The character-driven approach. Defining the character-driven screenplay -- How to write from the inside out -- Contingent causation : accumulation creates impact -- Character or story : which comes first? -- Substance, form, and technique -- A movie : not just a story in pictures -- The picture : the power and the limitations -- Sound : how it can carry the story -- Finding your structure. Dramatic structure -- How and why we use acts in a screenplay -- The one-act form : evoking inescapability -- The two-act form : the open-ended resolution -- The three-act structure : order is restored -- Crafting your script : step by step -- Finding the story -- The pitch -- The free-write -- The outline -- How to create a great scene -- How to expand and grow as a screenwriter.
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