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How to Write a Selling Screenplay by Christopher Keane (1998, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherCrown/Archetype
ISBN-100767900715
ISBN-139780767900713
eBay Product ID (ePID)470390
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow to Write a Selling Screenplay
Number of Pages320 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicFilm / Screenwriting
Publication Year1998
GenrePerforming Arts
AuthorChristopher Keane
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN97-036109
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal808.2/3
SynopsisChristopher Keane has spent 20 years in the business, learning the truths--and the tricks--of writing a selling screenplay. In "How to Write a Selling Screenplay, " he takes writers through the entire process, from developing a story to finding the best agent. Using an annotated version of an often-optioned screenplay of his own, and citing examples from movies ranging from "Casablanca" and "Lethal Weapon" to "Sling Blade" and "The English Patient, " he discusses how to create three-dimensional characters, find a compelling story, build an airtight plot structure, fine-tune dialogue, and much more. Keane's tips on the difference between writing for film and television, as well as his advice on dealing with Hollywood movers and shakers, make this an essential companion for people writing their first--or their fortieth--screenplay., Christopher Keane has spent 20 years in the business, learning the truths--and the tricks--of writing a selling screenplay. In How to Write a Selling Screenplay, he takes writers through the entire process, from developing a story to finding the best agent. Using an annotated version of an often-optioned screenplay of his own, and citing examples from movies ranging from Casablanca and Lethal Weapon to Sling Blade and The English Patient, he discusses how to create three-dimensional characters, find a compelling story, build an airtight plot structure, fine-tune dialogue, and much more. Keane's tips on the difference between writing for film and television, as well as his advice on dealing with Hollywood movers and shakers, make this an essential companion for people writing their first--or their fortieth--screenplay.
LC Classification NumberPN1996 .K34 1998
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- 05 Apr, 2017
A bit dated
Screenplay writing has changed quite a bit over recent years, especially since the advent of the computer age. In the early days they could be handwritten and were no more than suggestive guides for the director, who could deviate where he felt he could improve the end product. Today the format and type fonts are "cast in concrete" and a screenplay program with automated tabulations, caps vs lower case, italics, etc., is virtually mandatory. And the producers/directors will likely take an accepted screenplay and have their own writers rewrite it anyway. These things are the reality of today need to be covered more thoroughly in in the book. I can neither recommend nor not recommend this book, not because it is poorly done, but but because realities have been chanced so much by the digital age.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 12 Jan, 2021
If you write or aspire to write run right down and buy this
I bought this with plenty of skepticism and ready to glance, nibble and chuck but sometime you get unexpectedly delighted.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 13 Jul, 2023
Great product
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Jun, 2020
Good
Excellent opportunity. Pristine condition.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 03 Aug, 2017
Great book
Great bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
