When I was 15, no one could see me. No one who really mattered, that is, which – in my sophomoric myopia – revolved around a hottie senior boy named Artie. Artie was tall, handsome, smart and, on occasion, borrowed his father’s tweed sport coat that had suede elbow patches and made him look like quite a promising young captain of industry. In retrospect, he reminded me of John Davidson (which just goes to show what conservative, white bread taste I had in an era that fostered The Beatles, free love, draft-dodging, and Mary Quant cosmetics).
BEHIND EVERY GREAT ROMANCE IS A STRUGGLING WRITER
Can Life really imitate Art? When sophomore Laurie Preston is chosen to be lead screenwriter for a movie her high school is producing, she sees the chance of a lifetime to scribble a romantic script that will finally make the boy of her dreams say the words she's been longing to hear. Unfortunately, the senior hottie who won her star-struck heart from the very first moment she saw him has yet to discover she even exists.
Choose elements of three other books or authors this book reminds you of:
author Kathie Fong Yoneda, and Christina Hamlett's characteristic elements of humor and a focus on practical insight
With this book, author Christina Hamlett has found a way to reveal the basic principles of screenwriting as a series of short, easy-to-reference concepts. The beginning filmmaker can use the 100 concepts that make up this book as the literary basis for creating a successful YouTube video or short film. In addition, these concepts lay the groundwork for a more in-depth study for the aspiring screenwriter. The author tested her material on Nick Morgan, a teen screenwriter, and credits him with helping her create an approach that appeals to teens.
