Get Your Story Straight: A Step-by-Step Guide to Screenwriting by a Million-Dollar Screenwriter - Couverture souple

Drake, Diane

 
9780692640364: Get Your Story Straight: A Step-by-Step Guide to Screenwriting by a Million-Dollar Screenwriter

Synopsis

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn:

  • Essential elements and principles of screenwriting with examples from popular films
  • Keys to creating a hero your audience will really care about
  • How to structure your story into three compelling acts
  • The secret to making your scenes and story build as they progress
  • Insider tips on the business of showbiz and how best to try to break in
  • How to keep going when the muse is fickle, and much more

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À propos de l'auteur

Diane’s produced original screenplays include "Only You" starring Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei, and "What Women Want" starring Mel Gibson. Her script for "Only You" sold for $1 million. Prior to becoming a screenwriter, Diane worked in development as the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Academy Award-winning director/producer Sydney Pollack. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America, has taught screenwriting through UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and offers story consulting, guided online courses and an on-site writers workshop through her website, www.dianedrake.com.

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