21st-Century Screenplay: A Comprehensive Guide to Writing Tomorrow's Films (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781935247036)

The 21st-Century Screenplay is a comprehensive and highly practical screenwriting manual. An eagerly anticipated successor to the author's internationally acclaimed book Scriptwriting Updated, it covers classic to avant-garde scripts, from The African Queen and Tootsie to 21 Grams, Pulp Fiction, Memento, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.

Whether you want to write features, shorts, adaptations, genre films, ensemble films, blockbusters, or art house movies, this book is your road map, it takes you all the way from choosing a brilliant idea to plotting, writing, and rewriting a successful script. Featuring a range of insider survival tips on creativity under pressure, time-effective writing, and rising to the challenge of international competitions, The 21st-Century Screenplay is essential reading for newcomers and veterans alike.

Author: Linda Aronson
ISBN-10: 1935247034
ISBN-13: 9781935247036
Publisher: Silman-James Press
Language: English
Published: 03/24/2011
Pages: 490
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.32lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.40d