Screenwriting 101: The Essential Craft of Feature Film Writing

Author:   Neill Hicks
Publisher:   Michael Wiese Productions
ISBN:  

9780941188722


Pages:   220
Publication Date:   01 September 1999
Format:   Paperback
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained


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This book provides writers with the tools necessary to write and market a successful screenplay. Hicks says: 'Having a great idea is not enough. You need to get it down on the page. Having a great script is not enough. You have to pitch it to the right person at the right moment in time!' Elements include: Structure, Characters, Style, the business of screenwriting, the economics of film, agents, attorneys and the screenwriter, and much more! Hicks' credits include two of the number one box office films in the world - Rumble in the Bronx in the United States and First Strike in Asia . Some of his other Hollywood screenwriting credits include the critically acclaimed Dead Reckoning , starring Cliff Robertson, and Pierce Brosnan's Don't Talk to Strangers . It is an essential guide to screenwriting. It reveals the tricks of the trade. It is written by an acclaimed scriptwriter.

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Author:   Neill Hicks
Publisher:   Michael Wiese Productions
Imprint:   Michael Wiese Productions
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.330kg
ISBN:  

9780941188722


ISBN 10:   0941188728
Pages:   220
Publication Date:   01 September 1999
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

CONTENTS: Introduction; Drama is conflict; Satisfying the audience; The elements of screen story; Screen Characters; Screen context; Screen genres; Screenwriting style; Getting down to it - writing your screenplay; The business of screenwriting; Acknowledgements; About the author.

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If you are looking for a book that clearly and concisely explains how to improve your screenwriting technique then Screenwriting 101 should almost certainly feature somewhere on your shopping list. - www.shootingpeople.org


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Hicks, a professional screenwriter, has worked on two of the No. 1 box office films in the world: Rumble in the Bronx and First Strike.

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