Short Films: Writing the Screenplay

Every award-winning short film begins life with a clever idea, a good story and a screenplay. Patrick Nash analyses the process of writing short film screenplays and gives advice on all aspects essential to the development of a successful screenplay. The book also includes a number of award-winning scripts and interviews, advice and... Every award-winning short film begins its life with a clever idea, a good story and a screenplay. Patrick Nash here analyses the process of writing short film screenplays and gives advice on story and structure, idea generation, plot and pace, screenplay format, character motivation and goals, cliches and stereotypes, hooking the viewer, rewriting and much more. The book also includes a number of award-winning scripts and interviews, advice and contributions from award-winning screenwriters and a discussion of the benefits to writing a short screenplay.

• | Author: Patrick Nash
• | Publisher: Oldcastle Books Ltd
• | Publication Date: Jan 12, 2012
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9781842435014
• | ISBN-10: 1842435019