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Crazy Screenwriting Secrets
How to Capture A Global Audience
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Ideal for aspiring and professional screenwriters seeking a fresh, practical approach to screenplay development and industry navigation. Particularly useful for those interested in global film markets and cross-cultural collaboration.
'Motivating and exuberant, Weiko understands the personal nature of screenwriting. His book provides a roadmap to finding the unique stories each person has to tell and creating screenplays that live and breathe.' - David S. Goyer, co-writer Terminator: Dark Fate, The Dark Knight Trilogy
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Through a "Crazy" approach in writing the feature screenplay, the first half of the book guides the reader in how to create and develop: Story Idea, Characters, One Page Step Outline, and the solid script.
In the second half, the book covers the professional business side of the ever-changing industry by taking the reader through the work flow of Hollywood and explores how to work creatively with international countries like China in producing movies that resonate with a global audience.
Motivating and exuberant, Weiko understands the personal nature of screenwriting. His book provides a roadmap to finding the unique stories each person has to tell and creating screenplays that live and breathe. - David S. Goyer, co-writer Terminator: Dark Fate, The Dark Knight Trilogy
Book Hero Magic summarised reviews for this book. While it's new and still learning, it may not be perfect - your feedback is welcome! HOW HAS THIS BEEN REVIEWED?
Esteemed screenwriter David S. Goyer praises the book as "motivating and exuberant," highlighting its roadmap to crafting personalised, vibrant screenplays.
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods commend it for revealing the "ingredients" behind successful global film production.
Iris Yamashita lauds its valuable tips on both the craft and business, especially for screenwriters aiming to reach Chinese audiences.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781615933013
Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 July 2019
Country: United States
Imprint: Michael Wiese Productions
Audience: General / adult
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Width: 152.0mm
Height: 229.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 200
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About the Author
Native fluent in Mandarin, Weiko is currently developing a Disney Plus Asia Pacific original series and a feature World War II biopic with Mad Chance (AMERICAN SNIPER) attached to produce. Previously, Weiko adapted New York Times best-selling memoir RIVER TOWN by MacArthur Fellow Peter Hessler for Fugitive Films and director Lu Chuan (Disney's BORN IN CHINA) and a series pilot based on a Penguin YA novel for Super Deluxe. He has written projects for The Mark Gordon Company, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Ivanhoe Pictures/SK Global, Don Mischer Productions, and Wanda Pictures. Credits as original story writer and producer include Chinese romance film 100 DAYS ηζ100倩 that world premiered at Hawaii International Film Festival and was an official selection at the 23rd Golden Rooster Hundred Flowers Film Festival in Mainland China. An AMPAS Nicholl Fellowship Finalist, Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award recipient, and Austin Film Festival Playwriting Award Finalist, he earned his M.F.A. in Screenwriting and B.A. in English (Creative Writing) from UCLA. A Fulbright Senior Specialist and Sundance Collab Advisor, Weiko has taught screenwriting at Northwestern University, Emerson College, UCLA Professional Program, and Taipei National University of the Arts. Currently, he is a tenured Associate Professor of Screenwriting at Loyola Marymount University. Weiko's book CRAZY SCREENWRITING SECRETS: HOW TO CAPTURE A GLOBAL AUDIENCE is available wherever books are sold and its traditional Chinese edition was published in February 2022 in Greater China with the simplified edition scheduled for 2023 release. A current-active member of Writers Guild of America West and Dramatist Guild, he is represented by Anonymous Content and United Talent Agency.
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