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An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from an award-winning Hollywood producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie studios

Anyone with a cellphone can shoot video, but creating a memorable feature-length film requires knowledge and mastery of a wide range of skills, including screenwriting, storytelling, directing, visual composition, and production logistics. This book points the aspiring filmmaker down this complex learning path with such critical lessons as:

? how to structure a story and pitch it to a studio
? ways to reveal a story?s unseen aspects, such as backstory and character psychology
? the difference between plot, story, and theme
? why some films drag in Act 2, and what to do about it
? how to visually compose a frame to best tell a story
? how to manage finances, schedules, and the practical demands of production

Written by an award-winning producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie studios, 101 Things I Learned in Film School is an indispensable resource for students, screenwriters, filmmakers, animators, and anyone else interested in the moviemaking profession.

101 Things I Learned in Film School

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      Publisher Ballantine Books Inc.
      Published 12 January 2021
      ISBN-13 9781524762001
      978-1524762001
      ISBN-10 1524762008
      Also in:
      Entertainment Films, cinema Television

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      An illustrated, accessible introduction to filmmaking from an award-winning Hollywood producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie studios

      Anyone with a cellphone can shoot video, but creating a memorable feature-length film requires knowledge and mastery of a wide range of skills, including screenwriting, storytelling, directing, visual composition, and production logistics. This book points the aspiring filmmaker down this complex learning path with such critical lessons as:

      ? how to structure a story and pitch it to a studio
      ? ways to reveal a story?s unseen aspects, such as backstory and character psychology
      ? the difference between plot, story, and theme
      ? why some films drag in Act 2, and what to do about it
      ? how to visually compose a frame to best tell a story
      ? how to manage finances, schedules, and the practical demands of production

      Written by an award-winning producer, screenwriter, film school professor, and script consultant to major movie studios, 101 Things I Learned in Film School is an indispensable resource for students, screenwriters, filmmakers, animators, and anyone else interested in the moviemaking profession.

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