Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure: 1 (With The Story-Type Method)

Note: ISBN 9780995498129 has color interior ISBN 9780995498174 has B&W interior.In Screenwriting Unchained Emmanuel Oberg sets out a dogma-busting method for developing screenplaysThis 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.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 dont fit any of the story-types but still work beautifully.This leads to the Story-Type Method a powerful yet flexible way to handle the script development process. Obergs inspiring framework doesnt tell filmmakers what to write and when but focuses instead on why some storytelling tools and principles have stood the test of time and how to use them in the 21st century.Including case studies from films as diverse as Gravity Silver Linings Playbook Crash Birdman Edge of Tomorrow The Secret in Their Eyes L.A. Confidential and The Lives of Others Screenwriting Unchained will transform the way you write read pitch design assess and develop screenplays. Guaranteed!Emmanuel Oberg 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(R). He delivers them with passion to filmmakers all over the world. Emmanuel lives in the UK with his wife and their two daughters.