Maybe you have a great idea for a movie, and youre thinking to yourself, Man, if I only knew how to write a screenplay. Maybe youve started your screenplay already, but you get to a certain point where you JUST DONT KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT! Or maybe youve already finished your screenplay, read it over again, hated it, and smashed your hard drive, frustrated. Dont give up on your dreams just yetnot until youve read this book. Over the course of his successful career as a writer and producer, Josh Miller has learned plenty about the craft and art of screenwriting. There are no fancy tricks or shortcuts to making a great screenplay, just time-honored techniques, fundamental story elements, and one secret you. Josh will show you how to create a compelling story and deploy advanced screenwriting techniques, but most importantly, hell teach you how to harness your unique voice, experience, and perspective to emotionally connect with audiences and give your screenplay real substance. Get this bookand get yourself unstuck.

Josh Miller

Detselig Enterprises Ltd.

Canada - English Language, Canada

Apr 22, 2019

PS, 2019

Source title: Stuck!: Learn to Love Your Screenplay Again

xix, 267 pages : 19 cm
"Stuck! is a practical guide based on years of industry experience that helps screenwriters understand the core of their story and how to bring it alive on the page. Through analysis and description of the elements of screenwriting craft--supported by examples from classic and modern films--both emerging and experienced screenwriters will be able to identify the spine of their narrative and decide what to keep and what to discard as they get themselves unstuck once again."--
Includes filmography (pages 245-257)
Author's note -- Preface -- Introduction -- How to use this book -- 1. The kernel of the idea -- 2. The visual medium -- 3. Three-act dramatic structure -- 4. Protagonist -- 5. Dominant character trait -- 6. Dramatic objective and personal goal -- 7. Antagonist -- 8. Obstacles and conflict -- 9. Tangible stakes -- 10. Comedy or tragedy -- 11. Premise -- 12. Genre -- 13. Conversations vs. clichés -- 14. Tone and ground rules -- 15. Activity vs action --16. Scene structure -- 17. Openings -- 18. Setups and payoffs -- 19. Exposition -- 20. Dialogue and subtext -- 21. Minor characters and crowds -- 22. Flashbacks and flash-forwards -- 23. Montage and series of shots -- 24. Time transactions -- 25. Counteraction -- 26. Time locks -- 27.Props and telephones -- 28.Subplots -- 29. Twists -- 30. Crisis / black moment -- 31. Confrontation / obligatory scene -- 32. Climax -- 33. Resolution / denouement -- 34. Emotion -- 35. Practical advice

2023-06-28