1st Edition

Screenwriting for Micro-Budget Films Tips, Tricks and Hacks for Reverse Engineering Your Screenplay

By David Greenberg Copyright 2022
170 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

170 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

170 Pages 9 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Screenwriting for micro-budget films can present its own challenges and this book takes the reader through all the considerations that need to be made to write an effective screenplay for a low-budget film. Drawing on his own experience, case studies from films such as Primer , Coherence and Reservoir Dogs , as well as the perspectives of working screenwriters such as Joe Swanberg and Alex... Read more

    Introduction

    Chapter 1: Know Your Limitations

    Chapter 2: Getting Real

    Chapter 3: Write For Your Producer

    Chapter 4: Screenwriting Hacks

    Chapter 5: Story Structure

    Chapter 6: Model Your Feature on a Short

    Chapter 7: Genre Considerations

    Chapter 8: Case studies

    Chapter 9: Stomping Ground

    Chapter 10: Final Thoughts

    Appendix

    Index

    Biography

    David J. Greenberg teaches screenwriting at Drexel University and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. He has written nearly 60 screenplays for features, documentaries and shorts. He wrote and directed the feature Stomping Ground (2016) which was produced for $18,000 and shot in 24 hours.