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This book provides writers with the tools necessary to write and market a successful screenplay.

Hicks says: 'Having a great idea is not enough. You need to get it down on the page. Having a great script is not enough. You have to pitch it to the right person at the right moment in time!'

Elements include:

* Structure

* Characters

* Style

* The business of screenwriting

* The economics of film

* Agents, attorneys and the screenwriter

and much more!

Hicks' credits include two of the number one box office films in the world - Rumble in the Bronx in the United States and First Strike in Asia. Some of his other Hollywood screenwriting credits include the critically acclaimed Dead Reckoning, starring Cliff Robertson, and Pierce Brosnan's Don't Talk to Strangers.

KEY FEATURES:

* An essential guide to screenwriting

* Reveals the tricks of the trade

* Written by an acclaimed scriptwriter