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Previously published as: Teach yourself screenwriting.

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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 ... More

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This is an updated edition of the first book to help the beginning writer enter the burgeoning world of short films from travelogues to animated ... More

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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 ... More

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Inga Karetnikova's method is that of the art teacher: she asks students to study great works in detail, to analyze them, and then to create their own ... More

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In carefully organized chapters, Tierno breaks down the fundamentals of screenwriting, highlighting particular aspects of Aristotle's work. Then, ... More

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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 ... More

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The Four Magic Questions of Screenwriting will end the agony that plagues screenwriters of all levelshow to structure a script. This revolutionary ... More

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Learn the rules of scriptwriting, and then how to successfully break them! Unlike other screenwriting books, this unique guide pushes you to ... More

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A novelist who became a successful screenwriter offers advice on how to write for the movies. Her topics include three-act structures, character ... More

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Well-structured form and function can combine to bring a story alive and turn it into a great film. Award-winning screenwriter Cowgill articulates ... More

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Plot must be as much about the emotions of the characters as it is about the events of the story. That's the message of The Art of Plotting, which ... More

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From a veteran Hollywood script reader who knows what sells--and what doesn't--comes a comprehensive collection of screenwriting tips that provides ... More

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In a book as entertaining as it is enlightening, Kristin Thompson offers the first in-depth analysis of Hollywood's storytelling techniques and how ... More

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Screenwriters discuss their craft, the writer's role in the finished film, and collaborations with legendary directors and producers. Includes: ... More

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The 21st Century Screenplay is the much-expanded successor to the author's Scriptwriting Updated. Many books in one, it offers a comprehensive, ... More

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Horror has, among all of the genres in film and written works, one of the longest, most distinguished, and often misunderstood bloodlines in history. ... More

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For aspiring and seasoned professional screenwriters alike, Syd Field, "the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" ("The Hollywood ... More

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The first step-by-step guide to giving movie and TV screenplays the formatting that Hollywood wants. Of the 100,000 scripts that reach Hollywood each ... More

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As discovery occurs at the fringes of screenwriting and other forms of storytelling, it influences and eventually becomes ther mainstream. This new ... More

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