the practical guide for creating stellar screenplays Steele, Alexander. creator Steele, Alexander. Gotham Writers' Workshop text New York, NY Bloomsbury 2006 monographic viii, 387 p. ; 21 cm. 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. 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. written by Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty ; edited by Alexander Steele. Includes bibliographical references and index. Motion picture authorship 808.2/3 159691145X (alk. paper) 2006021167 6986