Screenwriting
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Crafting and Revising Dialogue
$19.99 Add to cart“What is ‘good’ dialogue? Ask the question of a writer, reader, movie-goer or television binge-watcher, and you’ll get a bunch of different responses.
Good dialogue is quotable.
Rapid-fire.
Character-
- Author: Gorney, Allen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: September 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1940761425
- Language: English
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Crazy Screenwriting Secrets: How to Capture a Global Audience
$29.95 Add to cartThrough a “Crazy” approach in writing the feature screenplay, the first half of the book guides the reader in how to create and develop: Story Idea, Characters, One Page Step Outline, and the solid sc… [more below]
- Author: Lin, Weiko
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: July 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1615933018
- Language: English
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The Short Screenplay: Your Short Film from Concept to Production
$61.73 Add to cartWith the growth of film festivals, cable networks, specialty home video, and the Internet, there are more outlets and opportunities for screening short films now than at any time in the last 100 years… [more below]
- Series: Aspiring Filmmaker’s Library
- Author: Gurskis, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1598633384
- Language: English
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The Sopranos (Sm): Selected Scripts from Three Seasons
$21.99 Add to cartThis must-have book for every fan of HBO’s hit show The Sopranos packs five scripts from the best episodes, handpicked by series creator David Chase. Completed scripts are included for the episodes: P… [more below]
- Author: Chase, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: December 03 2007
- ISBN10: 0446679828
- Language: English
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Writing the Romantic Comedy, 20th Anniversary Expanded and Updated Edition: The Art of Crafting Funny Love Stories for the Screen
$18.99 Add to cart“Writing the Romantic Comedy is so much fun to read it could pop a champagne cork.”–Alexa Junge, writer and producer of Friends
Revised and expanded to celebrate a new generation of romantic comedies,
- Author: Mernit, Billy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: February 11 2020
- ISBN10: 0062950266
- Language: English
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How Not to Make a Short Film: Secrets from a Sundance Programmer
$19.99 Read moreAnyone can make a short film, right? Just grab some friends and your handheld and you can do it in a weekend or two before being accepted to a slew of film festivals, right? Wrong. Roberta Munroe scre… [more below]
- Author: Munroe, Roberta Marie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: January 20 2009
- ISBN10: 1401309542
- Language: English
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The Hollywood Standard – Third Edition: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style (Library Edition)
$49.95 Add to cartIntended to be kept at a screenwriter’s fingertips, The Hollywood Standard provides what even the best script software can’t: clear, concise instructions and hundreds of examples to take the guesswork
- Author: Riley, Christopher
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: July 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1615933565
- Language: English
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Breaking Into TV Writing: How to Get Your First Job, Build Your Network, and Claw Your Way Inside the Writers’ Room
$31.99 Add to cartThe old screenwriting motto is, “Work on your script, and the jobs will come.” This is false.
A great script is only as good as the effort you put into your career, but there is little information for … [more below]
- Author: Schettini, Anton
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 03 2024
- ISBN10: 1684429862
- Language: English
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The Virgin’s Promise: Writing Stories of Feminine Creative, Spiritual, and Sexual Awakening
$21.95 Add to cartThe Virgin’s Promise demystifies the complexities of archetypes and clearly outlines the steps of a Virgin’s Journey to realize her dream. Audiences need to see more than brave, self-sacrificing Heroe
- Author: Hudson, Kim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 180
- Publish Date: April 01 2010
- ISBN10: 1932907726
- Language: English
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The Battle of Brazil: Terry Gilliam v. Universal Pictures in the Fight to the Final Cut
$34.48 Add to cartThe totally restored, revamped and researched blow-by-blow recounting of the most spectacular title bout in the blood-soaked history of Hollywood. “This book documents in rare detail the back-room hag… [more below]
- Series: Applause Books
- Author: Mathews, Jack
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: May 01 2000
- ISBN10: 1557833478
- Language: English
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Haunt: Screenplay & Filmmaker Diaries
$19.99 Add to cartA Quiet Place writers Scott Beck & Bryan Woods offer a first-hand look at the life of a filmmaker and the brutal ups and downs that come with it. While writing and directing their feature Haunt, Beck
- Author: Beck, Scott
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: December 06 2022
- ISBN10: 9798218059132
- Language: English
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Memento & Following
$18.00 Add to cartThe screenplay for the cult film that took audiences by storm
Memento is a remarkably layered, psychological-puzzle film that explores the narrative possibilities of noir, turning its detective into a- Author: Nolan, Christopher
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 15 2001
- ISBN10: 0571210473
- Language: English
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How to Build a Great Screenplay: A Master Class in Storytelling for Film
$30.00 Add to cartHow to Bulid a Great Screenplay is a definitive guide on the mechanics of screenwriting–filled with examples–from the author of The Tools of Screenwriting.
