Screenwriting Tricks of SELMA - to help you write your book! Sequence 2 Breakdown
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Use the storytelling tricks of your favorite movies to write books and scripts that sell!
Continuing our Act I review for Screenwriting Tricks for Authors:
In SELMA, the filmmakers have chosen the structural form of a war story and used storytelling conventions of great war movies to create a storyline every bit as riveting as a thriller.
It’s also one of the best examples I know of the powerhouse storytelling technique of building FORCES OF ANTAGONISM.
I suggest you watch the whole film just to experience it, and then watch it again one 15-minute sequence at a time, following along with my notes.
Start here:
SELMA intro: • Screenwriting Tricks of SELMA - to help yo...
SELMA Sequence 1: • Screenwriting Tricks of SELMA - to help yo...
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The Screenwriting Tricks for Authors books and workshops have helped writers of all levels, all over the world —
Write better books and scripts - and sell them!
Find agents and get publishing deals
Launch six-figure indie careers
Your favorite books and movies are your best writing teachers. And watching movies, looking for the simple structure pattern that is the basis of ALL movies—and most successful books— is the fastest, easiest way to learn how to do it (and the most fun!).
Find out how!
Get free course materials and full movie breakdowns here: https://alexandrasokoloff.substack.com
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Writing Love https://amzn.to/2zfil7N
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These videos are excerpts from the Screenwriting Tricks for Authors online class and workbooks. All material © Alexandra Sokoloff.