Screenwriting tips, you hack : 150 practical pointers for becoming a better screenwriter / Xander Bennett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bennett, Xander.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion picture authorship.

Motion picture plays--Technique.

Motion picture plays.

Motion picture plays--Editing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Place of Publication:

Boston : Focal Press, c2012.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Screenwriting Tip #99Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know-something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its purpose.Screenwriting Tip #120Always remember that funny trumps everything. Your script could be written in crayon with your name spelled wrong on the cover, but if it's genuinely funny, none of that matters.Screenwriting Tip #156The easiest way to write kick-ass protagonists is to make them incredibly good

Contents:

Cover; Screenwriting Tips, You Hack 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter; Copyright; Table of Contents; Introduction; Chapter one FADE IN: Before You Put Digits to Keyboard; Screenwriting Tip #1; Screenwriting Tip #2; Screenwriting Tip #3; Screenwriting Tip #4; Screenwriting Tip #5; Screenwriting Tip #6; Screenwriting Tip #7; Screenwriting Tip #8; Screenwriting Tip #9; Screenwriting Tip #10; Chapter two No Idea: Concept Is King; Screenwriting Tip #11; Screenwriting Tip #12; Screenwriting Tip #13; Screenwriting Tip #14; Screenwriting Tip #15; Screenwriting Tip #16

Screenwriting Tip #17Screenwriting Tip #18; Screenwriting Tip #19; Screenwriting Tip #20; Chapter three Rebel without a Plan: Outlining Is the Best Present You Can Give Your Future Self; Screenwriting Tip #21; Screenwriting Tip #22; Screenwriting Tip #23; Screenwriting Tip #24; Screenwriting Tip #25; Screenwriting Tip #26; Screenwriting Tip #27; Screenwriting Tip #28; Screenwriting Tip #29; Chapter four Inciting Incident: Away We Go; Screenwriting Tip #30; Screenwriting Tip #31; Screenwriting Tip #32; Screenwriting Tip #33; Screenwriting Tip #34; Screenwriting Tip #35; Screenwriting Tip #36

Screenwriting Tip #37Screenwriting Tip #38; Chapter five Structure: Learn the Rules or Get Off the Field; Screenwriting Tip #39; Screenwriting Tip #40; Screenwriting Tip #41; Screenwriting Tip #42; Screenwriting Tip #43; Screenwriting Tip #44; Screenwriting Tip #45; Screenwriting Tip #46; Screenwriting Tip #47; Screenwriting Tip #48; Screenwriting Tip #49; Chapter six Description and Word Choice: Say What You Mean; Screenwriting Tip #50; Screenwriting Tip #51; Screenwriting Tip #52; Screenwriting Tip #53; Screenwriting Tip #54; Screenwriting Tip #55; Screenwriting Tip #56

Screenwriting Tip #57Chapter seven Your Protagonist: The Most Interesting Girl in the Room; Screenwriting Tip #58; Screenwriting Tip #59; Screenwriting Tip #60; Screenwriting Tip #61; Screenwriting Tip #62; Screenwriting Tip #63; Screenwriting Tip #64; Screenwriting Tip #65; Screenwriting Tip #66; Screenwriting Tip #67; Screenwriting Tip #68; Chapter eight Showing Character: Surprises, Sock Puppets, and Bad, Bad Men; Screenwriting Tip #69; Screenwriting Tip #70; Screenwriting Tip #71; Screenwriting Tip #72; Screenwriting Tip #73; Screenwriting Tip #74; Screenwriting Tip #75

Screenwriting Tip #76Screenwriting Tip #77; Chapter nine Dialog: We Need to Talk; Screenwriting Tip #78; Screenwriting Tip #79; Screenwriting Tip #80; Screenwriting Tip #81; Screenwriting Tip #82; Screenwriting Tip #83; Screenwriting Tip #84; Screenwriting Tip #85; Screenwriting Tip #86; Screenwriting Tip #87; Screenwriting Tip #88; Screenwriting Tip #89; Chapter ten Genre: Waiter, There's a Comedy in My Thriller; Screenwriting Tip #90; Screenwriting Tip #91; Screenwriting Tip #92; Screenwriting Tip #93; Screenwriting Tip #94; Screenwriting Tip #95; Screenwriting Tip #96

Screenwriting Tip #97

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9786613293756

9781136038655

1136038655

9781136038662

1136038663

9781283293754

1283293757

9780240818252

0240818253

OCLC:

756484380