TY - BOOK AU - Dimaggio, Madeline TI - Screen Writing: insider tips and techniques to write for the silver screen SN - 9781598692884 U1 - Dim PY - 2010/// CY - New Delhi PB - Viva Books Pvt Ltd KW - MOTION PICTURE AUTHORSHIP KW - LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES N1 - Chapter 1. Here's Your Cue! -- The Bare Bones: What Is a Screenplay? -- But Without You, the Writer, There Wouldn't Be a Movie! -- "It Takes a Village ..." -- From Toddler to Titan: A Screenplay's Growth -- "I'm Writing a What?": A Screenplay on Spec -- Chapter 2. Crafting Reality -- Idea-lly, You've Been Brainstorming -- Picture Your Audience (even if they're in their underwear!) -- Dare to Bare: Personal Touches -- The Inner Purpose of a Screenplay -- Research Your Domain -- What's Your Type? Genre -- Flesh It Out: The Concept -- Chapter 3. Writing Your Treatment and Synopsis -- Intro to Treatments -- Writing a Synopsis -- The Main Text and Example -- Writing the Treatment -- Chapter 4. Staging Your Screenplay -- Break It on Down: Three Main Acts -- The Subplot -- Time Can Play Tricks on You -- Looks Are Everything -- Help! Software -- Chapter 5. Go Ahead, Make a Scene! -- Map It Out -- The Importance of Narrative. -- The First Scene -- Units: Broken Down -- Chapter 6. Reel People: Characters -- The Main Attraction: Your Protagonist -- There's Got to Be a "Bad Guy" -- The Chemistry Created -- Speaking of the Stars -- Supporting Characters Shouldn't -- Hold You Up, but Help You Out! -- Cliches: Working with and Against I Assumptions -- Chapter 7. Making It Interesting: Conflict and Dialogue -- Conflict, Does a Movie Good! -- Go Ahead, Meddle: Personal Relationships -- Let's Talk About Dialogue -- "And ... Action!": Get to Your Point -- Sound Like You Mean It: Vernacular -- "Here's Looking at You, Kid": The Line Everyone Remembers -- Chapter 8. Now, Making It Good: Communicating Your Purpose -- A Different Type of Game: Show, Don't Tell -- Communicate: Metaphors, Flashbacks, and Voice-Overs -- "What's Going to Happen?": Keep 'Em Guessing -- Elements of Suspense and Tension -- Did You Hear Something? It's Not Just Noise -- Chapter 9. A Life of Its Own: Reeling It In -- Discipline, Not Just for Kids -- Your Personal Style -- The Three Rs: Review, Revise, and (Even) Rewrite! -- Get Feedback -- Chapter 10. The Screenplay: An Adaptable Creature -- Why Write an Adaptation? -- Slippery When Wet: Copyright Issues -- Novels, Short Stories, and Plays -- "The Book Was Better" Syndrome -- Chapter 11. Welcome to the Jungle: Hollywood -- The Studio -- The Players -- The Budget -- Your Place in This World -- Your Screenplay's Place: The MPAA System -- Chapter 12. Try Going "Alternative" -- The Independent Studio -- Go Ahead and Get Shorty -- The Documentary -- Who? The Market -- The Motive-ation -- You, a Teacher? -- Your Baby -- Chapter 13. Writing for Television -- Television: A Different Breed -- A Look Back -- Television Writers -- Why Do It? -- The Wonder of It All -- Take a Stab at It: The Structure -- Pitch Before You Ditch -- Chapter 14. Catching and Trapping 'Em: Agents -- Plan Your Attack -- Word-of-Mouth: Techniques to Market -- Cold Calling -- And Here's the Pitch -- The Agents -- How to Find a Good Agent -- If You Can't Beat 'Em: Becoming an Agent -- Chapter 15. What the Future Holds -- What to Expect When You're Expecting a Film -- The Ups and Downs and How to Deal -- You've Made It! What You Can Expect to Make in Return? -- Deals and Doctors (Script Doctor, That Is) -- Directing Your Own -- N2 - The Only Writing Series You'll Ever Need: Screenwriting is your go-to resource for mastering the complete screenwriting process. Taking you step-by-step from idea to deal ER -