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The Screenwriter's Bible 4th Edition
by David Trottier  Synopsis THE SCREENWRITER'S BIBLE is one of the most popular, authoritative, and useful books on screenwriting. A standard by which other screenwriting books are measured, it has sold 150,000 copies in its ten-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it...
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Art of Dramatic Writing Rev Edition
by Lajos Egri 
Powells.com Staff Pick If you begged me to give you the title of one "how-to" book on the topic of screenwriting and wouldn't give up until I told you, then it would have to be this classic introduction to the craft. Often used as a textbook in screenwriting classes...
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Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
by Robert McKee Publisher Comments 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...
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Screen Plays: How 25 Scripts Made It to a Theater Near You -- For Better or Worse
by David S. Cohen Publisher Comments In this fascinating survey of contemporary screen craft, David S. Cohen of Script and Variety magazines leads readers down the long and harrowing road every screenplay takes from idea to script to screen. In interviews with Hollywood screenwriters from...
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Bambi VS. Godzilla : on the Nature, Purpose, and Practice of the Movie Business (07 Edition)
by David Mamet Publisher Comments A subversive, inside glimpse of the complex world of the film industry provides candid descriptions of every aspect of filmmaking, from initial concept, to script, to screen, covering topics that range from "How Scripts Got So Bad" to "Hollywood Manners,"...
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Screenwriters Legal Guide 3RD Edition
by Stephen F Breimer Synopsis Both fledgling and established writers will benefit from this excellent guide to negotiating the best deal, protecting work, and getting fair compensation....
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North By Northwest Screenplay
by Ernest Lehman Publisher Comments The first publication of the screenplay for Alfred Hitchcock's romantic thriller Made in 1959, North by Northwest is one of Alfred Hitchcock's most beloved thrillers, an enticing cocktail of suspense, comedy, eroticism, and danger. In the film, Cary...
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The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
by Christopher Vogler Synopsis The udated and revised third edition provides new insights and observations from Vogler's ongoing work on mythology's influence on stories, movies, and man himself. The previous two editons of this book have sold over 180,000 units, making this book a...
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Understanding Screenwriting: Learning from Good, Not-Quite-So-Good, and Bad Screenplays
by Tom Stempel Publisher Comments Understanding Screenwriting dissects 21 successful and the unsuccessful screenplays. It analyzes why certain aspects of a screenplay work and others do not. The author is careful to explain the difference between the film we watch and what was, or might...
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Creating Unforgettable Characters
by Linda Seger Publisher Comments In this book, Linda Seger shows how to create strong, multidimensional characters in fiction, covering everything from research to character block. Interviews with today's top writers complete this essential volume....
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Writers Journey 2ND Edition Mythic Structure For
by Christopher Vogler Publisher Comments Provides new insights and observations from Vogler's pioneering work in mythic structure for writers....
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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
by Blake Snyder Publisher Comments In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, Save the Cat!, author and screenwriter Blake Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years. In the perfect...
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Adventures in the Screen Trade
by William Goldman
Powells.com Staff Pick "Nobody knows anything." William Goldman has given us these three simple words to sum up the backroom chatter and deal making that goes on between studio executives trying to figure out why one movie becomes a hit and another tanks. Of course there...
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From Word to Image: Storyboarding and the Filmmaking Process
by Marcie Begleiter Publisher Comments Directors from Eisenstein to Spielberg have used storyboards to visualize their stories before production....
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Screenplay Workbook (03 Edition)
by Robinson Synopsis 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....
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Selling a Screenplay: The Screenwriter's Guide to Hollywood
by Syd Field Publisher Comments - Breaks Down the Business of Screenwriting - Explains What the Buyer Looks For - Shows You What to Do to Get in the Door - Tackles the Pitching Process - Provides Personal Insights from Famous Screenwriters Everybody has a story to tell. Everybody wants...
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Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays
by Paul Argentini Synopsis How to design and format manuscripts to impress any film school professor, story editor, agent, producer or studio executive....
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How Not to Write a Screenplay
by Denny Martin Flinn Synopsis Finally, what may be the last screenwriting book a writer will ever need to buy!...
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Screenwriting (Teach Yourself)
by Raymond G Frensham Publisher Comments Many readers dream of seeing their stories on the silver screen, but most do not know how to write a screenplay, let alone get their script into the right hands. For those readers wanting the "how-tos" of Hollywood, Teach Yourself Screenwriting is an...
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Emotional Structure: Creating the Story Beneath the Plot: A Guide for Screenwriters
by Peter Dunne Synopsis Discover the secrets of writing a great screenplay. Finding the solutions to the problems that plague most screen writers is the purpose of this fast-paced writing reference that every writer should have in their library. Bringing thirty years of...
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