Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!

Kate Wright

ISBN 10: 039953024X / ISBN 13: 9780399530241

Published by Tarcher, 2004

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Screenwriting is Storytelling: Creating an A-List Screenplay that Sells!
• Publisher: Tarcher
• Publication Date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 039953024X
• ISBN 13: 9780399530241
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Very good

About this title

Synopsis

The step-by-step guide to creating a compelling screenplay

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.

Learn the basics of screenwriting, including:

- 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

About the Author

Kate Wright is an Emmy Award-winning producer and screenwriter with more than 20 years of experience. Ms. Wright is a Senior Instructor at UCLA Extension's internationally known Writers Program where she teaches "Script Doctoring: Rewriting for Production" and "Writing the Screenplay the Professional Way."