Writing a Great Movie
One of the strongest techniques in the book is using the reverse cause-effect to breakdown your acts, sequences, and scenes into clearly established plot points. The process is not unlike the TV story development advice to write your act-outs first, although Jeff Kitchen’s method is a bit more comprehensive. The book has many different techniques with examples, and at times functions much like a workbook to help you develop stories quickly and save time by avoiding unnecessary rewrites.
I can say with confidence it is safe to drop other screenwriting books and pick this one up. You won’t regret it.
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May 1st, 2007 at 2:39 am
Oh, no. Another book to buy!
And how did you get that Amazon.com box to pop up? Very cool.
May 1st, 2007 at 5:24 pm
Therese, it’s not just another book! And the Amazon pop-up thing is a script code you can get from your Amazon associates account, and if I remember right you just insert the code in your header and you’re good to go! Any amazon links you post will automatically use the script.
May 9th, 2007 at 10:40 pm
We don’t have an Amazon associates account (or is this just a regular account? God knows I buy a lot from them). I’ll have to look into this, though. And I already put the book in my in-box. I have so much to read! When will they invest text that downloads directly to the brain? Sob.
May 9th, 2007 at 10:45 pm
Associates account is free. http://affiliate-program.amazon.com/gp/associates/join
May 9th, 2007 at 10:58 pm
Thanks, Eric!