Writing a great movie: key tools for successful screenwriting

Description

This ... manual goes beyond the standard techniques taught in film schools or available in other books, providing key tools that enable aspiring and established screenwriters alike to successfully tackle a broad spectrum of plots and genres, and to develop structurally sound screenplays that will sell. Part one ... devotes a chapter to each of the seven essential tools: dilemma, crisis, decision & action, and resolution; theme; the 36 dramatdramatic situations; the Enneagram; research and brainstorming; the central proposition; sequence, proposition, plot. Each chapter builds on the previous one while exploring film favorites, working up demonstration plots, providing support questions, and mining the expertise of dramatic writers from Plato to David Mamet. Part two ... demonstrates these advanced tools as the author - a screenwriting master - constructs an original screenplay step by step, from raw concept to actual scene ... [This book] offers the precision of technique that frees screenwriters to discover their deep intuition, heartfelt passion, and explosive creativity. Learn to shatter limits, write what you don't know, and explore the paths and possibilities inherent in your story ideas. Achieve the rare and desirable skills that will transform you into the complete package-dynamic storyteller and professional screenwriter.-Back cover.;It's all about the audience; Craft of the dramatist -- Key tools: Dilemma, crisis, decision and action, and resolution, dramatizing your plot; Theme, developing the heart of your story; 36 dramatic situations, developing and energizing your plot; Enneagram, creating deep, complex, and distinct characters; Research and brainstorming, exploring possibilities and opening up your story; Central preposition, tying your plot together and cranking up the conflict; Sequence, proposition, plot, constructing and tightening your plot -- Using the key tools to write a great movie: Using dilemma, crisis, decision and action, and resolution; Using theme; Using the 36 dramatic situations; Using the Enneagram; Using research and brainstorming; Using the central proposition; Using sequence, proposition, plot -- Post-script -- Master the craft of the dramatist -- Become a great storyteller -- Manage your rewrite process -- Some helpful hints for the professional screenwriter -- Final assignment -- Now get out there and write a great movie. It's all about the audience Craft of the dramatist -- Key tools: Dilemma, crisis, decision and action, and resolution, dramatizing your plot Theme, developing the heart of your story 36 dramatic situations, developing and energizing your plot Enneagram, creating deep, complex, and distinct characters Research and brainstorming, exploring possibilities and opening up your story Central preposition, tying your plot together and cranking up the conflict Sequence, proposition, plot, constructing and tightening your plot -- Using the key tools to write a great movie: Using dilemma, crisis, decision and action, and resolution Using theme Using the 36 dramatic situations Using the Enneagram Using research and brainstorming Using the central proposition Using sequence, proposition, plot -- Post-script -- Master the craft of the dramatist -- Become a great storyteller -- Manage your rewrite process -- Some helpful hints for the professional screenwriter -- Final assignment -- Now get out there and write a great movie.