Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting Review

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(More customer reviews)Look no further, Jeff Kitchen's book is the gold standard for building a a screenplay. I've read dozens of books on the craft, and this is the only one that leads you through the dirty work of building your story piece by piece.
Jeff's tools help you transform your tale into a compelling drama.
As a reader, you will feel like you're looking over Jeff's shoulder as he lays the bricks of a pyramid from the ground up.
I've been applying the tools to a script I previously completed. The DILEMMA tool really helped me get a handle on some weak spots regarding my main character. And the Sequence, Proposition, Plot tool blew me out of the water.
I also plan to use "Writing a Great Movie" to build other story ideas I've been working on. Jeff offers all the ingredients needed to cook up an original and memorable story.
But you still have to add the spices, brew the potion to just the right temperature and serve it to an audience hungry for a film that will "rock their world."
Jeff's book will help you do that. Too bad I could only give it five stars. It deserves at least ten.



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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.Author Jeff Kitchen—a working screenwriter, renowned dramaturge, and teacher at the University of Southern California's graduate film school—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.•State-of-the-art screenwriting theory and technique from a master•Author named one of today's top screenwriting teachers in Creative Screenwriting magazine•Great for writers at every level, beginner to established

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