Description
Book SynopsisCovering American, international, mainstream, and 'off-Hollywood' films, as well as television, this book offers creative strategies and useful practical information. It places screenwriting in the context of the storytelling tradition, arguing through literary and cultural analysis that all great stories revolve around a strong central character.
Table of ContentsPreface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
PART I: CHARACTER
Chapter One: The Feast of Becoming:
Carnival and Character
Chapter Two: Varieties of Voices Within Character
Chapter Three: Five Not-So-Easy Pieces:
Analysis of Character-Centered Scripts
PART II: NARRATIVE AND STRUCTURE
Chapter Four: Beyond the Classical Hollywood
Structure
Chapter Five: Developing a Character-Centered
Narrative
Chapter Six: Pitching
PART III: WRITING
Chapter Seven: Prelude to a Screenplay
Chapter Eight: The Fourteen-Week Character
Developing Schedule
Chapter Nine: The Fourteen-Week Feature
Screenplay
PART IV: LAUNCHING YOUR SCRIPT
Chapter Ten: From Rewrite to Screen:
An Overview of Options
Chapter Eleven: Live Writers Talking:
Screenwriting 2000 and Beyond
Appendix A: Coverage
Appendex B: Self-Critiques
Appendix C: Your Personal Screenwriting and Video Library
Appendix D: At Long Last the Recipe for a Screenwriter's
Gumbo with Character!
Index
