Screenwriter's Compass: Character As True North

Screenwriter's Compass will not offer formulas to follow but instead will give you the tools needed to chart your own path to screenwriting success.--Guy Gallo, Screenwriter and Professor, Columbia University. Market: Aspiring and professional screenwriters Key Features: Guy Gallo brings well over 20 years of experience--both as a working screenwriter and as an instructor with a list of big-name students...including James Mangold (Girl Interrupted, Walk the Line), Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland), Jeannine Dominy (Dangerous Beauty), and Christopher Zalla (Sundance Grand Jury 2007 for Sangre di mi sangre) Shows screenwriters not just how to create characters, but how a screenplay emerges from these strong characters Readers grow their understanding of their screenplays through Gallo's fresh interpretation of screenwriting Ever watch a movie, and despite great production value, fantastic action sequences, a great cast, etc, you come away thinking-I just didn't buy it. Chances are