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20 Things You Must Know to Write a Great Screenplay

Formatting Your Screenplay

20 Things You Must Know to Write a Great Screenplay

Structure determines the fate of your screenplay. Does each scene offer a surprise, a twist, or an unexpected event? Do the seven major turning points in the screenplay actually move the protagonist toward his goal?

Does the dialogue produce the purposeful miscommunication that each character in your screenplay must achieve? Does the protagonist change, and does the ending really confirm that the change is permanent?

This book will help you plan your script by understanding the elements that must go into each scene, each act, and finally, into your entire screenplay.

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Formatting Your Screenplay

Each year, thousands of screenplays are returned unread by Hollywood studios just because they aren't properly formatted!

In this unique manual, author Rick Reichman walks you through all the major elments of an authentic author's script formatting and gives you strategies for using each one to maximum effect.

He also packs sound advice on:

• Rewriting the script
• Differences between an "author's script" and a "production script"
• How to cover, bind and mail off a finished draft
• The pros and cons of writers' groups ( and how to find one)
• Writing for both television and movies

The first step toward having your screenplay succeed in Hollywood is using the guidelines presented in this book.

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