Screenwriting Tricks For Authors: Table of Contents

Well, somehow Blogger has eaten my Table of Contents post, so I'm going to have to reconstruct, but have no time today. I guess the Universe really thought it needed an overhaul.

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Introduction - How to Use This Website


PART ONE: STORY STRUCTURE


* What’s Your Premise?

* What is “High Concept”?

* Why the Three Act Structure?

* The Three-Act, Eight-Sequence Structure

* The Index Card Method and Story Elements Checklist

* Elements of Act One

* Hero/ine, Protagonist, Main Character

* Protagonist Case Study: Jake Gittes

* What Makes A Great Villain?

* Villains, Part 2: The Forces of Antagonism

* Elements of Act Two

* Elements of Act Two, Part 2

* Elements of Act Three

* What Makes A Great Climax?

* Elevate Your Ending

* Visual Storytelling

* Creating Suspense

* Plants and Payoffs

* Character Introductions

* Fairy Tale Structure

* Meta Structure

* Your First Draft is Always Going to Suck

* Top Ten Things I Know About Editing


PART TWO: STORY BREAKDOWNS

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
*
Romancing the Stone

* Chinatown

* The Mist

* Act Climaxes and Turning Points


PART THREE: THE BUSINESS

* Why Do I Need an Agent, Anyway?

* How Do I Get A Literary Agent?

Life is a Pitch Meeting

* Internet Resources for Writers

* Life is a Pitch Meeting


PART FOUR: SO YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SCREENWRITING




First Act articles

Second Act articles


Third Act articles
thedarksalon.blogspot.com/2008/12/elements-of-act-three-part-1.html

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