Overview
"In LEARN GENRE FILM SECRETS Part One readers will learn what Genre is, how each of 11 genres work then how film intensifies and satisfies aficionado expectations. They will discover all stories need Mystery . . . Science Fiction plays with possibility . . . Fantasy triggers imagination . . . Comedy lightens darkness . . . Juvenile stories teach . . . Horror's nightmares can comfort . . . Romance connects . . . Western rebels want security . . . Historicals create relevance . . . Action-Adventure challenges . . . Inspirational stories stretch the spirit. Besides 24 advanced screenwriting concepts, the writer will learn to weave elements from one genre into the fundamental story of another genre, creating more powerful characters and plots that appeal to a broader movie-going audience. In Part Two's ""Romantic Screenplays 101"" readers will learn the difference between a romance and a love story and how romantic elements complicate a main plot or enhance a subplot. They will discover how to identify relationship stories without melodrama. Practice creating the pull-push of realistic emotions with dynamic characters living cinematic plots actors and producers want."
Full Product Details
Author: Sally J Walker
Publisher: Sally J. Walker
Imprint: Sally J. Walker
Volume: 2
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.821kg
ISBN: 9781640857339
ISBN 10: 1640857338
Pages: 456
Publication Date: 19 July 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
"""I wish I had had material like this for those hungry young minds who moved beyond screenwriting fundamentals in my previous years at UCLA. Sally has struck upon a very unique process of presenting both concepts and the essence of specific genres then actually pointing them out in exemplary films. She presents both the why and the how in a most insightful manner. The whole book motivates the writer who truly wants to create more than one script. There is not one course or book out there like this, including my own Screenwriting 434. Not only new writers, but the entire film industry needs this book."" --Lew Hunter, Chair-Emeritus and Professor at UCLA's Film Department, Former NBC Program Director ""Sally Walker's textbook is a comprehensive, valuable resource that can benefit writers of many different levels. There are useful tips, strategies, examples, and recommendations throughout."" --Stephanie Palmer, Former MGM Executive, CEO of Good in a Room (goodinaroom.com)"
I wish I had had material like this for those hungry young minds who moved beyond screenwriting fundamentals in my previous years at UCLA. Sally has struck upon a very unique process of presenting both concepts and the essence of specific genres then actually pointing them out in exemplary films. She presents both the why and the how in a most insightful manner. The whole book motivates the writer who truly wants to create more than one script. There is not one course or book out there like this, including my own Screenwriting 434. Not only new writers, but the entire film industry needs this book. --Lew Hunter, Chair-Emeritus and Professor at UCLA's Film Department, Former NBC Program Director Sally Walker's textbook is a comprehensive, valuable resource that can benefit writers of many different levels. There are useful tips, strategies, examples, and recommendations throughout. --Stephanie Palmer, Former MGM Executive, CEO of Good in a Room (goodinaroom.com)
