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Suspend your disbelief--you can make it as a screenwriter
Behind every blockbuster film and binge-worthy show, there's a screenwriter--and that writer could be you! Turn your brainstorming sessions into dynamic scripts with the help of Screenwriting For Dummies. Create believable worlds with relatable characters, gripping dialogue, and narrative structures that will keep even the showbiz bigwigs on the edge of their seats. Once you've polished your product, it's time to bring it to market. This book is full of advice that will help you get eyes on your screenplays so you can sell your work and find success as a screenwriter. From web series to movie musicals to feature films, this book shows you how to develop and hone your craft.
Learn to think like a screenwriter and turn story ideas into visually driven, relatable scripts that will get noticed
Study the elements of a story, like plot structure (beginning, middle, and end) and characterization (wait, who's that, again?)
Hop over the hurdle of writer's block, and tackle other obstacles that stand in the way of your scriptwriting career
Get insider insight into finding an agent and meeting with studio execs, plus alternative markets for your finished work
This updated edition covers the latest trends and opportunities--and there are lots of them--for today's writers. Let Dummies help you map out your story and put your script on the road to production. Thank us when your work goes viral!
Autorentext
Laura Schellhardt is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Northwestern University, where she heads the undergraduate playwriting program in the Department of Theatre. She's dedicated her life to creating new work for stage and screen, and it's her mission to help other writers do the same.
Klappentext
Transform your ideas into compelling scripts
You know that fantastic idea you've got for a screenplay that would absolutely turn heads? Well, it's time to make it a reality! In Screenwriting For Dummies, you'll learn how to move from concept to finished product with practical and hands-on advice on writing characters, dialogue, and plot, talking to the right people, and marketing and selling your work. From idea to story, story to script, and script into moving picture, this book walks you through every step you need to take to see your epic come alive on the big screen! Inside
Zusammenfassung
Suspend your disbeliefyou can make it as a screenwriter
Behind every blockbuster film and binge-worthy show, there's a screenwriterand that writer could be you! Turn your brainstorming sessions into dynamic scripts with the help of Screenwriting For Dummies. Create believable worlds with relatable characters, gripping dialogue, and narrative structures that will keep even the showbiz bigwigs on the edge of their seats. Once you've polished your product, it's time to bring it to market. This book is full of advice that will help you get eyes on your screenplays so you can sell your work and find success as a screenwriter. From web series to movie musicals to feature films, this book shows you how to develop and hone your craft.
Inhalt
Introduction 1
About This Book 1
Foolish Assumptions 3
Icons Used in This Book 3
Beyond the Book 4
Where to Go from Here 4
Part 1: So you want to write for Pictures 5
Chapter 1: Introducing the Art of Screenwriting 7
In The Mind's Eye 7
Developing the Writer's Mind 8
Approaching Screenwriting as a Craft 9
Finding Your Screenplay's Story 9
Working through the Writing Process 10
Formatting Your Screenplay 11
Constructing Your First Draft 11
Rewriting Your Script 12
Adapting Your Screenplay from an Outside Source 13
Selling Your Screenplay to Show Business 13
Chapter 2: Preparing to Think Visually 15
Is It Cinema? Considering Other Mediums 15
Is it a screenplay or a novel? 16
Is it film or theater? 17
Is it a movie, visual art, or poetry? 17
It's probably a screenplay if 18
What You See Is What You Get: The Visual Life of a Screenplay 20
Crafting images from the outside in 21
Crafting images from the inside out 22
Chapter 3: Diving Into the Screenwriter's Mind 25
Finding Your Feet: How to Learn From Other Writers 26
Reading for dramatic intent 27
Recognizing a screenplay's genre 28
Art and Life: What's the Difference? 30
Developing an Artistic Sensibility 31
What a writer sees 32
What a writer hears 33
What a writer remembers and what a writer forgets 34
Recognizing a Story When You See One 36
Identifying the call to write 36
The four important P's of story 37
Finding an opening image 37
Chapter 4: Approaching Screenwriting as a Craft 39
Invoking the Muse: Examining the Creative Process 40
Imagination: Your Creative Arsenal 41
Flexing the imagination 42
Putting the imagination to work 43
Identifying your writing voice 47
Craft: A Vehicle for Your Imagination 49
Form 50
Technique 50
Discipline 54
Part 2: Breaking down the elements of a story 57
Chapter 5: Unpacking Your Idea 59
I Have This Great Idea Now What? 59
Identifying your interest in the idea 60
Documenting your interest in the idea 61
Getting to Know Your Audience 63
Matching the story to the audience 63
Connecting with your audience 66
Knowing What Happened Before Your Story Began: Creating the Backstory 68
Identifying the elements of a backstory 68
Developing a screenplay through backstory 70
Identifying the Tone of Your Piece 71
Establishing Your Story's Time Clock 72
Deciding When to Start Your Story 74
Getting to Know Aristotle: A Dramatist's Best Friend 76
What's It All About?: Writing an Effective Synopsis 77
Chapter 6: Plot Part I: Beginnings 81
Crafting an Eye-Opening Opener 82
What to show first: person, place, or thing? 82
Conflict: What's wrong with this picture? 85
Possible ways to begin your story 86
Three Compelling (and Contrasting) Movie Beginnings 87
Jaws 88
Lady Bird 88
Moonlight 89
Chapter 7: Plot Part II: Middles 91
Muddling through the Middle 92
From Lights to Camera to . . . ACTION! 93
Action versus activity 94
Revisiting the story's time clock 95
Status: Where's the Upper Hand? 96
What's Your Problem? Introducing Conflicts and Obstacles 99
Exposition: From Clunky to Creative 101
Sharing info the characters know 101
Sharing info the characters may not know 103
Determining What to Write from What You've Written 104 Three Compelli...