The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting by Jill Cha

Description: The Nutshell Technique by Jill Chamberlain Presenting a proven technique for screenwriting centered on a characters flaws and strengths, an expert screenwriting coach shows writers exactly how to construct screenplays that tell compelling, satisfying stories. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters dont 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, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story.Now, for the first time, Chamberlain presents her unique method in book form with The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting. Using easy-to-follow diagrams ("nutshells"), she thoroughly explains how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. Chamberlain takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca, Chinatown, Pulp Fiction, The Usual Suspects, Little Miss Sunshine, Juno, Silver Linings Playbook, and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes, and she teaches readers exactly how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting. Learn the Nutshell Technique, and youll discover how to turn a mere situation into a truly compelling screenplay story. Author Biography Jill Chamberlain is a sought-after script doctor, story consultant, and screenwriting coach who founded The Screenplay Workshop . 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. Table of Contents A Note on the TextForeword by Patrick WrightAcknowledgmentsPart 1. The Problem with 99% of Screenplays Chapter 1. The ProblemChapter 2. The SolutionPart 2. The Nutshell Technique Process Chapter 3. How to Use This BookChapter 4. ProtagonistChapter 5. Set-Up Want: Part 1Chapter 6. Point of No ReturnChapter 7. Set-Up Want: Part 2Chapter 8. CatchChapter 9. FlawChapter 10. CrisisChapter 11. TriumphChapter 12. Climactic ChoiceChapter 13. Final StepChapter 14. StrengthPart 3. Advanced Application of the Nutshell Technique Chapter 15. Nonlinear ScreenplaysChapter 16. Using a "Secret Protagonist" to Structure a Nonconventional StoryPart 4: Film Nutshells Annie HallArgoAugust: Osage CountyBeing John MalkovichThe Big LebowskiThe Bourne IdentityBraveheartCasablancaChinatownCollateralCrimes and MisdemeanorsDallas Buyers ClubFrozenThe GodfatherGroundhog DayJunoLittle Miss SunshineThe MatrixMementoNorth CountryPulp FictionSilver Linings PlaybookThe Sixth SenseThe Social NetworkSunset Blvd. TitanicTootsieUp in the AirThe Usual SuspectsWitnessNotesIndex Review A clever, fresh way of analyzing structure. Ive added The Nutshell Technique to my own writing toolbox. * Creative Screenwriting magazine *A Top 10 Book of the Year. A go-to guide for anyone with a story to write. * Austin Chronicle *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 * Promotional "Just over a century after the invention of the moving picture, Jill Chamberlain may be the one to have finally cracked cinemas genetic code. The Nutshell Technique is a truly great method for understanding the dramatic mechanisms needed for an excellent film. As screenwriters, we need better tools to help us develop more resonant stories. As educators, we need tools that help our students understand the mechanisms at work in great storytelling. In these pages, Chamberlain has put together a fantastic tool set." -- Patrick Wright, Director of the MFA in Filmmaking at Maryland Institute College of Art and codirector of the JHU and MICA Film Center in Baltimore, Maryland. An editor and producer, he has worked on such films as Oyler: One School, One Year, See You Soon Again, and the Long Description Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters dont 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, interconnected elements that are required to successfully tell a story. Now, for the first time, Chamberlain presents her unique method in book form with The Nutshell Technique: Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting . Using easy-to-follow diagrams ("nutshells"), she thoroughly explains how the Nutshell Technique can make or break a film script. Chamberlain takes readers step-by-step through thirty classic and contemporary movies, showing how such dissimilar screenplays as Casablanca , Chinatown , Pulp Fiction , The Usual Suspects , Little Miss Sunshine , Juno , Silver Linings Playbook , and Argo all have the same system working behind the scenes, and she teaches readers exactly how to apply these principles to their own screenwriting. Learn the Nutshell Technique, and youll discover how to turn a mere situation into a truly compelling screenplay story. Review Quote 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. Details ISBN1477303731 Author Jill Chamberlain Short Title NUTSHELL TECHNIQUE Publisher University of Texas Press Language English ISBN-10 1477303731 ISBN-13 9781477303733 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 808.23 Year 2016 Publication Date 2016-03-01 Imprint University of Texas Press Subtitle Crack the Secret of Successful Screenwriting Place of Publication Austin, TX Country of Publication United States Birth 1967 UK Release Date 2016-03-01 AU Release Date 2016-03-01 NZ Release Date 2016-03-01 US Release Date 2016-03-01 Illustrations 11 b&w illus. Pages 224 Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:161866003;

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