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100			_a Steele, Alexander. _b _c _d _e _q
245	0	0	_aWriting movies : _bthe practical guide for creating stellar screenplays / _cwritten by Gotham Writers' Workshop faculty ; edited by Alexander Steele.
260			_aNew York, NY : _bBloomsbury, _c2006.
300			_aviii, 387 p. ; _c21 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_aScreenwriting: 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. _g _r _t
520			_aFrom 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.
650		0	_aMotion picture authorship.
700	1		_aSteele, Alexander.
710	2		_aGotham Writers' Workshop.
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