Beat by Beat: A Cheat Sheet for Screenwriters (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781615932467)

This groundbreaking guide describes six seemingly different popular movies and genres (Skyfall, The Avengers, The Hangover, A Beautiful Mind, The Conjuring, Gone Girl) and shows screenwriters how they all follow the exact same 120 Universal Story Beats minute by minute. The book also reveals the top 10 archetypes they use, and where and why the Inciting Incident, Act 2 & 4 Quests, Midpoints, and the other five main Turning Points happen in all successful movies.

Author: Todd Klick
ISBN-10: 1615932461
ISBN-13: 9781615932467
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Language: English
Published: 07/28/2016
Pages: 296
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.65lbs
Size: 10.90h x 7.40w x 0.60d