Turn & Burn

The Scriptwriter's Guide to Writing Better Screenplays Faster

von Cj Walley

212 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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Do you want to develop scripts that leap off the page? Do you want to write scripts that grab readers by their lapels and offer you the best possible chance of success? Do you want to turn around scripts faster than ever before? Then read on!Inspired by CJ Walley's extensive online posts and extended three-fold to include content on character development, dialogue, effective drafting, and building a career, the Turn & Burn methodology offers practical, real-world advice for quickly turning stories - within any genre - into engaging and authentic movie scripts.Turn & Burn is a proven and systematic way to get the very best out of your ideas and your unique artistic voice.In this book:Maximise the power of concept, structure, and theme to create absorbing stories.Nail down your characters - heroes, villains, and everyone in-between.Develop your hero's journey through the five-fold approach of: Yearn, Turn, Burn, Learn, and Earn.Recognise how the power of emotion ultimately captures hearts and minds.Take realistic and dramatic dialogue to the next level.Understand the complete journey of a scriptwriter's career, so you remain enthusiastic and motivated, even when rejection raises its ugly head.Avoid the pitfalls that can send you in circles by learning what not to do!Includes practical worksheets that bring process and structure to script development. (They can also be downloaded for free from the publisher's website.)About the Author: Table of ContentsFOREWORDCHAPTER 1: CONCEPT BUILDINGCHAPTER 2: STORY STRUCTURECHAPTER 3: CHARACTERSCHAPTER 4: SCENE WRITINGCHAPTER 5: DIALOGUECHAPTER 6: DRAFTINGCHAPTER 7: CAREER BUILDINGCHAPTER 8: HAPPINESS AND CREATIVITYAPPENDIX A: THE BEGINNER'S FIVE-STAGE REWRITEAPPENDIX B: CRAZY CRITICSAPPENDIX C: 23 LOVE STORY TYPESAPPENDIX D: 147 VICESAPPENDIX E: MORAL AFFECTIONS AND PROVERBSAPPENDIX F: FURTHER READINGNote: Some of the content within Turn & Burn was originally written for the web and is still available online. However, this book sees the addition of lots of fresh information, new topic areas, vastly expanded content, and actual movie examples.About the Publisher: Bennion Kearny is an independent British publisher, established in 2008, and based in Oakamoor, Staffordshire. We commission non-fiction from people who work in the fields they write about - coaches, practitioners, clinicians, lawyers, and academic researchers. Every title is commissioned, edited, and produced in-house, and our books are read right across the world. Bennion Kearny also publishes under the Hawksmoor Publishing, Oakamoor Publishing, and Dark River imprints.

• Reihe: Writing Guides
• Themen: Kunst Darstellende Künste Film, Kino Drehbücher
• ISBN: 9781910515860
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 06.01.2022
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Bennion Kearny Limited