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Learn Screenwriting

From Start to Adaptation to Pro Advice

Sally J. Walker
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Pages
462
Year
2019
Language
English
Publisher
Sally J. Walker

About

• LEARN SCREENWRITING is about evolving cinematic creativity!

On your own With a Group In a Class

Part One's "Intro to Screenwriting" will answer questions like...

• Have you ever had an idea for a movie?

• Why did one movie work and another didn't?

You will start characterizing for Actors... Plan Main Plot and Subplots... Practice crisp Dialogue and vivid Narrative... Write a Feature Screenplay... Consider Genre Storytelling... Polish the first draft... Discover Hollywood marketing!

Part Two's "Book-to-Film Adaptation" will answer questions like...

• Have you read a novel you could visualize as a movie?

• What has to be included while other parts ignored?

You will analyze prose for visuals... Characterize for inherent dramatic personality... Learn to focus plot events... Motivate collaborators... Identify iconic stories!

Part Three's Hollywood experienced screenwriters answer questions like...

• How do the professionals write?

• How can new writers tap into Hollywood?

You will discover Blake Snyder & Christopher Vogler's storytelling principles, character development, plotting... Learn revision... Investigate Hollywood marketing and challenges

Related Subjects

  • Storytelling
  • Performing Arts
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • Adult & Continuing Education
  • Education
  • Screenwriting
  • Film

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