TABLE OF CONTENTS
Dedication
Acknowledgments
How to Use This Book
Foreword by David McFadzean
Introduction: The Book That Notes Built
SECTION I: BROAD NOTES
Chapter 1 - Notes on Taking Notes
Chapter 2 - Notes on the Storyteller
Chapter 3 - Notes on Story
Chapter 4 - Arena Notes: A World to Explore
Chapter 5 - Notes on Character: The Lovable Paradox
Chapter 6 - Notes on Dialogue: Better Than Real Speech
Chapter 7 - Notes on Theme: The Good, The Great, and The Ugly
Chapter 8 - Notes on Tone and Genre: Getting on the Same Page
Chapter 9 - Spectacle as the Servant of All
Chapter 10 - Structure Notes: How You Reveal the Plot
Chapter 11 - Cinematic Notes: Does It Have to be a Movie?
Chapter 12 - Section Summary: The Biggest Mistakes new Screenwriters Make
SECTION II: LINE NOTES - SCREENPLAY STYLE AND GRAMMAR
Chapter 13 - Formatting Matters
Chapter 14 - Rules of Screenplay Style
Chapter 15 - Some Additional Formatting Do's and Don'ts
Chapter 16 - Section Summary: Formatting Red Flags That Will Stop Your Screenplay
SECTION III: THE WORKING SCREENWRITER
Chapter 17 - So Now What?
Chapter 18 - Rewriting
Chapter 19 - Story Currency: Loglines, Synopses, Proposals, Beat Sheets, and Treatments
Chapter 20 - The Writer's Real Life
Chapter 21 - Working with a Writing Partner
Chapter 22 - Working with Producers
Chapter 23 - Studio vs. Indie: Where Does Your Project Fit?
Chapter 24 - Networking
Chapter 25 - Success
Chapter 26 - FAQs About the Business
Chapter 27 - Section Summary: Rules for Professional Screenwriters
Appendix B: Correctly Formatted Title Page
Appendix C: Correctly Formatted First Page
Appendix D: Correctly Formatted Interior Page
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