The Essential Screenplay (3-Book Bundle): Screenplay: Foundations of Screenwriting, Screenwriter's Workbook, and Screenwriter's Problem Solver
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The Essential Screenplay (3-Book Bundle): Screenplay: Foundations of Screenwriting, Screenwriter's Workbook, and Screenwriter's Problem Solver
Every work must be about something. It must have a theme. 2) Every work must have a concept, that is, a unique twist or slant or framing device. 3) Every work must start with an Inciting Incident. 4) Every work must be divided into three acts (or seven or eight or nine David Lean sequences). 5) Every character must represent something greater than
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I’ve simplified the core story elements to these five, in this order: Establishing a GOAL—the action of a story begins when we discover what someone wants. Introducing a PROBLEM someone didn’t know they had—this creates conflict and tension, which is the engine of all action. Discovering a TRUTH that makes inaction impossible, because it puts the g
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Structure and character are interlocked.