The screenwriter's bible : a complete guide to writing, formatting, and selling your script / by David Trottier.

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Trottier, David [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9781935247104

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LOC classification:

PN1996 .S374 2014
PN1996

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Contents:

Step 1: Summon your muse -- Step 2: Dream up your movie idea -- Step 3: Develop your core story -- Step 4: Create your movie people -- Step 5: "Step-out" your story -- Step 6: Write your first draft -- Step 7: Make the necessary revisions.

1. Protect your work -- 2. Prepare your script for market -- 3. Assemble your selling tools -- 4. Create your strategic marketing plan -- 5. Implement your plan -- How to find an agent -- Crafting the query -- How to pitch without striking out -- Synopses, one-sheets, treatments, and outlines -- How to sell your script without an agent -- Television markets -- Jump-start your career now! -- How to break into Hollywood when you live in Peoria -- A personal challenge.

Situation, conflict, and resolution-the flow of the story -- The lowdown on high concept -- Story-layering, plot, and genre -- Ten keys to creating captivating characters -- Theme -- Dialogue, subtext, and exposition -- How to make a scene -- Suspense, comedy, and television.

Sample script (with cross-reference codes) -- Formatting in a nutshell -- Overall screenplay appearance -- Scene headings (slug lines) -- Narrative description -- Dialogue -- How to format TV scripts -- Glossary of terms not discussed elsewhere.

Key principles and exercises in revising scenes -- When to break formatting rules -- The first 10 pages.

Subject: "Among this book's wealth of practical information are sample query letters, useful worksheets and checklists, hundreds of examples, sample scenes, and straightforward explanations of screenwriting fundamentals. The sixth edition is chock-full of new examples, the latest practices, and new material on non-traditional screenplay outlets."--Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Reference (Library Use ONLY)	G. Allen Fleece Library REFERENCE	RES	PN1996 .T76 2014 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	COM 3476		31923001748546

Book I: How to Write a Screenplay: A Primer

Book II: 7 Steps to a Stunning Script: A Workbook

Book III: Proper Formatting Technique: A Style Guide

Book IV: Writing and Revising Your Breakthrough Script: A Script Consultant's View

Book V: How to Sell Your Script: A Marketing Plan

About this workbook -- Step 1: Summon your muse -- Step 2: Dream up your movie idea -- Step 3: Develop your core story -- Step 4: Create your movie people -- Step 5: "Step-out" your story -- Step 6: Write your first draft -- Step 7: Make the necessary revisions.

First steps to selling your work -- 1. Protect your work -- 2. Prepare your script for market -- 3. Assemble your selling tools -- 4. Create your strategic marketing plan -- 5. Implement your plan -- How to find an agent -- Crafting the query -- How to pitch without striking out -- Synopses, one-sheets, treatments, and outlines -- How to sell your script without an agent -- Television markets -- Jump-start your career now! -- How to break into Hollywood when you live in Peoria -- A personal challenge.

How stories work -- Situation, conflict, and resolution-the flow of the story -- The lowdown on high concept -- Story-layering, plot, and genre -- Ten keys to creating captivating characters -- Theme -- Dialogue, subtext, and exposition -- How to make a scene -- Suspense, comedy, and television.

How to use this guide to craft a compelling and professional screenplay -- Sample script (with cross-reference codes) -- Formatting in a nutshell -- Overall screenplay appearance -- Scene headings (slug lines) -- Narrative description -- Dialogue -- How to format TV scripts -- Glossary of terms not discussed elsewhere.

The spec script-your key to breaking in -- Key principles and exercises in revising scenes -- When to break formatting rules -- The first 10 pages.

"Among this book's wealth of practical information are sample query letters, useful worksheets and checklists, hundreds of examples, sample scenes, and straightforward explanations of screenwriting fundamentals. The sixth edition is chock-full of new examples, the latest practices, and new material on non-traditional screenplay outlets."--Back cover.

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