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Short Films: Writing the Screenplay, EPUB eBook

Short Films: Writing the Screenplay EPUB

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Every award-winning short film begins life with a clever idea, a good story and a screenplay.

Patrick Nash analyses the process of writing short film screenplays and gives advice on:- Story and structure- Ideas generation- Plot and pace- Screenplay format- Dos and don'ts- Eliciting emotion- Dialogue and subtext- Character design- Protagonists and antagonists- Character motivation and goals- Conflict, obstacles and stakes- Clichés and Stereotypes- Beginnings, middles and ends- Hooking the viewer- Screenplay competitions- Loglines, outlines and synopses- Rewriting and length- Practicalities and budgetsThe book also includes a number of award-winning scripts and interviews, advice and contributions from their award-winning screenwriters and a discussion of the benefits to writers of writing short screenplays.

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