<div><div>To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Superlative. Stellar. <i>Writing</i> <i>Movies</i> provides everything you need to know to reach this level. In a single book. And, like the very best teachers, <i>Writing Movies</i> is always practical, accessible, and entertaining. Inside you'll find: Explanations of the fundamental elements of screenwriting craft (plot, character, scenes, etc.); insight into such crucial (but seldom discussed) topics as description, voice, tone, and theme; analysis of five brilliant screenplays--<i>Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, </i>and <i>The Shawshank Redemption</i>; strategies for breaking into the business; a guide to screenwriting format; assignments that strengthen your command of screenwriting craft; step-by-step tasks that take you from rough idea to polished script; and tie-ins to supplementary material at the book's website. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, <i>Writing Movies</i> offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim. </div></div>