02168cam a2200217 4500 6986 2006021167 159691145X (alk. paper) 808.2/3 22 Steele, Alexander. Writing movies : the practical guide for creating stellar screenplays / written by Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty ; edited by Alexander Steele. New York, NY : Bloomsbury, 2006. viii, 387 p. ; 21 cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. Screenwriting: inventing a myth / Alexander Steele -- Plot: the path of action / Daniel Noah -- Chart of major events -- Characters: the lifeblood / Paul Zimmerman -- Page: words that move / John Glenn -- Scenes: exploring and exploding moments / Tal McThenia -- Beat Sheet -- Dialogue: making more of less / Michael Eldridge -- Subplots: a side of story / Helen Kaplan -- Plot II: like a roller coaster / Tommy Jenkins -- Tone and theme: the overlay and underlay / Jason Greiff - - Revision: from rough to ready / Amy Fox -- Business: slipping past the velvet rope / Christopher Momenee -- Format guide -- Glossary -- Cheat sheet. From the Publisher: To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Writing Movies provides everything you need to know to reach this level. Inside you'll find: Explanations of the fundamental elements of screenwriting craft (plot, character, scenes, etc.); insight into such crucial (but seldom discussed) topics as description, voice, tone, and theme; analysis of five brilliant screenplays--Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, and The Shawshank Redemption; strategies for breaking into the business; a guide to screenwriting format; assignments that strengthen your command of screenwriting craft; step-by- step tasks that take you from rough idea to polished script; and tie-ins to supplementary material at the book's website. Motion picture authorship. Steele, Alexander. Gotham Writers' Workshop. 5922 5922 0 0 ddc 0 0 MAIN RTCLIB RTCLIB MAIN 2018-11-27 10820 0 808.2 STE 30011285 2018-11-27 00:00:00 2018-11-27 MAIN