How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make - Softcover

Denny Martin Flinn

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1580650155 ISBN 13: 9781580650151

Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Co ,U.S., 1999

Synopsis

Having read tons of screenplays as an executive, Denny Martin Flinn has come to understand that while all good screenplays are unique, all bad screenplays are the same. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting, and arrive at one's own destination intact. Every example used was gleaned from a legitimate screenplay. Flinn's advice is a no-nonsense analysis of the latest techniques for crafting first-rate screenplays that sell.

About this title

From the Publisher:

A "must-have" new screenwriting book
Having read tons of screenplays as an executive, Denny Martin Flinn has come to understand that while all good screenplays are unique, all bad screenplays are the same -- they’re bad. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting, and arrive at one's own destination intact. Every example used was gleaned from a legitimate screenplay. Flinn's advice is a no-nonsense analysis of the latest techniques for crafting first-rate screenplays that sell. Includes script excerpts.

* Don't list a cast of characters. * Don't use (CONTINUED) at the top and bottom of each page. * Don't number your scenes. * Don't use CUT TO unless it's a new scene. * Don't tell the actors what words to punch. * Don't interpret everything. * Don't put acting notes into your script unless they are unavoidable. * Don’t coach an actor on how to say his lines. * There is no such thing as (a beat) and using this amid dialogue because you want the actor to take a pause, is incorrect. * Leave the music track alone. * People don’t talk to themselves. * Don't put in a lot of gratuitous camera instruction. * Don’t lecture. * Don't write current fads. About the author: Denny Martin Flinn is a produced screenwriter. Flinn authored the books What They Did For Love (Bantam Books) and Musical! A Grand Tour (Schirmer Books). He has also written two mystery novels. Mr. Flinn lives in Los Angeles.

About the Author:

Denny Martin Flinn is a produced screenwriter and the author of the successful book "How NOT to Write a Screenplay" (1580650155, GBP14.99).

About this edition

• Publisher: Lone Eagle Publishing Co ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1580650155
• ISBN 13: 9781580650151
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240