Acclaimed USC screenwriting teacher David- Author: Howard, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: January 24 2006
- ISBN10: 031235262X
- Language: English
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Write Screenplays That Sell: The Ackerman Way: 20th Anniversary Edition, Newly Revised and Updated
$21.95 Read moreYou don’t have to attend film school to take a screenwriting course with the master teacher in the field — it’s all in his book! Meet Hal Ackerman, up close and personal, just as hundreds of his stud… [more below]
- Author: Ackerman, Hal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 05 2021
- ISBN10: 1931290687
- Language: English
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Three Screenplays: To Kill a Mockingbird, Tender Mercies and the Trip to Bountiful
$17.00 Add to cartHorton Foote’s uniquely personal style of screenwriting is at its peak in this collection of two Academy Award winners, To Kill a Mockingbird and Tender Mercies, and The Trip to Bountiful, a film wide… [more below]
- Series: Foote, Horton
- Author: Foote, Horton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 22 1994
- ISBN10: 0802131255
- Language: English
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Nora Ephron: A Biography
$30.00 Read moreNora Ephron was one of the most popular, accomplished, and beloved writers in American journalism and film.
Nora Ephron: A Biography is the first comprehensive portrait of the Manhattan-born girl who- Author: Doidge, Kristin Marguerite
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 07, 2022
- ISBN10: 1641603755
- Language: English
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Tuesdays with Ted: An uplifting, heartbreaking, occasionally funny story about an old man with ALS, a sitcom, its star and just enough ti
$18.00 Add to cartTo be with a parent while they are dying is one of the most human of experiences. It is what we are supposed to do. And while those months, for the author, were difficult in myriad ways, they were als
- Author: Woody, Russ
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 260
- Publish Date: August 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1948018586
- Language: English
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The Guide for Every Screenwriter: From Synopsis to Subplots: The Secrets of Screenwriting Revealed
$12.89 Add to cartScreenwriting made simple. The Guide for Every Screenwriter is one of the most efficient instruction manuals on the craft. This book cuts past the verbose exposition, and gets straight to work, delive
- Author: Calhoun, Geoffrey D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 132
- Publish Date: May 11 2019
- ISBN10: 1733989633
- Language: English
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The Coffee Break Screenwriter: Writing Your Script Ten Minutes at a Time
$28.95 Add to cartThe writer receives guidance and tips at every stage of the often intimidating writing process with a relaxed, “ten minutes at a time” method that focuses the writer and pushes him or her forward. At … [more below]
- Author: Alessandra, Pilar
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 270
- Publish Date: May 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1615932429
- Language: English
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Comedy Writing Self-Taught: The Professional Skill-Building Course in Writing Stand-Up, Sketch, and Situation Comedy
$16.95 Add to cartComedy writing is an acquired skill. No one is born a comedy writer. The desire may be there from an early age, but the techniques must be learned, developed, and honed. Fortunately, the best teachers… [more below]
- Author: Perret, Gene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 175
- Publish Date: January 15 2015
- ISBN10: 1610352203
- Language: English
