A SAVVY OVERVIEW... An essential and inspirational hands-on guide
for creating and crafting compelling characters An invaluable
resource analyzing and referencing over 220 Hollywood, independent
and foreign films, offering 34 screenwriting exercises, and
providing six templates from fictional scripts Accessible, fun, and
thought-provoking screenwriting exercises geared to develop
characters in each vital element that comprises a successful
screenplay Learn how to create believable, compelling and gripping
characters with distinct characterizations, motivations, and
behaviors, and how these people can best drive your plot forward in
a meaningful and plausible journey A must-have guide for
screenwriters, Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays will help you make
your characters thrive in all the essential elements that comprise
a successful script. This book has them all -- from protagonists to
antagonists, supporting to dysfunctional characters -- learn how to
delve into your people and their plots and subplots, settings,
dialogue, and relationships. Whether you are a first-time
screenwriter or have written several scripts, Savvy Characters Sell
Screenplays offers inspiration and hands-on tools, guiding you
through each critical element of screenwriting, with the spotlight
on creating and crafting compelling characters so you can write a
savvy screenplay that will sell. THIRTY-FOUR writing exercises
designed to help screenwriters unleash ideas, strengthen their
characters, and break through stumbling blocks... SIX templates
from fictional scripts provide hands on assistance with
constructing characters, plus... TWO HUNDRED-PLUS Hollywood,
foreign, and independent movies, spanning approximately seventy
years, are analyzed and referenced, offering screenwriters specific
character-crafting examples to guide them through their writing
process. Author of the acclaimed The Savvy Screenwriter: How to
Sell Your Screenplay (and Yourself) Without Selling Out , Kouguell
has read the very good, the very bad, and the very ugly
screenplays, during her 25 years of consulting and teaching, and
working as a story analyst, story editor, and writer for film
studios and production companies. As a film industry insider,
Kouguell knows what movie executives are looking for in a great
screenplay-and as a screenwriter, professor, and script consultant,
she knows what types of writing tools really work for her students,
and her Su-City Pictures East' clients. When you pitch your project
to a film executive -- or a story analyst is reading your script --
these film industry folks are asking and evaluating: Why should I
care about your characters? Will an audience care about these
characters? Are these characters and the situations they find
themselves in (regardless of the genre) interesting, unique, and
compelling? The bottom line is this -- if your characters don't
ring true and are not fleshed out, your screenplay will be
rejected. Give your screenplay the characters they deserve
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