Screenwriting

Screenwriters are storytellers and dream builders. They forge new worlds and beings, bringing them to life through storylines and idiosyncratic details. Yet up until now, no one has told the story of these creative and indispensable artists. The Writers...

From All Quiet on the Western Front, the Academy Award-winning "Best Picture" of 1929-1930, to Dances with Wolves, the 1991 winner, many of Hollywood's most popular and enduring movies have been screen adaptations of written work, including novels,...

Putting a vision on the page for creative and commercial video is harder than it seems, but author Carey Martin explains how to bring these tools to bear in the "work for hire" environment.Whilst other texts focus on writing the next award winner, this...

Full Length, Drama Characters: 3 male, 2 female 2 Interior Sets Isaac Geldhart, the imperious scion of a family owned publishing house, is under siege. A takeover is being engineered by his son Aaron, who sees the firm's profitability steadily...

James Dalton Trumbo (1905--1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about...

A successful screenplay starts with an understanding of the fundamentals of dramatic story structure. In this practical introduction, Edward J. Fink condenses centuries of writing about dramatic theory into ten concise and readable chapters, providing...

Early Screenwriting Teachers 1910-1922: Origins, Contribution and Legacy is an historical study that reveals the previously unacknowledged contribution that early screenwriting teachers have made to the development of the Hollywood film industry.About...

This book re-assesses director Jean Renoir's work between his departure from France in 1940 and his death in 1979, and contributes to the debate over how the medium of film registers the impact of trauma. The 1930s ended in catastrophe for both for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879505285Author Erich Leon HarrisFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 445g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879505049Author FrougFormat PaperbackPage Count 369Imprint Silman-James Press,U.S.Publisher Silman-James Press,U.S.Weight(grams) 630g

Broadcast Writing (1991) looks at the tools necessary for writers to find and develop stories for radio and television. Through the use of numerous original examples, the reader learns to shape ideas into well-developed scripts. It addresses the...

This book seeks to reshape the way that writers think about constructing their story, looking at the subject from the inside out. Often practitioners and theorists examine work through the separate lenses of character and/or structure and then bring them...

James Dalton Trumbo (1905--1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781566080781Author Christina HamlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Christian Publishers LLCPublisher Christian Publishers LLCWeight(grams) 346g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679772552Author Vladimir NabokovFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 236gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780989715201Author Gary GoldsteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 206Imprint Bigger Picture PressPublisher Bigger Picture PressWeight(grams) 308gDimensions(mm)...

Illustrating the multifaceted art of screenwriting, this guide expertly navigates its vital aspects-dramatic structure, the creation of character, and story development. The nature of the writer's role in the film and television industry-both in...

Some of the greatest movies and television series have been written by script partners. Script Partners, Second Edition brings together the experience, knowledge, and winning techniques of Hollywood's most productive partnerships-including Lucy Alibar &...

From movie buffs and film students to anyone who enjoys true-crime stories or is interested in U.S. politics, this companion to a critically acclaimed biopic offers a rare glimpse into the creative process of cinema. A mix of Reservoir Dogs, Goodfellas,...

Though screenwriting is an essential part of the film production process, in Britain it is yet to be fully recognised as a form in itself. In this original study, Jill Nelmes brings the art of screenwriting into sharp focus, foregrounding the role of the...

Write to Shoot teaches budding screenwriters and screenwriting filmmakers how to write a short script with production in mind. Beker instructs them how to showcase their strengths, tailor projects to shoestring budgets, resources, and practical...

"On Story is film school in a box, a lifetime's worth of filmmaking knowledge squeezed into half-hour packages." -Kenneth Turan, film critic for the Los Angeles TimesAustin Film Festival (AFF) is the first organization focused on the writer's creative...

She's wonderful - she's just kind of destroying my life. Maggie (Greta Gerwig) is a young single woman in Brooklyn who is determined to have a baby on her own through a surrogate. However, she meets John (Ethan Hawke), an attractive, older university...

Once you understand the basics of screenwriting, ideas for your next screenplay are everywhere. Whether it comes from a favorite children's book, a summer novel you discover accidentally, a news story that catches your imagination, or a chapter from your...

Writing successful screenplays that capture the public imagination and richly reward the screenwriter requires more than simply following the formulas prescribed by the dozens of screenwriting manuals currently in print. Learning the "how-tos" is...

With the success of such films as the Oscar winner Once, Irish film has been getting well-deserved international attention recently. New Irish Storytellers examines storytelling techniques and narrative strategies in contemporary Irish film. Revealing...

Who killed Mrs Gandhi? We know the name of the assassins, but did they act alone? In this fictional filmscript, Tariq Ali suggests that larger forces were at work, exploiting genuine Sikh grievances to settle their own score with a prime minister who,...

In The Screenwriters Taxonomy, award-winning screenwriter and educator Eric R. Williams offers a new collaborative approach for creative storytellers to recognize, discuss and reinvent storytelling paradigms. Williams presents seven different aspects of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780684856407Author Jennifer M. LerchFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Prentice Hall & IBDPublisher Prentice Hall (a Pearson Education...

Aimed at screenwriters, producers, development executives and educators interested in the crime genre, this book provides an invaluable basis for crafting a film story that considers both audience and market expectations without compromising originality...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782906571693Author GreenawayFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Dis VoirPublisher Dis Voir

Based on the novel and with an introduction by James EllroyBook InformationISBN 9780446674270Author Brian HelgelandFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Little, Brown & Company

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781538137956Author Lew HunterFormat PaperbackPage Count 528Imprint Rowman & Littlefield PublishersPublisher Rowman & Littlefield

This is a comprehensive guide to visual storytelling from Savannah College of Art and Design, one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction. Storyboarding is the process of graphically organising a project - a motion picture, animation or...

A collection of three screenplays by this brilliant writer: EMartyE (winner of the Academy Award) EThe GoddessE and EThe Americanization of EmilyE.Book InformationISBN 9781557831934Author Paddy ChayefskyFormat PaperbackPage Count 346Imprint Applause...

You're trying to finish a screenplay, but there's a voice in your ear whispering, "You should know more about how cinema story works." Perhaps you've heard how many successful screenwriters deconstruct or "break down" films and study them. You'd like to...

Set in the midst of the bleak midwinter snow drifts of the American Midwest, "Fargo" is a story of murder and mayhem. Jerry Lundegaard plots the kidnapping of his wife to rescue his precarious financial situation, but events career out of control when...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780609804957Author D B GillesFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Three Rivers PressPublisher Random House USA Inc

Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect, Sixth Edition, stands alone among screenwriting books by emphasizing that human connection, though often overlooked, is as essential to writing effective screenplays as conflict. This ground-breaking book remains...

This accessible guide is directed towards filmmakers with restricted resources and shortened schedules who want to ensure their creation of riveting, fresh, and exciting projects. Whether a film is produced under a low or high budget, itemphasizes that a...