"Éoffers a unique culinary glimpse into how films really get made, sold, and released on a global scale from a veteran screenwriter who knows the secret to a successful film career is in the ingredients, not the meal."--Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, writers, WGA Award Nominees for A Quiet Place. Place.
"Éoffers a unique culinary glimpse into how films really get made, sold, and released on a global scale from a veteran screenwriter who knows the secret to a successful film career is in the ingredients, not the meal."--Scott Beck & Bryan Woods, writers, WGA Award Nominees for A Quiet Place. Place.
A writer/producer, Weiko has written projects for the Mark Gordon Company, Ivanhoe Pictures, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, Don Mischer Productions, the Unison Company (Taiwan), and Wanda Pictures (China). Fluent in Mandarin, he produced and wrote the original story for the Chinese-language romance film 100 Days, which released theatrically in Taiwan and premiered in Mainland China as an official selection of the 2014 Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival. For the screen, Weiko adapted River Town, the New York Times Notable Book and bestselling memoir by Peter Hessler for Fugitive Films and acclaimed director Lu Chuan (City of Life and Death, Disney Nature's Born in China). In television, he has written a pilot for Super Deluxe (former digital studio of Turner/WarnerMedia). Recipient of a Samuel Goldwyn Writing Award, Weiko earned his MFA in Screenwriting from UCLA. He was also recognized as a finalist for the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting. A Fulbright Senior Specialist, Weiko has taught at institutions including UCLA, Northwestern University, and Taipei National University of the Arts. He is a tenured Associate Professor at Emerson College. A member of Writers Guild of America West and Dramatist Guild of America, he is represented by Anonymous Content and United Talent Agency.
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Table of Contents Dedication....................................................................................... vii Acknowledgments............................................................................ viii Introduction...................................................................................... xi Part One GET CRAZY: Writing Tools Chapter 1: FUNNY FARM Plowing Story Seeds............................... 3 Chapter 2: SIGNATURE DISHES Genres.................................... 11 Chapter 3: FIRING UP THE STORY Protagonist and Antagonist... 21 Chapter 4: THREE-COURSE MEAL Movie Structure................. 33 Chapter 5: RECIPES The Step Outline......................................... 40 Part Two KITCHEN IN THE MADHOUSE: Screenplay Construction Chapter 6: APPETIZER Act One-Whet the Palate....................... 49 Chapter 7: MAIN COURSE Act Two-Savory Climax.................... 55 Chapter 8: DESSERT Act Three-Satisfaction................................ 59 Chapter 9: PRESENTATION Organic Action and Dialogue........... 65 Chapter 10: EMOTIONS Moving Stories Before Moving Scenes....... 72 Chapter 11: THERAPY Digesting Notes and Rewriting................... 75 Chapter 12: PROCESS Always Be Writing..................................... 82 Part Three LEAVING THE ASYLUM: The Writing Profession Chapter 13: WORKFLOW From Screenplay to Theaters................... 89 Chapter 14: THE TEAM Hollywood Managers and Agents.............. 95 Chapter 15: BREAKING IN Film Schools and Competitions.......... 102 Chapter 16: COLLABORATION Working as Partners................. 111 Chapter 17: PROTECTION Registration and Copyright............... 114 Chapter 18: RIGHTS OF ARTISTS Writers Guild of America........ 116 Part Four WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: Universal Movies Chapter 19: GLOBAL FRANCHISE Connection and Consistency. 121 Chapter 20: EXTRACTING CULTURE Inclusion of Perspectives . 123 Chapter 21: AWAKENING Crazy Rich Asians-The New Wave.... 127 Chapter 22: CHINESE FLAVOR Adapting 5,000 Years of Culture for Global Audiences 131 Chapter 23: LOST IN TRANSLATION Creating Stories for Mainland China...................................................................... 141 Chapter 24: FUSION China Coproductions................................. 151 Chapter 25: HAVE YOU EATEN? Chinese Cultural and Social Etiquettes 156 Part Five THE CRAZY SECRET Chapter 26: TO LIVE: Falling Into Place...................................... 165 Glossary.......................................................................................... 167 About the Author............................................................................ 169
Table of Contents Dedication....................................................................................... vii Acknowledgments............................................................................ viii Introduction...................................................................................... xi Part One GET CRAZY: Writing Tools Chapter 1: FUNNY FARM Plowing Story Seeds............................... 3 Chapter 2: SIGNATURE DISHES Genres.................................... 11 Chapter 3: FIRING UP THE STORY Protagonist and Antagonist... 21 Chapter 4: THREE-COURSE MEAL Movie Structure................. 33 Chapter 5: RECIPES The Step Outline......................................... 40 Part Two KITCHEN IN THE MADHOUSE: Screenplay Construction Chapter 6: APPETIZER Act One-Whet the Palate....................... 49 Chapter 7: MAIN COURSE Act Two-Savory Climax.................... 55 Chapter 8: DESSERT Act Three-Satisfaction................................ 59 Chapter 9: PRESENTATION Organic Action and Dialogue........... 65 Chapter 10: EMOTIONS Moving Stories Before Moving Scenes....... 72 Chapter 11: THERAPY Digesting Notes and Rewriting................... 75 Chapter 12: PROCESS Always Be Writing..................................... 82 Part Three LEAVING THE ASYLUM: The Writing Profession Chapter 13: WORKFLOW From Screenplay to Theaters................... 89 Chapter 14: THE TEAM Hollywood Managers and Agents.............. 95 Chapter 15: BREAKING IN Film Schools and Competitions.......... 102 Chapter 16: COLLABORATION Working as Partners................. 111 Chapter 17: PROTECTION Registration and Copyright............... 114 Chapter 18: RIGHTS OF ARTISTS Writers Guild of America........ 116 Part Four WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD: Universal Movies Chapter 19: GLOBAL FRANCHISE Connection and Consistency. 121 Chapter 20: EXTRACTING CULTURE Inclusion of Perspectives . 123 Chapter 21: AWAKENING Crazy Rich Asians-The New Wave.... 127 Chapter 22: CHINESE FLAVOR Adapting 5,000 Years of Culture for Global Audiences 131 Chapter 23: LOST IN TRANSLATION Creating Stories for Mainland China...................................................................... 141 Chapter 24: FUSION China Coproductions................................. 151 Chapter 25: HAVE YOU EATEN? Chinese Cultural and Social Etiquettes 156 Part Five THE CRAZY SECRET Chapter 26: TO LIVE: Falling Into Place...................................... 165 Glossary.......................................................................................... 167 About the Author............................................................................ 169
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