Screenwriting Mastery

How do you write a script so that the film made from it keeps viewers watching without so much as a break? The book’s authors—co-founders of the Higher Film School “Arka,” producers and screenwriters Vyacheslav Shiryaev and Dmitry Kotov—give a thorough answer to this question. In the book you’ll find everything a beginner screenwriter needs: tools, rules, and techniques that can’t be avoided when creating a story. You’ll learn what a good script is made of, how to come up with an interesting hero whom the viewer will want to empathize with, what to pay attention to when developing the setting, what rules must be followed when creating conflict, and what makes each of the acts in a script structure unique. This book is an expert step-by-step guide with a detailed checklist—convenient to use when writing a script—useful for everyone who wants to master the basics of screenwriting craft. © Storyside