Filmmakaing Books

BOOK CONTENTS

CHAPTER ZERO: GETTING STARTED

Observing, Absorbing, Reading, Watching
Devloping a Schedule
Concepts
Better Have Conflict!
Genres; Sub-genres; Categories
Researching
Development Methods
Organization

CHAPTER I: STORY IS KING
staple it to your forehead: 15

Ask Questions: 16
The Synopsis: 16
Beat Sheets: 17
Treatments: 18
Backstory: 19
Plot Defined: 20
Classical Structure: 20
Three-Act Structure Explained: 21
Visual Example of Structure: 22
Building Blocks: 23
(Acts, Sequences, Scenes, Beats)
Hero’s Journey Broken Down: 24
Character Archetypes Explained: 28
Themes: 31
Motifs: 32
Ticking Clocks: 32
Character Rules: 32
Sub-Plots: 33
Exposition: 33
Set-Up/Pay-Off: 34
Rule of Threes: 34

CHAPTER II: WRITING THE SCREENPLAY
The Only Thing You Can’t B.S.: 35

Software Advice: 36
Looks Do Matter: Technical Conventions: 36
Types of Scripts: Shooting, Reading: 38
Components of Format: 40
“Show”! Don’t “Tell”: 40
Use present tense: 41
Basic Format Terms: 41
Format Techniques: 44
Headings, Action, Dialogue and Transitions
Using Day/Night: 47
Establishing Scenes: 47
Character Introductions: 47
Entering/Exiting scenes: 48
Dialogue Rules: 49
Playing With Parentheticals: 52
It’s Not Sexual Speech Patterns: 53
Car Scene Scenarios: 54
Continuous Scene Headings: 55
INT./EXT. Scenes: 55
Phone Scenes: 56
Restaurant Scenes: 57
Writing For Effects: 57
Montages: 58
Flashbacks: 58
Capitalization: 59
Adding Texture to Scenes: 59
Talking Heads: 60
Camera Angles and Shots: 60
Staging: Scene Descriptions: 60
Sounds and Music: 61
Page Breaks: MORE’S and CONT.: 62
Transitions: Use Them Wisely: 62
Format No-No’s: 63
“I’m done, now what?”: 63
The Re-Writing Process: 63
Television vs. Film Format: 64
Advanced Format Terms: 65

CHAPTER III: BUSINESS
A medieval mentality: 69

Treat Yourself as a Business: 70
The Cold, Hard Truth: 70
Hollywood: A Small Community: 71
Thoughts on Film School: 71
Be Realistic: Start Small: 73
Copyright Information: 73
WGA Registration: 74
The Spec Script: 74
The Wrong Spec Scripts: 75
TV Spec Scripts: 75
Writing For Budget: 75
Book Adaptations and Rights: 76
Life Story Rights: 76
Script Submissions: 76
Query Letters: 77
Release Forms: 78
Hollywood Mailrooms: 78
No One Likes to Read: 79
Coverage: 79
Meetings Mean Nothing
(But Go Anyway): 80
Pitch Meetings: 80
Screenplay Contests and Fellowships: 81
Pitch Fests: 82
Script Option Explained: 82
Work For Hire: 83
Negotiating For Non-Union Writers: 84
Becoming a WGA Member: 85
WGA Schedule of Units Breakdown: 85
WGA Minimums: 87
Glossary of Business Terms: 88
Index: 91
Bibliography: 96

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