Screenwriting is Rewriting (Paperback)

Jack Epps, Jr.

ISBN 10: 1628927402 / ISBN 13: 9781628927405

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York, 2016

About this Item

Paperback. If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the ability to rewrite successfully. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter of Top Gun, Dick Tracy, and The Secret of My Success, comes a comprehensive guide that explores the many layers of rewriting. In Screenwriting is Rewriting, Epps provides a practical and tested approach to organizing notes, creating a game plan, and executing a series of focused passes that address the story, character, theme, structure, and plot issues. Included are sample notes, game plans, and beat sheets from Epps work on films such as Sister Act and Turner and Hooch. Also featured are exclusive interviews with Academy Award winning screenwriters Robert Towne (Chinatown) and Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon), along with Academy Award nominee Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich). A step-by-step guide that takes the mystery out of rewriting and leads the writer through a series of focused passes which address the core fundamentals of screenwriting resulting in a polished, professional screenplay. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Screenwriting is Rewriting (Paperback)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, New York
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1628927402
• ISBN 13: 9781628927405
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the ability to rewrite successfully. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter of Top Gun, Dick Tracy, and The Secret of My Success, comes a comprehensive guide that explores the many layers of rewriting.

In Screenwriting is Rewriting, Epps provides a practical and tested approach to organizing notes, creating a game plan, and executing a series of focused passes that address the story, character, theme, structure, and plot issues. Included are sample notes, game plans, and beat sheets from Epps' work on films such as Sister Act and Turner and Hooch. Also featured are exclusive interviews with Academy AwardŽ winning screenwriters Robert Towne (Chinatown) and Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon), along with Academy AwardŽ nominee Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich).

About the Author

Jack Epps, Jr. is the co-author of the films, Top Gun, The Secret Of My Success, Dick Tracy, Anaconda, and Turner and Hooch. Epps is also a script doctor and has contributed to films such as Sister Act and Die Hard With a Vengeance. Epps is a Professor and Chair of the Writing for Screen and Television Program at the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, USA.