{"product_id":"could-it-be-a-movie-christina-hamlett-9781511582827","title":"Could It Be a Movie?: How To Get Ideas Out Of Your Head And Up On The Screen","description":"\"Lights \" \"Camera \" \"Action \" Before any of these commands can be shouted on a soundstage, somebody's got to come up with a great idea that everyone else will want to be a part of. Whether their job is to cry on cue, focus the camera, or ensure that none of the paychecks bounce, they're all in the picture because of one person - the screenwriter whose imagination gave them an exciting starting point. Could that person be you? Within these pages, you'll not only discover what skills are required to write a screenplay for today's market but also what kind of factors dictate which ideas get gobbled up faster than a holiday turkey and which ones go the way of a fruitcake. You'll also learn how to acquire and adapt pre-existing material for a screenplay; how to find markets for the kinds of films you want to write; how to predict what tomorrow's audiences will want to see; and how to work successfully with partners, agents, script consultants and independent producers. Most importantly, \"Could It Be A Movie\" reinforces the fact that not every great idea translates well to the silver screen. Perhaps a different medium - plays, novels, short stories - could be your true calling as a storyteller. This is the book that will help you discover which road on your wordsmithing journey will take you where you want to be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Christina Hamlett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1511582820\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781511582827\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/08\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.49d","brand":"Christina Hamlett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939861987583,"sku":"9781511582827","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_64224cda-1cd8-4824-9868-a5a03c01bfb8.jpg?v=1681443899","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/could-it-be-a-movie-christina-hamlett-9781511582827","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}