Get Your Story Straight: A Step-by-Step Guide to Screenwriting by a Million-Dollar Screenwriter - Softcover

Drake, Diane

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0692640363 ISBN 13: 9780692640364

Publisher: Reel Life Publishing, 2016

Synopsis

In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn:

• Essential elements and principles of screenwriting with examples from popular films
• Keys to creating a hero your audience will really care about
• How to structure your story into three compelling acts
• The secret to making your scenes and story build as they progress
• Insider tips on the business of showbiz and how best to try to break in
• How to keep going when the muse is fickle, and much more

About this title

About the Author

Diane’s produced original screenplays include "Only You" starring Robert Downey Jr. and Marisa Tomei, and "What Women Want" starring Mel Gibson. Her script for "Only You" sold for $1 million. Prior to becoming a screenwriter, Diane worked in development as the Vice President of Creative Affairs for Academy Award-winning director/producer Sydney Pollack. She’s a member of the Writers Guild of America, has taught screenwriting through UCLA Extension Writers’ Program and offers story consulting, guided online courses and an on-site writers workshop through her website, www.dianedrake.com.

Edition details

• Publisher: Reel Life Publishing
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0692640363
• ISBN 13: 9780692640364
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 237