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Acclaimed USC screenwriting teacher David Howard has guided hundreds of students to careers in writing for film and television. Drawing on decades of practical experience and savvy, "How to Build a Great Screenplay" deconstructs the craft of screenwriting and carefully reveals how to build a good story from the ground up. Howard eschews the "system" offered by other books, emphasizing that a great screenplay requires dozens of unique decisions by the author. He offers in-depth considerations of: * characterization * story arc * plotting and subplotting * dealing with coincidence in story plotting* classical vs. revolutionary screenplay structure * tone, style, and atmosphere * the use of time on screen* the creation of drama and tension * crucial moments in storytelling Throughout the book, Howard clarifies his lessons through examples from some of the most successful Hollywood and international script-oriented films, including Pulp Fiction, American Beauty, Trainspotting, North by Northwest, Chinatown, and others. The end result is what could very well become the classic text in the field---a bible for the burgeoning screenwriter.

Book details

• Full title: How to Build a Great Screenplay
• Subtitle: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
• Author: David Howard
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 464
• EAN: 9780312352622
• ISBN: 031235262X
• ID: 10979041
• Publisher: Griffin
• Weight: 408 g
• Dimensions: 210 × 133 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 20. February 2006

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