From the Book - 1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Selling Your Movie. Getting started in Hollywood ; Why isn't anyone buying my brilliant script? ; How to pitch your movie ; Joining the Writers Guild of America, West
I sold it! now what happens? ; Idiot check ; Coverage! or how a kid getting college credit can make or break your movie! ; Have I made it yet? ; They love my script!...and I got fired? ; Why does almost every studio movie suck donkey balls? ; The art of nodding or how to take notes ; Directors ; Producers ; Herbie: Fully Loaded ; Redlighting or how to get your movie un-greenlit! ; Turnaround ; How to pimp your movie ; Naysayers ; The silver lining ; Our lunch with Jackie Chan ; Credit$ ; Living in Los Angeles
Writing a Screenplay. If your screenplay doesn't have this structure, it won't sell, or Robert McKee can suck it ; In a few pages, we'll teach you how to formulate characters in a script ; How to write a screenplay ; Writing action and description ; Advice for writing with a partner ; Rewrites: you want it when? and I'm getting paid what? ; Martin Lawrence has a few thoughts or how to take notes from a movie star ; Arbitration or who wrote this crap? ; Sequels ; Getting the book rights ; I'm drinking too much. is that a problem? ; Final thoughts