Crazy screenwriting secrets: how to capture a global audience, paperback/weiko lin

Description Table of Contents Dedication.

vii Acknowledgments.

viii Introduction.

xi Part One GET CRAZY: Writing Tools Chapter 1: FUNNY FARM - Plowing Story Seeds.

3 Chapter 2: SIGNATURE DISHES - Genres.

11 Chapter 3: FIRING UP THE STORY - Protagonist and Antagonist.

21 Chapter 4: THREE-COURSE MEAL - Movie Structure.

33 Chapter 5: RECIPES - The Step Outline.

40 Part Two KITCHEN IN THE MADHOUSE: Screenplay Construction Chapter 6: APPETIZER - Act One--Whet the Palate.

49 Chapter 7: MAIN COURSE - Act Two--Savory Climax.

55 Chapter 8: DESSERT - Act Three--Satisfaction.

59 Chapter 9: PRESENTATION - Organic Action and Dialogue.

65 Chapter 10: EMOTIONS - Moving Stories Before Moving Scenes.

72 Chapter 11: THERAPY - Digesting Notes and Rewriting.

75 Chapter 12: PROCESS - Always Be Writing.

82 Part Three LEAVING THE ASYLUM: The Writing Profession Chapter 13: WORKFLOW - From Screenplay to Theaters.

89 Chapter 14: THE TEAM - Hollywood Managers and Agents.

95 Chapter 15: BREAKING IN - Film Schools and Competitions.

102 Chapter 16: COLLABORATION - Working as Partners.

111 Chapter 17: PROTECTION - Registration and Copyright.

114 Chapter 18: RIGHTS OF ARTISTS - Writers Guild of America.

116 Part Four WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: Universal Movies Chapter 19: GLOBAL FRANCHISE - Connection and Consistency.

121 Chapter 20: EXTRACTING CULTURE - Inclusion of Perspectives .

123 Chapter 21: AWAKENING - Crazy Rich Asians--The New Wave.

127 Chapter 22: CHINESE FLAVOR - Adapting 5,000 Years of Culture for Global Audiences 131 Chapter 23: LOST IN TRANSLATION - Creating Stories for Mainland China.

141 Chapter 24: FUSION - China Coproductions.

151 Chapter 25: HAVE YOU EATEN? - Chinese Cultural and Social Etiquettes 156 Part Five THE CRAZY SECRET Chapter 26: TO LIVE: Falling Into Place.

165 Glossary.

167 About the Author.