BOOKS

500 Ways To Beat The Hollywood Script Reader: Writing the Screenplay the Reader Will Recommend Jennifer M. Lerch (Ships in 24-48 Hours) This ultimate insider's guide to screenwriting is designed to get you past the fiercest gatekeepers in Hollywood: the Hollywood script readers. This small army of freelancers will be among the first to read and evaluate your script and then to recommend it -- or not -- to the studios, directors, and stars. Designed for quick and easy access, these 500 points are a step-by-step recipe. They cannot guarantee success, but failure to follow them can almost certainly guarantee failure. Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters: Storytelling Secrets from the Greatest Mind in Western Civilization Michael Tierno (Ships in 24-48 Hours) Long considered the bible for storytellers, Aristotle's Poetics is a fixture of college courses on everything from fiction writing to dramatic theory. Now story analyst Micheal Tierno shows how this classic work can be an invaluable resource for beginning and advanced screenwriters or anyone interested in studying plot structure. In Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters, Tierno examines the fundamentals of screenwriting using techniques outlined in the Poetics, then applies these concepts to modern movie classics, including Citizen Kane, Rocky, Pulp Fiction, and many more. This highly readable guide covers a multitude of topics, from plotting and subplotting to dialgue and dramatic unity. Along the way, Tierno also gives tips based on his years as a story analyst, where he has learned what studios look for when they read a screenplay. His qucik wit and easy-to-follow explanations of some of the Poetics' most difficult passages illuminate one of the most important books on story structure ever written.

Hollywood Creative Directory Hollywood Creative Directory (Ships in 24-48 Hours) HCD Producers is the bible of the film and television industry. Thoroughly researched and meticulously compiled, Producers lists up-to-date information on producers, studio and network executives. No one working in Hollywood or trying to break into the film industry should be without this book.

Advanced Screenwriting: Raising Your Script to the Academy Award Level Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

Have you been practicing your Oscar acceptance speech in front of a mirror for most of your adult life? Linda Seger guides writers, new and experienced alike, through the steps to making your script as good as it can be.

Creating Unforgettable Characters Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

Discusses back stories, psychology, research, relationships, supporting characters, stereotypes and character problems, and offers advice on writing dialogue.

From Script to Screen: The Collaborative Art of Filmmaking 2nd Edition Linda Seger and Edward Jay Whetmore (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

Captures some of the creative muse involved in filmmaking. Based on some 60 interviews with a variety of filmmaking professionals, the focus here lies chiefly, though not exclusively, with the creation of the film Dead Poets Society.

Making a Good Script Great 2nd Edition Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

If you're writing your first script, this book will help develop your skills for telling a compelling story. If you're a veteran screenwriter, this book will articulate the skills you know. And if you're stuck on a rewrite, this book will help you analyze and solve the problems and get you back "on track."

Making a Good Script Great Audio Cassette Series Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

In scriptwriting, it's not just the writing but also the rewriting that counts. Making a Good Script Great focuses on the rewriting process and offers specific methods to help you craft tighter, stronger, and more workable scripts.

Making a Good Writer Great: A Creativity Workbook for Screenwriters Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

A realistic and thoughtful workbook designed to stimulate the creativity of screenwriters. Seger explains how to push yourself to the next level, by boosting your confidence, sharpening your writing skills and infusing your work with your own hopes and struggles.

The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film Linda Seger (Ships in 24-48 Hours)

Required reading for anyone interested in transforming novels, plays or true-life stories into screenplays by a master teacher.

Scr(i)pt Magazine - 1 Year Subscription - Canada Scr(i)pt Magazine - 1 Year Subscription - USA Every issue of scr(i)pt Magazine brings you in-depth interviews with some of today's best screenwriters, along with news, reviews, and columns that focus on the craft and business of writing for film. From concept to sale, scr(i)pt covers the screenwriting industry. Scr(i)pt Magazine - Current Issue (Ships in 24-48 Hours) Every issue of scr(i)pt Magazine brings you in-depth interviews with some of today's best screenwriters, along with news, reviews, and columns that focus on the craft and business of writing for film. From concept to sale, scr(i)pt covers the screenwriting industry. Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Syd Field (Ships in 24-48 Hours) This step-by-step guide has helped hundreds of screenwriters get their scripts sold. Follow Field's advice on structure, style, and technique and you'll be able to move from concept to the finished script. He thoroughly answers questions about adaptation, collaboration and marketing.

Dr. Format: Answers Your Questions David Trottier (Ships in 24-48 Hours) Do you have a question about formatting or spec writing? Now you can have all of Dr. Format's prescriptions in one place. He addresses topics such as: How to handle foreign languages, When you can "legally" use secondary headings, How to streamline your scenes for a great read, and much more. The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script 3rd Edition David Trottier (Ships in 24-48 Hours) An excellent primer for the new scriptwriter who needs to know the formatting and style of submitting and marketing your script. Fine list of resources for courses, organizations and costs, and interesting checkpoint system to rev up your characters and your plot.

Secrets of Screenplay Structure: How to Recognize and Emulate the Structural Framework of Great Films Linda Cowgill (Ships in 24-48 Hours) Based on great movies from the 1930s to the present day - from Rashomon to Jerry Maguire -- this is an in-depth analysis of how form and function can combine to successfully bring a story to life.