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Writing a Great Movie: Key Tools for Successful Screenwriting

This volume is a state-of-the-art, practical manual on the craft of dramatic writing for film, focusing on seven essential tools for the screenwriter. It features the creation, development and construction of an original screenplay from start to finish.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 324 pages

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