Screenwriting is Rewriting: The Art and Craft of by Jack Epps Jr.

By Jack Epps Jr.

If there's one ability that separates the pro screenwriter from the novice, it's the skill to rewrite effectively. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter of Top Gun, Dick Tracy, and The mystery of My Success, comes a complete advisor that explores the numerous layers of rewriting.

In Screenwriting is Rewriting, Epps presents a realistic and proven method of organizing notes, making a online game plan, and executing a chain of centred passes that deal with the tale, personality, topic, constitution, and plot matters. incorporated are pattern notes, video game plans, and beat sheets from Epps' paintings on movies similar to Sister Act and Turner and Hooch. additionally featured are unique interviews with Academy Award® successful screenwriters Robert Towne (Chinatown) and Frank Pierson (Dog Day Afternoon), in addition to Academy Award® nominee Susannah furnish (Erin Brockovich).

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