Screenwriting Is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay That Sells!

By Kate Wright

Book Overview

While most screenwriting books focus on format and structure, Kate Wright explains how to put story at the center of a screenplay. A compelling story, complete with intriguing characters and situations created with these screenwriting tricks of the trade can become a box office blockbuster film. Screenwriters will learn- - Developing themes within the plot - Using structure to define the story - Creating memorable characters - Establishing moral dilemmas and conflicts - Achieving classic elements of storytelling in a three-act dramatic structure - Mastering different genres

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 039953024X
• ISBN13: 9780399530241
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher