Let's cut to the chase: Writing a Great Movie is a practical nuts-and-bolts manual to dramatic writing for film. This hands-on course in screenwriting shows how to create, develop, and construct an original screenplay from scratch using seven essential tools for the screenwriter--(1) Dilemma, Crisis, Decision and Action, and Resolution; (2) Theme; (3) the 36 Dramatic Situations; (4) the Enneagram; (5) Research and Brainstorming; (6) the Central Proposition; and (7) Sequence, Proposition, and Plot--which break the writing process down into approachable steps and produce great results. Jeff Kitchen shares the insider secrets he has developed over years of writing and teaching. Writing a Great Movie is the complete guide to creating compelling screenplays that will sell.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
A robust toolkit built on the shoulders of giants:
First, a disclaimer: I'm not entirely impartial. I picked up this book after taking Jeff's workshop, where I had the good fortune not only to learn these tools in person but to see them tried out on my script, which was the example script for the weekend. So I came to "Writing a Great Movie" with a particular familiarity with the tools that it contains, and my experience may not be typical. All that being said, I give this book my highest recommendation. Jeff's background is in playwriting and... more info
Excellent general guidelines, but too much focus on action movies:
I enjoyed reading the book, though I haven't put it to test, yet. It's clear, passionate, well-structured, and interesting to read. Its shortcoming, for me, was that the author concentrated primarily on action movies. Yes, "Tootsie" was included, but most of the examples, including the "tutorial" at the end, focused on quick action movies. I think the principles do apply to a broader range of movies, and I wish the author had reviewed also some more reflective movies in the vein of "Searching for Bobby... more info
A Conduit to Creativity:
I'm a novice screenwriter and found myself completely encapsulated in this book. I wish I had it a year ago when I started my journey into screenwriting. The book in itself is the best classroom for getting at the core of your story and characters. I followed all the strategies and worked them through my script. What happened in the process were all my neurons firing with new ideas and twists. I was coming up with many versions of my script. It was exciting!
This is for advanced-writer's blocked writers:
Far to technical to be useful for the beginning writer (im sure there are the exceptions out there). This seems to be broken down for the experienced writes struggling with their current projects. It has dozens of schemes to create characters and their scenes. In depth but lacks the simple straight forward inspiring tips and goals to send the new writer a' writing instead, it sends them scratching their head...or hiding under the cover depressed about themes and persona's.
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