Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting

by Robert McKee

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 ...

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Midsummer Night's Dream

by William Shakespeare

Confusions of the heart reign in Athens, where everyone is pining away for the wrong person except Theseus, the Duke and his fiancée, Hippolyta, whose wedding day is fast approaching. Hermia, the Duke's daughter, is intent on marrying Lysander, although her father disapproves and threatens to make her a nun if she refuses to marry his choice for ...

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How Not to Write a Screenplay: 101 Common Mistakes Most Screenwriters Make

by Denny M Flinn

Having read tons of screenplays as an executive, Denny Martin Flinn has come to understand that while all good screenplays are unique, all bad screenplays are the same. Flinn's book will teach the reader how to avoid the pitfalls of bad screenwriting, and arrive at one's own destination intact. Every example used was gleaned from a legitimate ...

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No More Dead Dogs

by Gordon Korman

Here's one for every reader weary of being assigned novels in which the dog dies. For expressing his true views of "Old Shep, My Pal, " eighth-grade football hero Wallace Wallace earns a detention that takes him off the team and plunks him in the auditorium, where his English teacher is directing a theatrical version of "Old Shep, My Pal."

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Endgame and ACT Without Words

by Samuel Beckett

Samuel Beckett was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature n 1969; his literary output of plays, novels, stories and poetry has earned him an uncontested place as one of the greatest writers of our time. "Endgame, " originally written in French and translated into English by Beckett himself, is considered by many critics to be his greatest single ...

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How to Eat Fried Worms

by Thomas Rockwell

Eating 15 worms in 15 days sounds pretty gross, but Billy decides it's worth it since he stands to win $50 from his friend Alan, if he can accomplish the disgusting deed. Billy is given the option to smother the worms in anything he likes--from ketchup to peanut butter and he can even have the worms cooked up in a variety of ways including fried, ...

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Pulp fiction

by Quentin Tarantino

The screenplay of the recently released film 'Pulp Fiction'.

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Crimes of the Heart

by Beth Henley

This Pulitzer Prize-winner is a deeply touching and funny play about three eccentric sisters from a small Southern town rocked by scandal when Babe, the youngest, shoots her husband. Humor and pathos abound as the sisters unite with an intense young lawyer to save Babe from a murder charge, and overcome their familys painful past. A BBC co ...

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Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!: Voices from a Medieval Village

by Laura Amy Schlitz, Robert Byrd (Illustrator)

Inspired by an illuminated poem from 13th-century Germany, this witty, historically accurate collection--the winner of the 2008 Newbery Medal--forms an exquisite bridge to the people and places of medieval England. Full color.

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Johnny Homicidal Maniac Directors Cut

by Jhonen Vasquez (Creator), Jhonen Vasques (Illustrator)

Mayhem and violence rule in this collection of issues one through seven of Jhonen Vasquez's Johnny the Homicidal Maniac, as well as material seen before only in Carpe Noctem magazine. Dark and disturbingly funny, JTHM follows the adventures of Johnny (you can call him Nny), who lives with a pair of styrofoam doughboys that encourage his madness, a ...

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Casino

by Nicholas Pileggi, Larry Shandling

The screenplay of a Martin Scorsese film dealing with the violent triangular relationship between gambler Ace Rothstein, his wife Ginger (a former prostitute), and his strong-arm associate, Nick Santoro. The story is set amid a glittering, festering Babylon in which appearance is everything.

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How to Write Movie in 21 Days

by Viki King

Tells how to create a story idea, use the correct screenplay format, develop plot, portray characters, write realistic dialogue, handle writer's block, and submit a manuscript.

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Ghost World S/C

by Daniel Clowes

1998 Ignatz Award Winner, Outstanding Graphic Novel: The inspiration for the feature film and one of the most acclaimed graphic novels ever, following the adventures of two teenage girls, Enid and Becky, best friends facing the prospect of growing up, and more importantly, apart.

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Kids Take the Stage: Helping Young People Discover the Creative Outlet of Theate

by Lenka Peterson, Dan O'Connor, Paul Newman (Foreword by)

"The classic Kids Take the Stage" is one of the best-selling Back Stage Books of all time. Now Back Stage is proud to present the completely revised and updated second edition of this indispensable guide to getting young people on stage and helping them create their own shows. For teachers, for parents, for budding actors, emerging crew, and ...

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Oxford Reading Tree

by Roderick Hunt

Part of a language programme that teaches young children to read, this book is one of a series of six at Stage 4 which uses the Afro-Caribbean characters Wilf and Wilma to convey language and reading strategies.

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Frankenstein

by Mary Shelly

Written in 1816 when she was only 19, for a horror-writing contest suggested by Byron, Mary Shelley's novel of "the modern Prometheus" chillingly dramatized the dangerous potential of life created in the laboratory. A frightening creation myth for our own time, "Frankenstein" remains one of the greatest horror stories ever written, and an ...

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The Screenwriter's Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems

by Syd Field

For aspiring and seasoned professional screenwriters alike, Syd Field, "the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" ("The Hollywood Reporter"), offers the ultimate trouble-shooting guide to screenwriting, expertly illustrating what makes a screenplay work--and what makes it bomb faster than you can say "Action!"

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The Mousetrap and Other Plays

by Agatha Christie

Brings together some of the Christie classics for stage and screen. "The Mousetrap", record-breaking play in London's West End, "Witness for the Prosecution" and "And Then There Were None" are just a few of the highlights in this collection of eight plays by Agatha Christie.

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Arthur's Thanksgiving

by Marc Tolon Brown

Arthur the aardvark takes on the responsibility of directing his class's Thanksgiving Day play. Watercolor and ink illustrations accompany the text.

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Everyman and Medieval Miracle Plays

by A C Cawley (Editor)

This book is part of the "Everyman" series which has been re-set with wide margins and easy-to-read type and includes marginal glosses and footnotes to explain difficult words and phraseology. Concentrating mainly on "Corpus Christi" pageants, this is a selection of medieval miracle plays. There is also a translation of the Cornish "Death of ...

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Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets from the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization

by Michael Tierno

In carefully organized chapters, Tierno breaks down the fundamentals of screenwriting, highlighting particular aspects of Aristotle's work. Then, using examples from some of the best movies ever made, he demonstrates how to apply these ancient insights to modern-day screenwriting.

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24 Favorite One Act Plays

by Van Cartwell, Bennett A Cerf (Editor), Van H Cartmell (Editor)

Two dozen classic dramas by some of the finest and most famous playwrights of the last hundred years--Anton Chekhov, Noel Coward, Oscar Wilde, Arthur Miller, and A.A. Milne.

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All My Children: The Complete Family Scrapbook

by Gary Warner

Twenty-five years after its premiere, All My Children remains the number-one soap opera among women aged 18-49. Now, for the first time ever, the fascinating history of this daytime institution is captured in a beautiful, lavishly illustrated coffee table book. Chock-full of behind-the-scenes anecdotes and archival photographs. Full color ...

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Creating Unforgettable Characters

by Dr. Linda Seger

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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Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay

by Syd Field

The man the Hollywood Reporter called "the most sought-after screenwriting teacher in the world" analyzes four recent screenplays to show how a great script is written. Field provides frame-by-frame analysis of Thelma and Louise, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, The Silence of the Lambs and Dances With Wolves--and explains what made the films work and ...

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