Screenwriting Is Rewriting
Subtitle: The Art and Craft of Professional Revision
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9781628927405
Subjects: Motion picture authorship
Table of contents: title: Introduction
pagenum: ix; title: How to Use This Book
pagenum: xii; title: Let's Talk About Rewriting
pagenum: xvi; title: The Pass Method-Layer by Layer
pagenum: xxi; title: Movies You Need to See
pagenum: xxv; label: Part 1
title: Foundations and Fundamentals; label: 1
title: Notes-Receiving and Organizing Notes
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: Interpreting Notes-Reading Tea Leaves
pagenum: 11; label: 3
title: The Annotated Draft-A Reference Guide to Your Rewrite
pagenum: 22; label: 4
title: Game Plan-Creating the Road Map for the Rewrite
pagenum: 28; label: 5
title: Character-Writing from the Inside Out
pagenum: 33; label: 6
title: Foundation Pass-Strengthening the Core
pagenum: 43; label: 7
title: Character Pass-The Emotional Core
pagenum: 53; label: 8
title: The Set-Up-Establish-Complicate-Resolve
pagenum: 63; label: 9
title: Story and Theme Pass-The Emotional Underpinning
pagenum: 77; label: 10
title: Structure-What Stays In, What Goes Out, and In What Order?
pagenum: 86; label: 11
title: Structure Pass-Architecture and Design
pagenum: 100; label: 12
title: Plot-How Will This Turn Out?
pagenum: 112; label: 13
title: Plot Pass-Cause and Effect
pagenum: 124; label: 14
title: Feedback on Your Interim Draft-Checking-In
pagenum: 139; label: Part 2
title: Layering and Details; label: 15
title: Opposition Characters-Sources of Conflict and Tension
pagenum: 145; label: 16
title: Complications, Obstacles, Reveals, and Reversals-Complicate, Complicate, Complicate
pagenum: 150; label: 17
title: Complications, Obstacles, Reveals, and Reversals Pass-Making Life Much More Difficult
pagenum: 160; label: 18
title: Relationships-The Ties that Bind
pagenum: 167; label: 19
title: Relationship Pass-Interconnecting
pagenum: 179; label: 20
title: Scene Pass-Link and Connect
pagenum: 189; label: 21
title: Dialogue Pass-Rhythm and Flow
pagenum: 201; label: 22
title: Consistency Pass-Quality Control
pagenum: 214; label: 23
title: Polish Pass-Dialogue, Text, and Tightening
pagenum: 224; label: 24
title: Sending Out Your Screenplay-Letting Go
pagenum: 235; label: 25
title: Working with Directors, Producers, & Executives - Navigating the Executive Experience
pagenum: 239; label: Part 3
title: Screenwriters on Rewriting; title: Robert Towne
pagenum: 249; title: Frank Pierson
pagenum: 258; title: Susannah Grant
pagenum: 269; label: Part 4
title: Examples; title: Studio Script Notes
pagenum: 283; title: Turner & Hooch Notes
pagenum: 283; title: Sister Act Game Plan and Studio Notes
pagenum: 288; title: Student Annotated Pages
pagenum: 297; title: Suicide Girl by Ivy Pruss
pagenum: 297; title: Student Notes and Game Plans
pagenum: 302; title: Take Your Grandma to Work Day by David Ngo
pagenum: 302; title: F@#% The Knot by Romi Barta
pagenum: 309; title: Essential Three Act Questions
pagenum: 315; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 320; title: Works Cited
pagenum: 322; title: Index
pagenum: 327