Story : Substance, structure, style, and the principles of screenwriting

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. Quincy Jones, Diane Keaton, Gloria Steinem, Julia Roberts, John Cleese and David Bowie are just a few of his celebrity alumni. Writers, producers, development executives and agents all flock to his lecture ser…

[E-BOOK] Alternative scriptwriting : successfully breaking the rules. Fourth …

Going beyond the conventional three-act structure and exploring more inventive approaches, this text aims to challenge readers to take creative risks with genre, tone, character and structure

Save The Cat! : The Last Book On Screenwriting That You'll Ever Need

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 can save the cat!

The writer's journey : mythic structure for writers. Third Edition

Shows how writers can use mythic structure to give coherence and weight to both narrative fiction and nonfiction.

The writer's journey : mythic structure for writers. Third Edition

Edition

Third Edition

ISBN/ISSN

97811615931705

Collation

xxxii, 407 p. ; 23 cm cm.

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808.23 Vog t

Writing for short film : in the Hollywood style, in the European way, archplo…

This book will help you to write short films in different ways: the Hollywood (or classical) style, and the European form - 'miniplot' films where apparently nothing happens. Both options can result in beautiful films for the audience. But also boring ones. Here you'll find some tips to help you make them properly.I've been teaching Screenwriting for 10 years. Every season I read tens of script…

The final rewrite : how to view your screenplay with a film editor's eye

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780367750596

Collation

191 p. ; 24 cm.

Series Title

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Call Number

791.430922 Ros f

Tales from the script : 50 Hollywood screenwriters share their stories

Discover the secrets of Hollywood storytelling in this fascinating collection, in which fifty screenwriters share the inside scoop about how they surmounted incredible odds to break into the business, how they transformed their ideas into box-office blockbusters, how their words helped launch the careers of major stars, and how they earned accolades and Academy Awards. Entertaining, informative…

Out of order : storytelling techniques for video and cinema editors

Most video and film editors understand that the story is central to their work and that editing choices need to serve the telling of that story in the best way possible. What they may not know, however, are all the valuable techniques to making this craft appear seamless and part of the busy editor's normal workflow. This book takes an approach to editing that both beginners and intermediate ed…

Screenwriting is rewriting : the art and craft of professional revision

A step-by-step guide that takes the mystery out of rewriting and leads the writer through a series of focused passes which address the core fundamentals of screenwriting resulting in a polished, professional screenplay.

Your screenplay sucks! : 100 ways to make it great

A lifetime member of the Writer's Guild of America who has had three feature films produced from his screenplays, Akers offers beginning writers the tools they need to get their screenplay noticed.

Save The Cat! : The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need

« One of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. "Save the Cat" is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying - and saleable. 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 …

Pixar storytelling : rules for effective storytelling based on Pixar's greate…

Pixar Storytelling is about effective storytelling rules based on Pixar's greatest films. The book consists of ten chapters, each of which explores an aspect of storytelling that Pixar excels at. Learn what Pixar's core story ideas all have in common, how they create compelling, moving conflict and what makes their films' resolutions so emotionally satisfying. The book also examines Pixar's cha…

Selling your story in 60 seconds : the guaranteed way to get your screenplay …

From the author of "Screenplays That Sell" comes his newest book that reveals a one-minute technique for getting one's screenplay or novel read by the major powers of Hollywood.