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Author
Publisher
Stairway Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Dating Your Character: A Sexy Guide to Screenwriting for Film and TV is based on the principle that interesting characters are actually co-creators in the writing process... The DYC Method doesn't start from the outside in... DYC focuses on the importance of the individuality of characters: their eccentricity, drive, and relative "basis in fact" - inspired by people you know or you yourself."--Page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Michael Wiese Productions
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
"One of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. "Save the Cat" is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying - and saleable. This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat."--Jacket.
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
Introduction / by Barbara Morgan -- 1. Inspiration. A conversation with Randall Wallace -- 2. Story. What makes a great story : a conversation with Bill Wittliff ; Steven Zaillian on where the story originates ; Peter Hedges on crafting story ; Lawrence Kasdan on story and theme -- 3. Process. A conversation with John Lee Hancock ; Sacha Gervasi on getting started ; The basics with Nicholas Kazan ; Advice from Bill Wittliff ; Anne Rapp's writing routine...
Author
Publisher
Silman-James Press
Pub. Date
Not Supplied
Language
English
Description
"The Screenwriter's Bible's is one of the most popular, authoritative, and useful books on screenwriting. A standard by which other screenwriting books are measured, it has sold over 350,000 copies in its twenty-five-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it contains everything that both the budding and working screenwriter need under one cover-five books in one! A Screenwriting Primer-that provides a concise course in screenwriting basics; A...
Author
Publisher
Touchstone
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This book is a guide to screenwriting by two authors who have actually done it It is full of secret insider information about how to conquer the Hollywood studio system: how to write, pitch, structure, and get drunk with the best and most successful of them. If you are aiming to win an Oscar, this is not the book for you! But if you can type a little, and can read and speak English, then you too can start turning your words into money. The authors...
Author
Publisher
Vintage Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
"Writing in Pictures is a refreshingly practical and entertaining guide to screenwriting that provides what is lacking in most such books: a clear, step-by-step demonstration of how to write a screenplay. Seasoned screenwriter and writing teacher Joseph McBride breaks down the process into a series of easy, approachable tasks, focusing on literary adaptation as the best way to learn the basics and avoiding the usual formulaic approach. With its wealth...
Author
Publisher
ItBooks, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[1997]
Language
English
Description
Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track. In "Story", McKee expands on the concepts he teaches in his seminars, providing readers with the most comprehensive, integrated explanation of the craft of writing for the screen. Photos.
20) Screenplay
Author
Series
Publisher
ABDO Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
A guide to writing screenplays that covers brainstorming, organization, format, characters, plots, and getting produced and includes profiles of screenwriters.
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