Screenplay by Disney

Disney's imaginative storytellers offer guidance and techniques to help aspiring screenwriters add Disney magic to their movie ideas. From Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to Bambi, from The Little Mermaid to The Lion King, the animated films created by The Walt Disney Company are renowned for stories that amuse, astound, and inspire the viewer. Now, for the first time, the story artists and screenwriters behind these beloved movies offer aspiring and professional screenwriters a chance to learn how to incorporate the magic of Disney into their own celluloid dreams. Thanks to its three-act structure, Screenplay by Disney demonstrates the process of creating a great screenplay from start to finish. Additionally, a stellar cast of contributors will reveal not only how Disney does what it does so well but how you can adapt the company's strategies to your own creative endeavors.

Jason Surrell works in Walt Disney Imagineering, as a show writer. His credits include a rewrite of the Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular, new concepts for the Great Movie Ride at Disney-MGM Studios, and creating the new, interactive tombstone at the Walt Disney World Haunted Mansion. He knows, literally, where all the bodies are buried.