The screenwriter's roadmap 21 ways to jumpstart your story - Landau, Neil (Burlington, Massachusetts Focal Press, 2013)
11 What's the Curveball? Ratchet Up the Stakes at the Midpoint of Act Two / Interview: Rick Jaffa and Amanda Silver -- 12 What's the "Aha" Moment? Position Your Protagonist at a Crossroads at the End of Act Two / Interview: Jose Rivera -- 13 What's the Rush? Set the Clock Ticking / Interview: David Koepp -- 14 What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen? Push Your Protagonist to the Edge at the Climax / Interview: David S. Goyer -- 15 Where Are We Going with All This? Pay Off the Setups / Interview: Laeta Kalogridis -- 16 How Did We End Up Here? Crafting the Inevitable Conclusion / Interview: Billy Ray -- 17 What's the Missing Piece? Infuse Your Story with a Central Mystery / Interview: Andrew Kevin Walker -- 18 What's the Movie Really About? Illuminate the Central Thematic Question / Interview: Eric Roth -- 19 Where Is the Heat? Fuel and Stoke the Dramatic Fire / Interview: Melissa Rosenberg -- 20 How Does It Make You Feel? Connect to the Emotional Core of Your Characters / Interview: Guillermo Arriaga -- 21 What's Wrong with This Picture? Rewrites: Revise and Refine Your Intention and Vision / Interview: Jeff Nothanson.
Includes index.
Keywords: Motion picture authorship -- Handbooks, manuals, etc; Screenwriters -- United States -- Interviews