Adventures in Screenwriting
Selin Sevinç
Honest, raw and very funny, Selin Sevinç's musings on the art of screenwriting shine light on the illusive craft which plays such a pivotal role in the movie making process. Inbetween recollecting on her efforts to make unique stories in a industry seemingly interested only in identikit movies, Sevinç blends in darkly amusing tales of homelife and motherhood in Oregon, US, and reminisces on her own childhood growing up in Turkey.
In the latter chapters, Sevinç shares guidance with the reader on how to make thought-provoking and meaningful screenplays. Here the author demonstrates a deep technical knowledge of the screenwriting craft, showing us how Blake Snyder's famous Beat Sheet formula can be used creatively without sacrificing depth and originality.
The saying goes, that art reflects life. As most artists will know, the inner drive to create perfect artistic expression is both a blessing and a curse, and it has never been better articulated than here. In ADVENTURES IN SCREENWRITING, Sevinç will take you on a careering emotional joyride through her creative processes, her pitfalls and breakthroughs, where the boundaries between art and life become blurred.
Duration - 5h 16m.
Author - Selin Sevinç.
Narrator - Selin Sevinç.
Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
Honest, raw and very funny, Selin Sevinç's musings on the art of screenwriting shine light on the illusive craft which plays such a pivotal role in the movie making process. Inbetween recollecting on her efforts to make unique stories in a industry seemingly interested only in identikit movies, Sevinç blends in darkly amusing tales of homelife and motherhood in Oregon, US, and reminisces on her own childhood growing up in Turkey. In the latter chapters, Sevinç shares guidance with the reader on how to make thought-provoking and meaningful screenplays. Here the author demonstrates a deep technical knowledge of the screenwriting craft, showing us how Blake Snyder's famous Beat Sheet formula can be used creatively without sacrificing depth and originality. The saying goes, that art reflects life. As most artists will know, the inner drive to create perfect artistic expression is both a blessing and a curse, and it has never been better articulated than here. In ADVENTURES IN SCREENWRITING, Sevinç will take you on a careering emotional joyride through her creative processes, her pitfalls and breakthroughs, where the boundaries between art and life become blurred. Duration - 5h 16m. Author - Selin Sevinç. Narrator - Selin Sevinç. Published Date - Sunday, 22 January 2023.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:13
Chapter 1: A Bad Idea
Duration:00:10:01
Chapter 2: The Thing About Screenwriting People Don’t Talk About
Duration:00:06:49
Chapter 3: Story is the Thing
Duration:00:06:23
Chapter 4: The Practice of NOT Writing
Duration:00:12:45
Chapter 5: Process!
Duration:00:07:00
Chapter 6: Research: The Valley of Possibilities at Your Fingertips
Duration:00:15:25
Chapter 7: The Beat Sheet, the Board: All That Jazz
Duration:00:13:02
Chapter 8: Words on the Page
Duration:00:19:03
Chapter 9: The Draft Theory
Duration:00:19:01
Chapter 10: Feedback Gathering: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
Duration:00:10:05
Chapter 11: Rewrite Your Heart Out
Duration:00:05:42
Chapter 12: The Benefits of Having Multiple Projects on the Go
Duration:00:10:32
Chapter 13: Submissions: the Chamber of Death
Duration:00:20:43
Chapter 14: The Head-Spinning Breaking-in Scenarios and Strategies
Duration:00:13:29
Chapter 15: Example of Process: an Elaborate Rewrite Story
Duration:00:18:11
Chapter 16: Example of Process: A Co-writing Adventure, aka, a Journey into Real Life
Duration:00:15:39
Chapter 17: The Noise, the Horror
Duration:00:05:50
Chapter 18: What I’ve Said to Others
Duration:01:10:20
Chapter 19: Personality as Blessing and threat
Duration:00:13:34
Chapter 20: A Real-Life Script Deconstruction of My Story: A Mother and Aspiring Screenwriter’s Plea: WTF am I Doing Wrong Here!?
Duration:00:19:00
Chapter 21: In Closing: Tension is Everything
Duration:00:03:36
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:20