Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1781414 in Books
• Published on: 2000-06
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

Customer Reviews

An absolute must even if you don't write action movies..
Given that the the essence of all drama is conflict, it's inevitable that you will want the conflict in your screenplay to be the best it can be. What William C Martell has managed is to write a book that, while it's ostensibly about writing action for the screen, has wisdom and insight that will help you write better conflict - period.

Every element he describes, the villian's plan, the reversal, the hamlet moment, personal injuries, sidekicks, secrets and lies and so on, works not just for 'action scenes', but can equally be applied to construction of dialogue or to ordinary action.

Hang the expense, track down and buy this book now, it's worth every penny.

Essential reading for
Now out of print but a must read for anyone contemplating writing a screenplay with any action elements. This is particularly strong on structuring a screenplay to create a 'bladder burster' and cleverly relates examples to successful films such as Die Hard