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The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
Jill Chamberlain
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Description for The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
Paperback. Num Pages: 220 pages, 11 b&w illus. BIC Classification: CBVS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 254 x 19. Weight in Grams: 444.
Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don't know how to tell a story. These writers may know how to format a script, write snappy dialogue, and set a scene. They may have interesting characters and perhaps some clever plot devices. But, invariably, while they may have the kernel of a good idea for a screenplay, they fail to tell a story. What the 99 percent do instead is present a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, ... Read more
Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don't know how to tell a story. These writers may know how to format a script, write snappy dialogue, and set a scene. They may have interesting characters and perhaps some clever plot devices. But, invariably, while they may have the kernel of a good idea for a screenplay, they fail to tell a story. What the 99 percent do instead is present a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby writers identify eight dynamic, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
443g
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Austin, TX, United States
ISBN
9781477303733
SKU
V9781477303733
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About Jill Chamberlain
Jill Chamberlain is a sought-after script doctor, story consultant, and screenwriting coach who founded The Screenplay Workshop (www.thescreenplayworkshop.org). She has taught the Nutshell Technique to more than a thousand screenwriters around the globe, and many of her students have achieved success in Hollywood, having their screenplays optioned, sold, and made into award-winning feature films.
Reviews for The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting
The Nutshell Technique offers ideas that will grow in resonance with each movie you watch. . . a comprehensive method of categorizing movies that you might consider your favorites can now be applied.
Free Press Houston
A Top 10 Book of the Year. A go-to guide for anyone with a story to write.
Austin ... Read more
Free Press Houston
A Top 10 Book of the Year. A go-to guide for anyone with a story to write.
Austin ... Read more