Good Scripts, Bad Scripts - Learning the Craft of Screenwriting Through 25 of the Best and Worst Films in History

In Good Scripts, Bad Scripts, veteran screenwriter Thomas Pope lays bare the triumphs and follies of movie writing, revealing the ghost inside the machine of that mysterious, rarely examined occupation. Each chapter deals with a different component of the art of screenwriting - from character development to the nurturing of subplots to the fundamentals of good dialogue - and illustrates it through the virtues or mistakes of a particular film. The book encompasses the best and worst of films throughout the years. In addition to providing trenchant analyses, Good Scripts, Bad Scripts serves up engaging, behind-the-scenes anecdotes that shed light on how films are made, how the film industry really works, and, more significantly, the reasons films succeed or fail.