{"id":24326,"date":"2012-09-18T18:14:20","date_gmt":"2012-09-18T08:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/power-up.space\/?p=24326"},"modified":"2012-09-18T18:14:20","modified_gmt":"2012-09-18T08:14:20","slug":"the-screenwriters-roadmap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.impulsegamer.com\/wordpress\/?p=24326","title":{"rendered":"The Screenwriter&#8217;s Roadmap"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><strong>By Neil Landau <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Available September 28th!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><strong>Pre-Order <\/strong><em><strong>The Screenwriter&#8217;s Roadmap<\/strong><\/em><strong> here: <\/strong><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a title=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001o2Vg4ULZbQ_3Xmmz9WbK-sDvqLVVdGwzEo7_OJX1o5vpwhdbRm19gTuyC0gyAuw2cQIna1Zb9a3bRd9YUtMrW2oB5MsYU11rmADooSzCVvoJCm7fh0uy2w==\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001o2Vg4ULZbQ_3Xmmz9WbK-sDvqLVVdGwzEo7_OJX1o5vpwhdbRm19gTuyC0gyAuw2cQIna1Zb9a3bRd9YUtMrW2oB5MsYU11rmADooSzCVvoJCm7fh0uy2w==\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/LandauSR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>New York, NY &#8211; September 6, 2012 &#8211; From the bestselling author of <em>101 Things I Learned in Film School<\/em> and screenwriter of <em>Don&#8217;t Tell Mom The Babysitter&#8217;s Dead<\/em>, <strong>Neil Landau<\/strong>, comes <strong><em>The Screenwriter&#8217;s Roadmap: 21 Ways to Jumpstart Your Story<\/em><\/strong><em>, <\/em>a new title from the <strong>Focal Press<\/strong> out <strong>September 28th<\/strong>. Pre-order <em>Screenwriter&#8217;s Roadmap<\/em> on Amazon.com here: <strong><a title=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001o2Vg4ULZbQ_3Xmmz9WbK-sDvqLVVdGwzEo7_OJX1o5vpwhdbRm19gTuyC0gyAuw2cQIna1Zb9a3bRd9YUtMrW2oB5MsYU11rmADooSzCVvoJCm7fh0uy2w==\" href=\"http:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?e=001o2Vg4ULZbQ_3Xmmz9WbK-sDvqLVVdGwzEo7_OJX1o5vpwhdbRm19gTuyC0gyAuw2cQIna1Zb9a3bRd9YUtMrW2oB5MsYU11rmADooSzCVvoJCm7fh0uy2w==\" shape=\"rect\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/bit.ly\/LandauSR<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Each chapter is augmented by end of chapter &#8220;homework&#8221; assignments, examples from recent blockbusters and timeless classic films, as well as interviews with some of Hollywood&#8217;s most successful screenwriters including Scott Z. Burns (<strong><em>Contagion<\/em><\/strong>), Tony Gilroy (<strong>Michael Clayton,<\/strong> <strong><em>The Bourne Legacy<\/em><\/strong>), Laeta Kalogridis (<strong><em>Shutter Island<\/em><\/strong>), David Koepp (<strong><em>Spider Man<\/em><\/strong>), Jeff Nathanson (<strong><em>Catch Me If You Can<\/em><\/strong>), Eric Roth (<strong><em>Forrest Gump<\/em>, <em>Extremely Loud &amp; Incredibly Close<\/em><\/strong>), David S. Goyer (<strong>Batman Begins, <em>The Dark Knight Rises<\/em><\/strong>), Billy Ray (<strong><em>The Hunger Games<\/em><\/strong>), Melissa Rosenberg (the <strong><em>Twilight<\/em><\/strong> trilogy), Sheldon Turner (<strong><em>Up in the Air<\/em><\/strong>), and many others.<\/p>\n<p>In this book, Landau, an established Hollywood screenwriter and script doctor, provides 21 questions for you to ask yourself as you write, to help you nail down your screenplay&#8217;s story structure, deepen its character arcs, bolster stakes, heighten suspense, and diagnose and repair its potential weaknesses. Originally created as a handout for Landau&#8217;s UCLA screenwriting class, these vital &#8220;21 Questions To Keep You On Track&#8221; have been field-tested and utilized in the creation of some of Hollywood&#8217;s biggest blockbusters and critically acclaimed films.<br \/>\n<em>The Screenwriter&#8217;s Roadmap <\/em>by Neil Landau will be available September 28<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About The Author:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neil Landau <\/strong>is co-author of the bestselling <em>101 Things I Learned in Film School<\/em> (Grand Central Publishing, 2010). His numerous film and television credits include the cult teen comedy &#8220;Don&#8217;t Tell Mom the Babysitter&#8217;s Dead,&#8221; and the new 3D animated feature &#8220;The Adventures of Tad Jones&#8221; (Paramount, 2012) &#8211; which just opened #1 at the box office in Spain, and will next premiere in China, France, UK, Russia, and all over the world.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to his numerous TV credits, including &#8220;Melrose Place,&#8221; &#8220;The Magnificent Seven,&#8221; &#8220;Doogie Howser, M.D.,&#8221; &#8220;The Secret World of Alex Mack,&#8221; &#8220;Twice in a Lifetime,&#8221; MTV&#8217;s &#8220;Undressed,&#8221; plus one-hour drama TV pilots for CBS, ABC, Warner Bros., Disney, and Lifetime, Neil is also an in-demand script consultant, and worked for Sony Pictures, Freemantle, and Universal; Pictures. He is currently serving as Executive Producer on several new TV projects, for HBO-Europe and Fox TV Studios.<\/p>\n<p>He currently teaches in the MFA in Screenwriting and Producing Programs at both UCLA School of Film &amp; Television (his alma mater), and USC School of Cinematic Arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Neil Landau Available September 28th! 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