Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays

About this book

To break into the screenwriting game you need a screenplay that is not just good but great. Superlative. Stellar. In Writing Movies youll find everything you need to know to reach this level. And like the very best teachers Writing Movies is always practical accessible and entertaining. The book provides a comprehensive look at screenwriting covering all the fundamentals (plot character scenes dialogue etc.) and such crucial-but seldom discussed-topics as description voice tone and theme. These concepts are illustrated through analysis of five brilliant screenplays-Die Hard Thelma & Louise Tootsie Sideways and The Shawshank Redemption. Also included are writing assignments and step-by-step tasks that take writers from rough idea to polished screenplay. Written by Gotham Writers Workshop expert instructors Writing Movies offers the same winning style and clarity of presentation that have made a success of Gothams previous book Writing Fiction which is now in its 7th printing. Named the "best class for screenwriters" in New York City by MovieMaker Magazine Gotham Writers Workshop is Americas leading private creative writing school offering classes in Manhattan and on the Web at www.WritingClasses.com. The schools interactive online classes selected as "Best of the Web" by Forbes have attracted thousands of aspiring writers from across the United States and more than sixty countries.