Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798706260453)

Writing a Great Movie is a practical nuts-and-bolts manual to dramatic writing for film. This hands-on course in screenwriting shows how to create, develop, and construct an original screenplay from scratch using seven essential tools for the screenwriter-(1) Dilemma, Crisis, Decision and Action, and Resolution; (2) Theme; (3) the 36 Dramatic Situations; (4) the Enneagram; (5) Research and Brainstorming; (6) the Central Proposition; and (7) Sequence, Proposition, and Plot-which break the writing process down into approachable steps and produce great results.Author Jeff Kitchen is a top-rated expert on the craft of the dramatist and has taught playwriting on Broadway and screenwriting in Hollywood, with former students nominated for multiple Oscars and Emmys. Writing a Great Movie is the complete guide to creating compelling screenplays that will sell.

Author: Jeffrey William Kitchen
ISBN-10: 8706260454
ISBN-13: 9798706260453
Publisher: Independently Published
Language: English
Published: 10/01/2006
Pages: 354
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.39lbs
Size: 9.69h x 7.44w x 0.74d