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Crash! Boom! Bang!: How to Write Action Movies
Crash! Boom! Bang!: How to Write Action Movies
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Author: Michael Lucker Publisher: Michael Wiese Productions Format: Softcover # of Pages: 210 Pub. Date: 2017 ISBN-10: 1615932631 ISBN-13: 9781615932634
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About
the Book:
Crash!
Boom! Bang! is a fun, insightful Hollywood insider's look at the
nuts and bolts of writing action movies, from concept to completion,
by Michael Lucker, a
professional screenwriter and professor of screenwriting. With pithy
chapter titles like "Killer Concepts," "Badass Heroes"
and "Format Fun-kadelic," Michael Lucker distills
his unique point of view into an instruction manual chock full of
witty anecdotes from the trenches that gives you a window into the up
and downs of the writer's path. Full of witty anecdotes from the
front lines (and tricks of the trade from between the lines), Crash!
Boom! Bang!: How to Write Action Movies is an enjoyable
and page-turning education for writers and students of all levels,
whether you've written a dozen scripts or are embarking on your
first.
What
people say:
"Personal,
perceptive, provocative, pleasurable to peruse, and those are just
the P's! Michael Lucker's
Crash! Boom! Bang! is
an authentic contribution to the expanding body of screenwriting
literature. Designed in particular for writers of action/adventure
fare, there are keen insights here and tons of worthy advice also for
writers of dramatic narratives in any genre." —
Prof.
Richard
Walter,
UCLA Screenwriting Chairman
"You
don't have to be a writer of action films to benefit from Michael
Lucker's
rock-solid screenwriting advice, but if you are an action writer…
it is essential." — John
Baldecchi,
Producer: Point Break, The Mexican, Conan the Barbarian
"The
knowledge Michael
Lucker
shares
in this book is not that of an outsider looking in, but rather an
insider reaching out to all those who are interested in learning and
giving them insightful and practical information."
— Andy
Fickman,
Director, Writer, Producer: The Game Plan, Parental Guidance, Paul
Blart: Mall Cop 2
"With
Crash! Boom! Bang! Michael Lucker
brings together his vast life experience, insuppressible passion
for teaching, and mastery of the screenwriting craft. This powerhouse
of a book is an absolute pleasure to read. Here, Michael entertains,
he teaches, and he beckons both novice and expert alike to excel at
the craft and business of screenwriting." — Michael
Norton, Nine-time Emmy
Award–winning Producer for The Amazing Race
About
the Author:
Michael
Lucker is an American writer, director and producer with twenty years experience creating film, television, animation and digital media. He began his career writing and directing television commercials while earning his undergraduate degree in broadcasting and film at Boston University's College of Communication. Soon after,
he landed in Los Angeles, working in production for ABC, NBC, and
CBS, before taking a job as Steven Spielberg's assistant at Amblin
Entertainment on the feature films Always, Arachnophobia, and Indiana
Jones and the Last Crusade. He has since written over thirty
screenplays for such studios as Paramount, Disney, and DreamWorks,
and lectures on screenwriting worldwide.
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