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9780140275766

Fitzgerald Did It : The Writer's Guide to Mastering the Screenplay

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  • ISBN13:

    9780140275766

  • ISBN10:

    0140275762

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-05-01
  • Publisher: Penguin Books
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Summary

This one-of-a-kind guide helps writers translate their literary talents to the big screen. Radio phone tour.

Author Biography

Meg Wolitzer is the author of eight previous novels, including The Ten-Year Nap, The Position, and The Wife. Her short fiction has appeared in The Best American Short Stories and The Pushcart Prize. She lives in New York City.

Table of Contents

Introduction In Fitzgerald's Footsteps 1(8)
Big Ideas and How to Structure Them
9(20)
A Sample Treatment
29(11)
The Treatment and Its Elements
40(14)
Page One
54(22)
Essentials: Scenes, Sequences, Subplots and Plot Points
76(25)
Six Characters in Search of a Screenwriter
101(18)
Walking and Talking: Dialogue, Action and Putting It Together
119(19)
Ways of Working: Habits, Rewrites and Collaborations
138(20)
From Fiction to Film: Adaptations
158(7)
Sending It Out and Moving On
165(12)
Epilogue Q & A 177(6)
Recommended Viewing 183(2)
Recommended Reading 185(2)
Books About Screenwriting 187(2)
Published Screenplays 189(2)
Screenwriting Software 191(2)
Acknowledgments 193

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