The key to writing a great story is solid characterisation and dialogue that sizzles rather than carrying the plot. This is a skill that comes from practise which is evident in the first of the three volumes of the screenplays that Robbie Moffat has written and made into feature films. They give an insight into how a screenplay is written and how a film-maker interprets the word on the page. For anyone who is a budding screenwriter, this volume covers many different genres and give a valuable insight into how to write a script that is makeable. This first volume of Selected Screenplays covers the ten feature films that Robbie Moffat wrote and made in the period 1999 to 2006. The book offers an invaluable insight into the world of screenwriting by one of Britain's most prolific film-makers.