1. Blockbuster's Premise
and Genre screens show you the 'gold' of your idea and
which genre forms are best for expressing it.
2. Character Web, World,
and Arc screens help you create complex characters that
grow over the course of the story and move the reader.
3. The Plot screen takes
you through the 22 Building Blocks of every great story,
giving you a surprising plot that builds steadily from
beginning to end.
4. Blockbuster's 'drag
and drop' Scene List shows you the right structural
order for your scenes, and lets you figure out the ideal
sequence in a fraction of the time.
5. Rewrite shows you the
deep structural weaknesses that are likely to be in
your script and takes you through the ideal order for
fixing them.
6. The most extensive Coach
system for writers ever created, including my complete
Story Structure Course, the 103 Greatest Characters
in fiction, 8 key Story Shapes, 23 greatest Story Techniques,
and over 65 online Story Examples.
BLOCKBUSTER 4.0 FEATURES:
• Premise tells
you whether your idea has depth, staying power and originality, then
shows you how to develop it.
• Genre
tells you the one or two story forms best suited to express your idea.
• Character
builds 3-dimensional characters
• 7 Keys
gives you the nucleus on which your ideal story structure will be based.
• 22
Steps™ weaves a surprising, interesting plot
• Scene
Writing lets you write your script within the program, with expert help
online
• Rewrite
shows you the problems in your script, then helps you fix them.
• 32
Blockbuster Story Examples including Jurassic Park, Star Wars, Forrest
Gump, Home Alone, and The Godfather, show you how master storytellers
solved the story problems you are facing.
• Story
Coach™ guides you to proper structure, character and plot while
you write
• Blockbuster
Coach™ shows you the key elements of hit movies
• Truby's
complete Story Structure Class (a $200 value) online at the click of
a button John Truby has coached 20,000 writers around the world, including
the authors of The Mask of Zorro, The Negotiator, Outbreak, Back to
School, Nightmare on Elm Street, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, Kiss
of the Spider Woman and Sleepless in Seattle. Now you can get the advantage
they've been using for years.
What's
New in v. 4.0
•
New easy interface that makes fiction writing fast and easy, for beginner
and expert alike
• 23
Greatest Story Techniques and 8 Story Shapes that will make you an unbeatable
writer
• Work
on as many windows as you want at one time
• Newly-designed
Scene Writing and Rewriting screens to help you connect scene to story
• The
most extensive Coach system for writers ever created - with all concepts
linked by hypertext
• Drag
and drop Scene List so you can find the right scene sequence in a fraction
of the time
•
103 Greatest Characters in mythology, archetype, fiction and history
that you can apply to your own story
• Enhanced
brainstorming features to help you find what is truly original and valuable
in your ideas
• Extensive
Reports so you can see your story from many angles at once
• Online
Help - connects to Truby's Web Site for lots more movie examples and
story advice
10
Reasons You Need Truby's Blockbuster 4.0
1. No matter how good
a writer you are, Truby's Blockbuster will make you better
2. Guarantees you find
the perfect structure for your unique plot and characters
3. Only program with
the 22 Building Blocks™ to give you a surprising plot every time
out
4. Connects character,
plot, structure, theme, symbol and dialogue for a tightly-woven story
web
5. Takes you
step-by-step through the writing process - from first idea to final script
6. Removes writer's
block by showing you the best path for your characters and plot
7. Takes you
beyond simple 3-act structure to the writing techniques the successful
professionals use
8. 32 Story
Examples - with 100 more on the Web - show you how the masters solve story
problems
9. Gives you
professional-level coaching, whenever you want it
10. Money-back
Guarantee: you have everything to gain and nothing to lose
Why
Blockbuster
Only
BLOCKBUSTER has these important features for your writing success:
BLOCKBUSTER is the only all-in-one writing program on the market,
taking you from first idea to final polished script.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only story program created by America's #1 Story
Coach, with a method road-tested by over 20,000 students around the world,
including the writers of The Mask of Zorro, Outbreak, Sleepless in
Seattle, Beetlejuice, The Addams Family, Kiss of the Spider Woman, Nightmare
on Elm Street, and Scream.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only program with the 22 Building Blocks™
of Every Great Script, the 3-Track Dialogue System, the 7 Key Structure
Steps, Revelations, the Story Doctor and much more.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only program with the Story Coach™
to guide you successfully through every step of the writing process.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only program with the Blockbuster Coach™
to show you the special tricks of smash hit films so you can write the
kind of script Hollywood most wants to buy.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only program with John Truby's famous Story
Structure Class right in the program so you can become a better writer
while you write.
BLOCKBUSTER is the only story program that helps you find what
is original in your idea instead of forcing you to take a mechanical multiple
choice test that dictates what you write.
SYSTEM
REQUIREMENTS:
For Windows 95/98/XP/2000/ME/NT or higher:
32 MB RAM,
15 MB hard drive
For Mac:
32 MB RAM , System 7
15 MB hard drive
BLOCKBUSTER
REVIEWS:
"This guy is the best script doctor in the movie industry,
and this program makes you tell a good story whether
you want to or not. A winner. If you even toy with the
idea of storytelling, you must have this product. Highly
recommended."
John C. Dvorak, PC Magazine
"I'm not exaggerating: Truby's Blockbuster revolutionized
how I work. It's the simplest way I've ever found to
build structure, character and theme. If you use a computer
to write screenplays, you'll want Blockbuster."
Laurence Dworet, screenwriter
Outbreak
"Blockbuster is an ingenious and multilevel guide through
the maze of story organization... way ahead of any other
writing tool I know of."
Jeff Arch, screenwriter Sleepless
in Seattle
" I think of all of them Truby's the best. I actually
use Blockbuster, because I think he's really good. For
my taste, his stuff cuts the deepest, and allows you
to develop the most detailed structure and outline."
Larry Wilson, screenwriter
Beetlejuice, The Addams Family
"Blockbuster is all that it is advertised to be, a virtual
screenwriting
school, and a great one at that."
Skip Press, The Complete Idiot's
Guilde to Screenwriting
"As a result of Blockbuster, I won a Gold Award at the
Charleston Film Festival, and a Bronze Award at the
Houston Film Festival in the Comedy category."
Mike Ellis, screenwriter
"My pleasure to let you know an agent has picked up
three of my screenplays. All were written by the guidelines
of Blockbuster."
James Russell, screenwriter
"Truby's Blockbuster provides a structure both to elicit
and keep track of the multitude of ideas and details
that emerge in transforming the first vague musings
into the finished project."
L. R. Shannon, New York Times
"Among the legions of screenplay guru devotees, few
would deny that John Truby is the most cutting edge
of the lot. For success, Truby and his software is a
match made in screenwriting heaven... No, Blockbuster
will not solve all of writing's perennial ills, but
it does bring the cure several giant steps closer."
Wade Major, Entertainment Today
*John Truby's Blockbuster is a registered trademark
of John Truby’s Writers Studio. ©1997 Truby's Writers
Studio. All rights reserved. This program is not affiliated
with Blockbuster Entertainment, Inc.
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