Write a Script in 10 Weeks
· Rashomon (Rashomon) · Redemption (Groundhog Day, Jaws, Tootsie) · Hero Falls (Chinatown, The Godfather, The Shining) · Alternate Reality (It’s a Wonderful Life, Groundhog Day, Back to the Future, The Post-Birthday World). A variation of this is “The Road Not Taken” story (Sliding Doors, Family Man) · Chase/On the Run (The Fugitive, Thelma And Lou
... See moreAlexandra Sokoloff • Screenwriting Tricks for Authors (and Screenwriters!): STEALING HOLLYWOOD: Story Structure Secrets for Writing Your BEST Book
Act Three can be quite short:
Daniel Calvisi • Story Maps: How to Write a GREAT Screenplay
When you can express your idea succinctly in terms of action and character—my story is about this person, in this place, doing his/her “thing”—you’re beginning the preparation of your screenplay.
Syd Field • The Essential Screenplay (3-Book Bundle): Screenplay: Foundations of Screenwriting, Screenwriter's Workbook, and Screenwriter's Problem Solver
ASSIGNMENT: Take a film from your master list, preferably the one that is most similar in structure to your own WIP, and screen it, watching the time clock on your DVD player. At about 15 minutes into the film, there will be some sort of climax — an action scene, a revelation, a twist, a big SETPIECE (see Chapter 23 for more on Setpieces). It won’t
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