The writer's guide to writing your screenplay : how to write great screenplays for movies and television

With the average payment for a screenplay over $100,000, every writer knows that screenwriting is where the money is. In this guide, successful screenwriter and teacher Cynthia Whitcomb shares her extensive knowledge on writing for the screen. This book will teach you her proven techniques, including how test an idea for its commercial potential plan a compelling script write great openings and endings create characters that grow and evolve revise and hone your script to attract Hollywood agents and producers Includes lists of the best movies to studyand why! Cynthia Whitcomb has sold more than 70 feature-length screenplays, 25 of which have been filmed. She has made millions of dollars for her work, and her scripts have won and been nominated for many awards, including the Emmy Award, Cable Ace Award, Edgar Allan Poe Award, Humanitas Award, and Writers Guild of America Awards. Her students have also gone on to write successful box-office hits. She has taught screenwriting for many years, including seven at the acclaimed UCLA Film School. Whitcombs commercial success and teaching experience make this an essential resource for anyone who wants to write winning scripts for Hollywood. In this essential writer's guide, a professional screen-writer shares her know-how on the elements of writing for the screen, from the basics of character development and creating the structure to resolving problems and revising in only three drafts