The Popcorn Principles: A Novelist's Guide To Learning From Movies - Softcover

Gaspard, John

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798215074695

Verlag: John Gaspard, 2023

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Take your novel to the next level. Unlock the power of the silver screen with The Popcorn Principles, a guide to fiction and novel writing.

It will help you:

- Craft unforgettable characters

- Write compelling scenes

- Hide exposition

- Structure powerful endings

With this book (and the movies it draws on), you'll learn the tools and techniques used by screenwriters, which you can apply to your own writing. Craft your next novel and become a better writer with The Popcorn Principles. (Popcorn not included.)

Includes interviews and tips from Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Steven Soderbergh, George Romero, Bob Odenkirk, Stuart Gordon, Miranda July, Academy-Award winner Kenneth Lonergan, editor Carol Littleton ("The Big Chill"), Dan O'Bannon ("Alien"), Tom DiCillo ("Living in Oblivion), Academy-Award nominees Whit Stillman ("Metropolitan") and Dan Futterman ("Capote"), and Alex Cox ("Repo Man").

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John is author of the Eli Marks mystery series as well as several other stand-alone novels, including "The Sword & Mr. Stone," "A Christmas Carl," "The Greyhound of the Baskervilles" and "The Ripperologists."He also writes the Como Lake Players mystery series.In real life, John's not a magician, but he has directed six low-budget features that cost very little and made even less-that's no small trick. He's also written books on the subject of low-budget filmmaking. Ironically, they've made more than the films. Those books ("Fast, Cheap and Under Control" and "Fast, Cheap and Written That Way") are available in eBook, Paperback and audiobook formats.John lives in Minnesota and shares his home with his lovely wife, several dogs, a few cats and a handful of pet allergies.Find out more at: https://www.albertsbridgebooks.com and https://www.elimarksmysteries.com.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Gaspard
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798215074695
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 172
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Buchpark GmbH; https://www.buchpark.de; ; Krügerweg 1; Trebbin; Brandenburg; 14959; Deutschland