Genevray first recalls the main rules to observe and revenues of US doctors script: the 22 steps of John Truby, the twelve elements of Christopher Vogler, the method of Snyder, the McKee method, EKR 22 structure or rules of Pixar . It analyzes genre by genre then the best way to make a good movie by studying successively romance (love story), drama, action, thriller, fantasy, terror and horror, poetic and quirky , storytelling and imaginary stories and comedy, ending with some tips on clips.
Why read this book? If one is amateur filmmaker, the answer is obvious. It is more complex if one is a simple movie fan. Does it risk being totally disillusioned by discovering the recipes of a movie, all these rules of construction of a scenario they are not there to capture the interest of the viewer purely artificial manner? Certainly, it is a risk. But on the other hand, it is better to know to take more back from the movies and series that you look. In addition, if the recipes are important, they are not sufficient; they are serving a talent or genius essential to create works that will remain. A second interest of the work lies in the analysis of many recent films, or less recent, and makes you want to see them or see them again. One regret: some types are soon forgotten; it is understood, perhaps for the Western because it makes very little today, but what about such war film?
