If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the ability to rewrite successfully. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter ofTop Gun,Dick Tracy, andThe Secret of My Success, comes a comprehensive guide that explores the many layers of rewriting.
InScreenwriting is Rewriting, Epps provides a practical and tested approach to organizing notes, creating a game plan, and executing a series of focused passes that address the story, character, theme, structure, and plot issues. Included are sample notes, game plans, and beat sheets from Epps' work on films such asSister ActandTurner and Hooch. Also featured are exclusive interviews with Academy Award? winning screenwriters Robert Towne (Chinatown) and Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon), along with Academy Award? nominee Susannah Grant (Erin Brockovich).
Introduction
How To Use This Book
Let's Talk About Rewriting
The Pass Method Layer By Layer
Movies You Need To See
Part One:Foundations and Fundamentals
Chapter 1 Notes Receiving and OrganizingNotes
Chapter 2 Interpreting Notes Reading Tea Leaves
Chapter 3 Annotated Draft Your Reference Guide
Chapter 4 Game Plan Creating a Road Map for the Rewrite
Chapter 5 Character Writing from the Inside Out
Chapter 6 Foundation Pass Strengthening the Core
Chapter 7 Character Pass The Emotional Core
Chapter 8 The Set-Up Establish Complicate Resolve
Chapter 9 Story & Theme Pass The Emotional Underpinning
Chapter 10 Structure What Stays In, What Goes Out, and In What Order
Chapter 11 Structure Pass Architecture and Design
Chapter 12 Plot How Will This Turn Out?
Chapter 13 Plot Pass Cause and Effect
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