Chinatown: is it really the best screenplay ever written?
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 Published On Aug 11, 2020

In this video, discover screenwriting tips and techniques in CHINATOWN (1974), widely considered one of the best screenplays of all time, by screenwriter Robert Towne.

Screenwriting Tips in CHINATOWN:

00:00 Introduction
00:25 A Likeable Hero
04:26 Establish The Story World
06:02 Bury Exposition in Conflict
07:29 Motifs
08:35 Rising Stakes
10:45 Pieces of the Story Puzzle

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