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ISBN
0684856409
Book Title
500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader : Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend
Publisher
Gallery Books
Item Length
8.5 in
Publication Year
1999
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
0.5 in
Author
Jennifer Lerch
Genre
Performing Arts
Topic
Film / Référence, Film / Screenwriting, General
Item Weight
6.8 Oz
Item Width
5.5 in
Number of Pages
176 Pages

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If Your Screenplay Can't Get Past the Hollywood Reader, It Can't Get to Hollywood This ultimate insider's guide to screenwriting is designed to get you past the fiercest gatekeepers in Hollywood: the Hollywood script readers. This small army of freelancers will be among the first to read and evaluate your script and then to recommend it -- or not -- to the studios, directors, and stars.Designed for quick and easy access, these 500 points are a step-by-step recipe. They cannot guarantee success, but failure to follow them can almost certainly guarantee failure. Tips include:* Get your foot in the door: 23 ways to make a good first impression on the Hollywood Reader* Screen talk: why it is essential to write dialogue that looks good on the page* Your goals in each act: how to make your story unputdownable from beginning to end* Specific genre issues: writing a romance? a mystery? a thriller? Learn their special requirements and pitfalls* The final scenes: how to go out with a bang that will wow the Hollywood Reader* Still didn't get positive coverage? Inside info on what to do and how to do itWritten by an industry insider who has recommended scripts that have sold for as much as one million dollars, this is the only book to show you what the Hollywood Reader wants to see. Clear, smart, and completely authoritative, 500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader is by far the simplest, most practical book ever to hit the entertainment shelf.

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Publisher
Gallery Books
ISBN-10
0684856409
ISBN-13
9780684856407
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Product Key Features

Book Title
500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader : Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend
Number of Pages
176 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1999
Topic
Film / Référence, Film / Screenwriting, General
Genre
Performing Arts
Author
Jennifer Lerch
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
0.5 in
Item Weight
6.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Dewey Edition
21
Lccn
99-025212
Target Audience
Trade
Dewey Decimal
808.2/3
Lc Classification Number
Pn1996.L43 1999
Table of Content
Contents Introduction Part 1: Writing to Sell Scripting It Like the Pros Do A Reader May Judge Your Script by Its Cover 23 Ways to Make a Good First Impression on a Reader Eliminating Page 1, 2, 3 Tip-offs That You're Not Yet a Pro Putting It on the Page Pulling the Reader out of Her Office and into Your Story with Setting Burning Your Characters into the Reader's Imagination Screen Talk That Looks as Good as It Sounds Style That Turns On a Hollywood Reader Creating a Concept and Characters That Will Sell Your Script 20 Tips on Creating a Concept That Sells Itself Characters the Hollywood Reader Recommends to Top Stars Create a Protagonist and Antagonist Who Will Start a Casting War Part 2: Acts 1-3: Writing for the All-Important Audience of One Act 1 Goals Goals to Achieve in This First Act Setting Up Your Story for Success in Act Grab the Hollywood Reader with Your Opening Sequence and Don't Let Her Look Back Fulfilling the Reader's Expectations as You Open Your Genre Conflict: A Reader Can't Recommend a Screenplay That Doesn't Have It Prevent Reader Whiplash: Handle the Backstory with Care Your Act 1 Checklist Act 2 Goals Goals to Achieve in This Second Act Structure Tips to Help You Scale the Mt. Everest of Your Script Tips to Keep Subplots Working Hard for Your Story How to Avoid the Second Act Story Stall You Don't Have to Fall into These Act 2 Genre Traps Stay One Step Ahead of the Reader with Your Act 2 Story Avoid Common Flaws That Show Up in Act 2 Your Act 2 Checklist Act 3 Goals Goals to Achieve in This Third Act Wowing the Reader as You Pay Off Your Story It's Do or Die for Your Characters The Kind of End That Can Get You a Reader Recommend Your Act 3 Checklist Correct Common Flaws Related to Genre Part 3: Epilogue Feedback-Driven Revision Still Didn't Get Positive Coverage? Conclusion
Copyright Date
1999

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  • by colcam
    05 Apr, 2009

    Gloss witout substance

    --here's the problem-- Jennifer Lerch is dealing with the way to get past a gateway, not the way to better create a great story, not the way to refine your work, but something akin to slapping a fresh paint job on a clunker so you can slip it past first, at an arm's length inspections. Yes, the book is useful IF, and make that a big "if" in capitols and boldface, IF you have a good story with real heart and soul but somehow need to ensure it gets a fair chance when it hits the reader-- the Hollywood gatekeeper that supposedly keeps the riff-raff out, letting only the talented into the "consider" stage. The problem is that some readers are highly talented, know what heart, soul, and range are, but some are inexperienced, have no feel for what is right or good, and this is more about ...

  • by drenstuff
    30 Jul, 2019

    A must read for any script writer hoping to make it in Hollywood.

    As a TV writer I teach other writers about scriptwriting and this book is an excellent teraching tool!

    Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-ownedSold by: juliea302

  • by mikebriock
    10 Jul, 2011

    Excellent Industry Information

    The book gives invaluable information every screenwriter must know before submitting their screenplay. Facing tough odds, every writer must have an advantage, and this book helps you achieve that advantage before you submit your work.

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