The Rules of Screenwriting and Why You Should Break Them

Author:   Bill Mesce, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:  

9781476668505


Pages:   228
Publication Date:   06 June 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Bill Mesce, Jr.
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.308kg
ISBN:  

9781476668505


ISBN 10:   1476668507
Pages:   228
Publication Date:   06 June 2017
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction The Programmer: Dave Baldwin Myth #1: The Screenwriting Guru The Director: Rick King The First Cut Is the Deepest: Blow Out The Producer: Gerald W. Abrams Myth #2: ­Three-Act Structure The Author: Steve Szilagyi Crash Landing: Free Flight The Academic: Dr. Benjamin Dunlap Myth #3: Every Scene Should Move the Plot Forward The Network Executive: Josh Sapan Orphans: Big Phil’s Kid and Surrender The Screenwriter: Robert Conte Myth #4: The First Ten Pages The Triple Threat: Adriana Trigiani Bottom Crawling: Take 2 and Pan Am Pictures The Artistic Director: Mark Hoebee Myth #5: Show, Don’t Tell The Film Evaluator: Youssef Kdiry Dead End: Road Ends The Programmer: Andrew Goldman Myth #6: Dr. ­Phil-izing Characters The Screenwriter: Nicholas Pileggi The Button Bibliography Index

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impressively informed and informative, exceptionally well organized and presented...a 'must-read'...very highly recommended --Midwest Book Review.


“impressively informed and informative, exceptionally well organized and presented...a ‘must-read’...very highly recommended”—Midwest Book Review.


"""impressively informed and informative, exceptionally well organized and presented...a 'must-read'...very highly recommended""--Midwest Book Review."


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Bill Mesce, Jr., is an adjunct instructor at several New Jersey universities and colleges, and an author, screenwriter, and playwright. He lives in Linden, New Jersey.

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