Screenwriting Techniques - 15 Techniques for Better Scene Writing

Screenwriting is scene writing. Writing enjoyable scenes with the right amount of tension will keep the film moving.

This book focuses on the screenwriting techniques used in top Hollywood movie scenes. We talk about 15 commonly used techniques. Instead of going through the definition of each technique, we analyze some of the best movie scenes and find out the screenwriting techniques used by screenwriters to make the scenes enjoyable.

Also, using these techniques, we can write efficient scenes to convey so much in so less. Great scenes use more than one technique to convey more in less time and keep the audience's attention hooked.

This is what is presented all through the book:

1. Take a movie scene.

2. Find out what techniques are used in the scene.

This book is for people who need to:

1. Improve a flat scene.

2. Convey more in a single scene.

This book does not cover the elements of screenplay like:

1. Character

2. Want and need

3. Plot

4. Structure

5. Conflict and resolution

6. Dialogue