Want to Read Currently Reading Read. Other editions. Enlarge cover. Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Open Preview See a Problem? Details if other :. Thanks for telling us about the problem. Return to Book Page. The ultimate survival guide, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script. Viki King's Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step process designed to get the story in the writer's onto the page.
This method guides the would-be screenwriter through the writing of a movie. It answers such question The ultimate survival guide, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script. It answers such questions as: How to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet How to tell if your idea is really a movie How to move from what you want to say saying it How to stop getting ready and start Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it.
It also addresses such issues as: How to pay the rent while paying your dues What to say to your spouse when you can't come to bed How to keep going when you think you can't For accomplished screenwriters honing their craft, as well as those who never before brought their ideas to paper, How to Write a Movie in 21 Days is an indispensable guide. And Viki King's upbeat, friendly style is like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.
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Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Start your review of How to Write a Movie in 21 Days. May 18, Alex rated it it was amazing Shelves: read-and-own-as-reference , top-writing-guides , 5-top-for-writing-sellable-fiction.
Easily convert the pacing for a movie into the pacing for your genre novel. I'm using this right now for my next novel-length project. Apr 30, Greg rated it liked it Shelves: reviewed. Perhaps not a very good one, but you can. I know, as I've done it in ten days, following King's basic instructions but moving faster. And if you want to get your first screenplay on paper, this is the best account out there to get you started. You should know that there is a massive industry out there embracing books, and classes, and screenpl Note that the title of this book is not "How to Write a Movie in 21 Days That is Great and Will Win You an Oscar.
You should know that there is a massive industry out there embracing books, and classes, and screenplay contests, and seminars, and that's fine, but that industry is out to make money for itself, and perhaps find one or two original screenplays a decade.
May 01, Jayda rated it it was amazing Recommends it for: script-writers, people who want to write script, and script frenzy participants. Shelves: my-teens , guides , non-fiction , ya-novels , This actually is a really interesting book. I like how interesting it actually IS. When I started it, I expected it to be one of those boring "How-To" books I've read plenty on writing novels but it actually entertained me!
I'd recommend this to all of you who want to write a script, and to all of you who want to participate in Script Frenzy! Hopefully I'll be able to write my script in 21 days : This actually is a really interesting book. Hopefully I'll be able to write my script in 21 days Feb 18, Brian Misakian rated it really liked it. This book isn't really the end-all screenwriting textbook, but it's still much better than most that I've read. What makes this one so great is that it gets to the point.
Other screenwriting books will bore you with endless examples and hypotheticals. How To Write a Movie in 21 Days is an encouraging, fun, and helpful read for any screenwriter, whether they're a beginner or a pro.
The references have not all stood the test of time. Those aside, i'm excited to start my next screenplay with this structure in mind. Mar 15, Terri Lynn rated it it was ok Shelves: nonfiction , writing.
Not bad but you will very likely not have any movie written in 21 days. Actually, there is some reading to be done and some planning before you even get to the 21 days and it seemed to be to be disjointed as you wrote about things without having the whole idea down pat. Imagine trying to write a book this way. Picture a book you like. Imagine that you are the one who is going to write it. You have this vague idea of what it will be about and who the hero or heroine is.
Okay, start writing page 7 Not bad but you will very likely not have any movie written in 21 days. Okay, start writing page Don't bother to outline or rough draft the novel, just label a page as page 68, 75 or 10 and start writing it. This might well work for some people and much of the book has clever creative ideas but frankly, I need to know what the story is, who the people are, and outline the situation and events at least roughly before being able to dash off to a page and write its contents.
This is good for ideas but don't expect to have a salable script in 3 weeks. Nov 06, Raymond Just rated it liked it. An interesting read and a clever method for anyone to write a script. This is a book for beginners, for people who want to say they've written a script. It's not about writing scripts commercially or professionally.
It works best if it's something personal, and the method and lessons makes the most sense for scripts involving a hero's journey. It's light on technical advice, and its explanation of story structure is somewhat simplistic. But it nevertheless has the potential to be effective for s An interesting read and a clever method for anyone to write a script. But it nevertheless has the potential to be effective for someone wanting to get their story down on paper.
It's also a bit touchy feely in places, so be forewarned. And it's not about how to become a working writer, as evidenced by the fact that the section on what to do with one's script is a lean two pages long. But it definitely has a place on the shelf, and it contains some effective tips and advice. May 31, Bob rated it really liked it. Full confession.
I did not make it through the 21 days. I hit page 60 and realized I had completely missed my target. It seemed pointless to continue writing 60 more pages when the foundation was collapsing as I worked. King is a great source of wisdom and this screenplay primer provides a great exercise for beginners. There are several valuable pieces of advice here: the most important of which is from the opening chapters.
To paraphrase King, reading to many screenplay manuals has the effect o Full confession. To paraphrase King, reading to many screenplay manuals has the effect of giving us less confidence as to what the hell we are supposed to do when we sit down to write.
Sort of counter intuitive but she has a point. This book works best for beginners or people that feel crippled by preconceptions. Dec 03, Ben Ickler rated it really liked it Shelves: reference.
One of the first books I read about writing, so I might be rating it higher out of nostalgia. I've used it several times while working on stories. It's an uncomplicated guidebook on writing the first draft of your screenplay, mostly in terms of structure and daily writing habits, but you can use it for books too. Mar 06, Thomas. This book contains a great deal of information about writing, pacing and formatting a movie script.
It helps you break the task down into smaller steps that make the whole process more manageable. I am going to start using it in my video classes.
Mar 16, Morgan Kail-Ackerman rated it liked it. Some helpful ideas but I think there are better screenwriting books out there. Jun 30, Laura rated it it was ok. Someone gave me this book years ago and I finally got around to reading it. It is very dated, and the section in the back, concerning dealing with excuses, is sort of funny, but also gendered in a way that makes me frustrated.
I picked up this book because I was trying to mainstream my writing process so I can write 2 different projects at once. I cheated and broke it down into 21 assignments, so it took me longer. After going through the process this first time, I have tooled the system to be more like 24 assignments, and the result is a viable first draft. The most useful advice I gleaned from this book was laying out about 10 notecard goal posts I typically do more than this in my initial outlines and writing the entire first pass in 7 days.
That said, my revision process for the 2nd draft, even after the 14 other days, which accounts for 2 more passes, will need to be less linear than this book simplifies the process to be. Been wrestling with a screenplay for years. The script just took off like a rocket. Looking forward to further rewrite. Very satisfied customer. Arnie Clapman Customer Review on Amazon.
Viki has a way of taking the emotion out of screenwriting, and allowing the writer to do that… just write! Make sure you do all the exercises she takes you through before starting the actual writing.
This is getting down to the crux of it, and if you follow her lead, you will have a movie written in 21 days. I did it! All in less than 3 hours a day.
So get up that little bit earlier for just three weeks, and get that dream screenplay done! Sarah L. Customer Review on Amazon. Read More reviews on Amazon Customers Reviews.
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