Archive for the ‘Screenwriting’ Category
Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made
Crafty Screenwriting: Writing Movies That Get Made
- ISBN13: 9780805069921
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Crafty Screenwriting is the first book not only to offer a successful screenwriters tricks of the trade but to explain what development executives really mean when they complain that the dialogue is flat or the hero isnt likable. Smart, provocative, and funny, Hollywood insider Alex Epstein diagnoses problems that other screenwriting books barely address and answers questions that they rarely ask, like Why is it sometimes dangerous to know your characters too well before you start writing, or Why does your script have to be so much better than the awful pictures that get made every day? And as both a development executive who has accepted and rejected countless screenplays and a produced screenwriter, Epstein can take you into the heart of the most important question of all: Is this a movie? Crafty Screenwriting is a crucial book for anyone who has ever wondered what it takes to get their movie made.
Lew Hunter’s Screenwriting 434: The Industry’s Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay
- ISBN13: 9780399529863
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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For decades, Lew Hunter’s Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry’s most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.
Screenwriting For Dummies
- ISBN13: 9780470345405
- Condition: USED – VERY GOOD
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Write a great script and get it into the hands of the Hollywood players!
So you want to be a screenwriter? Whether you want to write a feature film or a TV script or adapt your favorite book, this friendly guide gives you expert advice in everything from creating your story and developing memorable characters to formatting your script and selling it to the studios. You get savvy industry tips and strategies for getting your screenplay noticed!
- The screenwriting process from A to Z — from developing a concept and thinking visually to plotline, conflicts, pacing, and the conclusion
- Craft living, breathing characters — from creating the backstory to letting your characters speak to balancing dialogue with action
- Turn your story into a script — from developing an outline and getting over writer’s block to formatting your screenplay and handling rewrites
- Prepare for Hollywood — from understanding the players and setting your expectations to polishing your copy and protecting your work
- Sell your script to the industry — from preparing your pitch and finding an agent to meeting with executives and making a deal
Open the book and find:
- The latest on the biz, from entertainment blogs to top agents to box office jargon
- New story examples from recently released films
- Tips on character development, a story’s time clock, dramatic structure, and dialogue
- New details on developing the nontraditional screenplay — from musicals to animation to high dramatic style
- Expanded information on adaptation and collaboration, with examples from successful screenwriting duos
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
- ISBN13: 9780385339032
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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A generation of screenwriters has used Syd Field’s bestselling books to ignite successful careers in film. Now the celebrated producer, lecturer, teacher, and bestselling author has updated his classic guide for a new generation of filmmakers, offering a fresh insider’s perspective on the film industry today. From concept to character, from opening scene to finished script, here are easily understood guidelines to help aspiring screenwriters—from novices to practiced writers—hone their craft. Filled with updated material—including all-new personal anecdotes and insights, guidelines on marketing and collaboration, plus analyses of recent films, from American Beauty to Lord of the Rings—Screenplay presents a step-by-step, comprehensive technique for writing the screenplay that will succeed in Hollywood. Discover:
•Why the first ten pages of your script are crucially important
•How to visually “grab” the reader from page one, word one
•Why structure and character are the essential foundation of your screenplay
•How to adapt a novel, a play, or an article into a screenplay
•Tips on protecting your work—three legal ways to claim ownership of your screenplay
•The essentials of writing great dialogue, creating character, building a story line, overcoming writer’s block, getting an agent, and much more.
With this newly updated edition of his bestselling classic, Syd Field proves yet again why he is revered as the master of the screenplay—and why his celebrated guide has become the industry’s gold standard for successful screenwriting.
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need
- ISBN13: 9781932907001
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You’ll Ever Need