You Can Write a Movie - You Can Write Author:Pamela Wallace Lights! Camera! Action! — From Citizen Kane and Chinatown to Pulp Fiction and Good Will Hunting, great scripts have always been the foundation of exceptional films. In You Can Write a Movie, Pamela Wallace, Academy Award-winning co-writer of Witness, shows how you can produce... more » equally memorable stories. She'll provide you with solid screenwriting instruction coupled with the savvy advice of a successful industry insider. You'll discover what it is that agents, producers and actors are looking for while you produce the kind of work that resonates with an audience. In addition, you'll learn how to:
- develop a story that is compelling, fresh and original
- produce a "log line" that immediately highlights your story's strengths and weaknesses
- write genre scripts to meet audience expectations while avoiding cliches
- follow the rules of proper screenplay structure and format
- create unique, compelling characters and bring them to life.
- craft intense scenes and memorable diaglogue
- adapt books into screenplays
- market your screenplay once it's finished
Supplementing Wallace's instruction are dozens of examples from as many different films, including her own Academy Award-winning Witness. She'll also teach you the three most important guidelines that lead to screenwriting success: Believe in yourself, write from the heart, and learn the craft. It's an offer you can't refuse!« less