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How to write a movie in 21 days : the inner movie method / Viki King.

Van Pelt Library PN1996 .K48 2020
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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
King, Viki, author.
Contributor:
Unger Gasser Family Endowment for the Study of Screenwriting, Television and New Media.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Motion picture plays--Technique.
Motion picture plays.
Motion picture authorship--Psychological aspects.
Motion picture authorship.
Physical Description:
xi, 192 pages ; 21 cm
Edition:
First Harper paperbacks edition.
Other Title:
How to write a movie in twenty one days
Place of Publication:
New York : Harper, 2020.
Summary:
Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in your heart onto the page. This method doesn't just show how to craft a classic three-act story but also delves into how to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet, how to tell if your idea is really a movie, and how to stop getting ready and start. Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it. This ultimate scriptwriting survival guide also addresses common issues such as how to pay the rent while paying your dues, what to say to your partner when you can't come to bed, and how to keep going when you think you can't. How to Write a Movie in 21 days, first published in 1987, has been translated into many languages and has become an industry-standard guide for filmmakers both in Hollywood and internationally. For accomplished screenwriters honing their craft, as well as for those who have never before brought their ideas to paper, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days is an indispensable guide. And Viki King's upbeat, friendly style is like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.
Contents:
Machine generated contents note: THE BIG PICTURE
Promises, Promises
What Is the Inner Movie Method?
HOW TO GET READY
What to Write
How to Write
What You Know So Far
Transition from "Getting Ready" to "Go"
WRITING YOUR MOVIE IN 21 DAYS
Your Random Draft; Write from Your Heart
Your Rewrite Draft; Rewrite from Your Head
EMBRACING THE IMPOSSIBLE OBSTACLES
Zen and the High Art of Getting the Thing Done
The Outer Obstacles
How to Pay the Rent While Paying Your Dues
Time
Place and Stuff
Should I Have a Writing Partner and How Do I Choose One?
The Loved Ones' Guide to the Care and Feeding of a Would-be Screenwriter
The Screenwriter's Family Primer
The Inner Obstacles
Why You've Stopped; How to Keep Going
No Such Thing as Writer's Block
Advanced Hypochondria: A Chronic Approach
Stages and Phases
What Happens When I Get Stuck?
Your Dream
Action
THE LAST WORD
There's No Business Like Show Business.
Notes:
Includes index.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Unger Gasser Family Endowment for the Study of Screenwriting, Television and New Media.
ISBN:
9780062995834
0062995839
OCLC:
1150953543
Publisher Number:
99992999477

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