Screenwriting Unchained

<p><strong>Note: ISBN 9780995498129 has color interior ISBN 9780995498174 has B&W interior.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In Screenwriting Unchained Emmanuel Oberg sets out a dogma-busting method for developing screenplays</strong></p><p>This practical no-nonsense guide leaves behind one-size-fits-all story theories and offers a refreshingly modern approach to story structure making it a precious resource for anyone involved creatively in the Film and TV industry (or aspiring to be): writers directors producers development execs showrunners and storytellers eager to reach a wide audience at home and abroad without compromising their creative integrity.</p><p>Oberg identifies three main story-types-plot-led character-led theme-led-then reveals in a clear conversational style how each of these impacts on the structure of any story and how we can use a single set of tools to develop any screenplay from an independent crossover to a studio blockbuster. Crucially he also looks at hybrids and exceptions those unique gems that don't fit any of the story-types but still work beautifully.</p><p>This leads to the <em>Story-Type Method</em> a powerful yet flexible way to handle the script development process. Oberg's inspiring framework doesn't tell filmmakers <em>what</em> to write and <em>when</em> but focuses instead on <em>why</em> some storytelling tools and principles have stood the test of time and <em>how</em> to use them in  the 21st century.</p><p>Including case studies from films as diverse as <em>Gravity Silver Linings Playbook Crash Birdman Edge of Tomorrow The Secret in Their Eyes L.A. Confidential</em> and <em>The Lives of Others</em> <strong><em>Screenwriting Unchained</em></strong> will transform the way you write read pitch design assess and develop screenplays. Guaranteed!</p><p><strong>Emmanuel Oberg</strong> is a screenwriter author and creative consultant with twenty-five years of experience in the Film and TV industry. After selling a first screenplay to Warner Bros he has  by StudioCanal Working Title / Universal Gold Circle and Film4. He has also designed an internationally acclaimed Advanced Development Workshop and modules on thriller comedy and TV Series all based on the Story-Type Method®. He delivers them with passion to filmmakers all over the world. Emmanuel lives in the UK with his wife and their two daughters.</p><p></p>