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Save the Cat : the Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (05 Edition)
Save the Cat : the Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need (05 Edition)
by Blake Snyder
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He's made millions of dollars selling screenplays. Now 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... (read more)

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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee
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18 Academy Awards...107 Emmy Awards...19 Writers Guild of America Awards...16 Directors Guild of America Awards...Plus, hundreds of nominations... For the first time in book form, Robert McKee's Story reveals the award-winning methods of the man... (read more)

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Now Write! Screenwriting: Exercises by Today's Best Writers and Teachers (Now Write!)
Now Write! Screenwriting: Exercises by Today's Best Writers and Teachers (Now Write!)
by Sherry Ellis
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An essential handbook featuring never-before-published writing exercises from the acclaimed screenwriters of Raging Bull, Ali, Terminator 2, Fame, Groundhog Day, Cape Fear, "Lost", "True Blood", "The Shield", and many other hit films and television shows.... (read more)

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Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to
Writing Screenplays That Sell: The Complete, Step-By-Step Guide for Writing and Selling to
by Michael Hauge
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In this concise, expert, and comprehensive manual, Hollywood story editor and producer Hague guides screenwriters through every step of the writing and selling process covering such topics as: artistry vs. commerciality; ensuring character identification;... (read more)

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Riding the Alligator: Strategies for a Career in Screenplay Writing...and Not Getting Eaten
Riding the Alligator: Strategies for a Career in Screenplay Writing...and Not Getting Eaten
by Pen Densham
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This is the first book that explores both specific screenplay writing techniques, while simultaneously imparting industry-tested strategies for carving out a successful, long term career. Pen Densham reveals his emotional philosophies and professional... (read more)

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Screenwriters Bible a Complete Guide 3RD Edition
Screenwriters Bible a Complete Guide 3RD Edition
by David Trottier
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This revised, updated edition offers screenwriting basics, a workbook covering the writing process from ideas to revisions, correct formats for screenplays and TV scripts, a spec writing guide and a sales and marketing guide. There is a resource guide of... (read more)

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Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV
Writing Great Screenplays for Film and TV
by Dona Cooper
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The American Film Institute's bestselling guide is now updated to cover the latest techniques for crafting first-rate screenplays for film and television. Professional, practical, and totally authoritative, this outstanding reference is a favorite of... (read more)

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Screenplay Revised & Updated Edition
Screenplay Revised & Updated Edition
by Syd Field
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For almost twenty-five years, aspiring screenwriters have turned to guru Syd Field for clear and insightful step-by-step guidelines on the art and craft of writing screenplays. Now, with a totally new, up-to-date perspective on today's film industry, Syd... (read more)

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Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
Writing Movies for Fun and Profit: How We Made a Billion Dollars at the Box Office and You Can, Too!
by Robert Ben Garant
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Finally, a guide to screenwriting by two guys who have actually done it (instead of some schmuck who just gives lectures about screenwriting at the airport Marriott). Robert Ben Garant and Thomas Lennon’s movies have made over a billion dollars at... (read more)

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The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
The Story Solution: 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
by Eric Edson
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Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay - the "23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take." It's an easy to understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements... (read more)

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Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
Writing Subtext: What Lies Beneath
by Linda Seger
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Author Seger has consulted on over 2,000 scripts and over 100 produced films, and has written nine books on screenwriting. In this text for a screenwriting class, she defines subtext and explains how to express subtext through character information... (read more)

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The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats, Part 1
The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats, Part 1
by Hillis R Cole
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Important as it is that there be a script, equally important is the necessity for that script to be written in the correct standard format appropriate for a given filming situation. This book gives step-by-step instructions on how to prepare your script... (read more)

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Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter
Screenwriting Tips, You Hack: 150 Practical Pointers for Becoming a Better Screenwriter
by Xander Bennett
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Screenwriting Tip #99 Voice-over usually feels like scaffolding. You know - something you left in there when you were constructing the first draft, but really should have torn out after it served its purpose. Screenwriting Tip #120 Always remember that... (read more)

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How to Write for Television
How to Write for Television
by Madeline Di Maggio
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Madeline DiMaggio has written for TV under contract to Paramount Studios and as a TV freelancer. Her work includes over forty hours of produced scripts for successful sitcoms, one-hour dramas, TV pilots (both half hour and one hour), soaps, animation... (read more)

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Cool Million
Cool Million
by Sheldon Woodbury
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 262-264) and index.... (read more)

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How to Write Movie in 21 Days
How to Write Movie in 21 Days
by Viki King
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The ultimate survival guide, < I> How to Write a Movie in 21 Days< /I> takes the aspiring screenwriter the shortest distance from blank page to complete script. < P> Viki King& #39; s Inner Movie Method is a specific step-by-step... (read more)

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The Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense
The Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense
by Gregory G Sarno
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The Thriller: Scripting Seat-Gripping Suspense plumbs nine-score thrillers for recurring features that build nape-prickling, heart-pounding suspense. Fodder for analysis embraces domestic and foreign fare, classic and contemporary, ranging from Ghost... (read more)

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Writing the Fantasy Film: Heroes and Journeys in Alternate Realities
Writing the Fantasy Film: Heroes and Journeys in Alternate Realities
by Sable Jak
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From it's a Wonderful Life, to Star Wars, fantasy is not bound by a specific formula. It spans all genres, times and locals, and has contributed to the folklore and literature of every culture around the world. Writing the fantasy film guides you through... (read more)

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Screen Plays: How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater Near You--For Better or Worse
Screen Plays: How 25 Screenplays Made It to a Theater Near You--For Better or Worse
by David S. Cohen
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Every green-lighted screenplay travels a long and harrowing road from idea to script to celluloid. In this fascinating survey of contemporary film craft, David Cohen of Script and Variety magazines interviews screenwriters from across the board—... (read more)

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Screenplay Workbook (03 Edition)
Screenplay Workbook (03 Edition)
by Robinson
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This instructional manual, combined with proprietary worksheets, charts and fill-in lists, is designed to give screenwriters a better way to focus on the task of writing a screenplay.... (read more)

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