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- 0684856409
- Book Title
- 500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader : Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend
- Publisher
- Gallery Books
- Item Length
- 8.5 in
- Publication Year
- 1999
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.5 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts
- Topic
- Film / Référence, Film / Screenwriting, General
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- 6.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 176 Pages
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If Your Screenplay Can't Get Past the Hollywood Reader, It Can't Get to Hollywood This ultimate insider's guide to screenwriting is designed to get you past the fiercest gatekeepers in Hollywood: the Hollywood script readers. This small army of freelancers will be among the first to read and evaluate your script and then to recommend it -- or not -- to the studios, directors, and stars.Designed for quick and easy access, these 500 points are a step-by-step recipe. They cannot guarantee success, but failure to follow them can almost certainly guarantee failure. Tips include:* Get your foot in the door: 23 ways to make a good first impression on the Hollywood Reader* Screen talk: why it is essential to write dialogue that looks good on the page* Your goals in each act: how to make your story unputdownable from beginning to end* Specific genre issues: writing a romance? a mystery? a thriller? Learn their special requirements and pitfalls* The final scenes: how to go out with a bang that will wow the Hollywood Reader* Still didn't get positive coverage? Inside info on what to do and how to do itWritten by an industry insider who has recommended scripts that have sold for as much as one million dollars, this is the only book to show you what the Hollywood Reader wants to see. Clear, smart, and completely authoritative, 500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader is by far the simplest, most practical book ever to hit the entertainment shelf.
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Gallery Books
ISBN-10
0684856409
ISBN-13
9780684856407
eBay Product ID (ePID)
773359
Product Key Features
Book Title
500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader : Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Film / Référence, Film / Screenwriting, General
Genre
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Dewey Edition
21
Lccn
99-025212
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
808.2/3
Lc Classification Number
Pn1996.L43 1999
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Part 1: Writing to Sell Scripting It Like the Pros Do A Reader May Judge Your Script by Its Cover 23 Ways to Make a Good First Impression on a Reader Eliminating Page 1, 2, 3 Tip-offs That You're Not Yet a Pro Putting It on the Page Pulling the Reader out of Her Office and into Your Story with Setting Burning Your Characters into the Reader's Imagination Screen Talk That Looks as Good as It Sounds Style That Turns On a Hollywood Reader Creating a Concept and Characters That Will Sell Your Script 20 Tips on Creating a Concept That Sells Itself Characters the Hollywood Reader Recommends to Top Stars Create a Protagonist and Antagonist Who Will Start a Casting War Part 2: Acts 1-3: Writing for the All-Important Audience of One Act 1 Goals Goals to Achieve in This First Act Setting Up Your Story for Success in Act Grab the Hollywood Reader with Your Opening Sequence and Don't Let Her Look Back Fulfilling the Reader's Expectations as You Open Your Genre Conflict: A Reader Can't Recommend a Screenplay That Doesn't Have It Prevent Reader Whiplash: Handle the Backstory with Care Your Act 1 Checklist Act 2 Goals Goals to Achieve in This Second Act Structure Tips to Help You Scale the Mt. Everest of Your Script Tips to Keep Subplots Working Hard for Your Story How to Avoid the Second Act Story Stall You Don't Have to Fall into These Act 2 Genre Traps Stay One Step Ahead of the Reader with Your Act 2 Story Avoid Common Flaws That Show Up in Act 2 Your Act 2 Checklist Act 3 Goals Goals to Achieve in This Third Act Wowing the Reader as You Pay Off Your Story It's Do or Die for Your Characters The Kind of End That Can Get You a Reader Recommend Your Act 3 Checklist Correct Common Flaws Related to Genre Part 3: Epilogue Feedback-Driven Revision Still Didn't Get Positive Coverage? Conclusion
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1999
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