description,voice, tone and theme; Analysis of five brilliant screenplays - Die Hard, Thelma and Louise, Tootsie, Sideways and The Shawshank Redemption;A guide to the screenwriting format; Step-by-step tasks that take youfrom rough idea to polished script; Strategies for breaking into thebusiness.


Product Information

Readers can access online material, including the five screenplays and templates for exercisesUseful for those interested in writing Hollywood style movies as well as indiesBuyers of the book receive a discount on taking a ten week online class

"Writing Movies gets it all right. It answers the questions that I'm always asked and then some. You must read this book before you write your first or next screenplay" Stuart Beattie, Screenwriter of Collateral and Pirates of the Caribbean.

Gotham Writers' Workshop is America's leading private creative writing school, selected as the "Best classes for screenwriters in New York City" by Moviemaker magazine and "Best of the Web" by Forbes, Gotham powers the online screenwriting workshops for Francis Ford Coppola's organisation, Zoetrope and presented online screenwriting classes for the American Screenwriters Association.

General Fields

  • : 9781408101308
  • : methuen
  • : methuen
  • : 0.443
  • : June 2008
  • : 216mm X 138mm X 30mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Brett Norris & Gotham Writers' Workshop
  • : Paperback
  • : 1
  • : 808.23
  • : 416
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