Screenwriting - 2nd Edition by Paul Joseph Gulino (Hardcover)

About the Book

"A substantial update of the previous edition, Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach discusses recent feature films and a new section analysing popular television series and streaming content"--

Book Synopsis

A substantial update of the previous edition, Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach deconstructs recent feature films and offers a new section analysing popular television series.

A proven screenwriting method in emotionally engaging an audience, the sequence approach emphasises the underlying motives of each story plot to better convey its relation to the work as a whole. In this expanded second edition, Paul Gulino includes analyses of recent noteworthy films and serial dramas, such as Parasite, Barryand Breaking Bad, with an eye to how they manage audience attention, convey vital information and deliver their emotional payloads. The aim of the book is to help writers move readily from the feature film to the serial form, mastering both. It is perfect for both beginning writers and those with experience in the feature screenplay form.

Review Quotes

A very welcome update of the previous edition! Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach analyses the most recent feature films and adds a whole section about prominent television series. In this expanded second edition, Paul Gulino includes a very relevant analysis of both recent films and very popular serial dramas to reveal how they strategically manage audience attention while delivering emotional payoffs. The book helps writers apply the sequence approach to film and serial screenwriting alike. Brilliant!
Romana Turina, Associate Professor, Arts University Bournemouth, UK

Every screenplay and every pilot is so vastly different. Paul Gulino is expertly aware of this, and manages to comprehensively teach the craft, not by imposing boiler plate rules, but by exposing the qualities and commonalities that make stories for the screen work, through a clear and nuanced exploration of structure. When it comes to learning, or reminding yourself, how to effectively build your narrative for the screen, I truly believe Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach is the only book you'll need.
Ben York Jones, Screenwriter/Showrunner, Like Crazy, Everything Sucks!, USA

Gulino's The Sequence Approachis my most often recommended screenwriting book and the reference I use to teach sequences. The new edition adds compelling contemporary material - Parasiteand Insecureamong others - and reveals how both film and television rely on smaller story units to build larger cinematic narratives.
Adam Tobin, Senior Lecturer, Stanford University, USA

About the Author

Paul Gulino is Associate Professor of Screenwriting at Chapman University, USA. He is an award-winning screenwriter, whose book, Screenwriting: The Sequence Approach (Bloomsbury, 2004) has been adopted as a textbook at schools and universities around the globe. He is also the co-author of The Science of Screenwriting: The Neuroscience Behind Storytelling Strategies (2018).