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Record Nr.

UNINA9910465313703321

Autore

Sublett Scott Winfield

Titolo

Screenwriting for neurotics : a beginner's guide to writing a feature-length screenplay from start to finish / / by Scott Winfield Sublett

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City : , : University Of Iowa Press, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-60938-300-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (273 p.)

Disciplina

808.2/3

Soggetti

Motion picture authorship

Television authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: myths that make you crazy -- The idea -- The spine -- Plot -- Deeper into plotting -- The scene: basic building block of plot -- The step outline, a.k.a. scene list -- Format -- Description -- Dialogue -- Miscellany -- The rewrite -- Selling your script.

Sommario/riassunto

Screenwriting for Neurotics is a quirky and accessible handbook for beginning screenwriters. Whether you are a student in a screenwriting class or just someone who wants to try their hand at writing for film or television, this handy guidebook makes the entire process simple and unintimidating. Scott Winfield Sublett, a veteran screenwriter and screenwriting teacher, walks you step by step from start to finish and helps you navigate potential and unforeseen difficulties along the way, offering handy tips and suggestions to keep you from becoming blocked or stalled.Rather than throwing you into