Category: Screenwriting Books
September
2
2010
Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Kenneth Branagh, Laurence Mckeown, Ronan Bennett, Wesley Burrowes, Colin Bateman, Terry George, Anne Devlin, Brendan Foley, Eoin Mcnamee, Lisa Mcgee. Excerpt: Anne Devlin (born 1951) is a short story writer, playwright and screenwriter born in Belfast , Northern Ireland . She was a teacher from 1974 – 1978 and started writing fiction in 1976 in Germany . Having lived in London for a decade, she returned to…
August
30
2010
Product Description
Even if you haven’t gone to film school or taken up any courses on film making, you can still make movies or short films that are deserving attention. Studying on your own by reading up and testing out several techniques can get you far. 1. Everything is about your story. Ask yourself: “Why would anyone want to watch my film?” Tell a story that attracts strong interest and will hold attention. 2. Making a film will always cost money. A budget helps you spend money on the really essential details your film needs. 3. Film lighting helps create…
August
27
2010
Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Alfonso Cuarón, Alfonso Arau, Guillermo Del Toro, Juan Rulfo, Ramón Novarro, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Dany Saadia, Emilio Fernández, Caridad Bravo Adams, Guillermo Arriaga, Alejandro Licona, Miguel A. Reina, Joaquín Pardavé, Carlos Gallardo, María Elena Velasco, Roberto Orci, Gunther Gerszo, Adolfo Best Maugard, Juan Orol, Luis Alcoriza, Fernando Eimbcke, Manuel Valdés, Vicente Leñero, Antonio Serrano, Arcady Boytler, Liliana Abud, Henner Hofmann, Julio Bracho, José Guadalupe Cruz, Estanislao Shilinsky…
August
26
2010
- 76 pages
- black and white photographs
Product Description
Mar/Apr 1999 issue – David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ, Investigation of 11 Production Company Screenwriting Contests, Seventeen Script Analyst Services Reviewed, Interviews with Guy Ritchie, David Cronenberg, Roger Kumble and more!
Creative Screenwriting Magazine Mar/Apr 1999 David Cronenberg’s eXistenZ
August
25
2010
Product Description
Screenwriter’s Resource Bible: 2006 is the most comprehensive resource publication available to screenwriters. Not only will you have the most current and complete contact information for literary agents, managers, entertainment attorneys, production companies, TV shows, and celebrities, but we also offer current industry trends in genre as well as what types of scripts the studios and production companies are buying and developing this year. This can be invaluable when choosing which scripts to focus on, considering genres in demand verses those that have oversaturated the market. Also learn what actors have the clout to “green light” a script…
August
25
2010
- 64 pages
- black and white photographs
Product Description
1998 Vol 5, No 2 issue, Leonardo DiCaprio on cover, Adapting Shakespeare interviews with Baz Luhrman, Kenneth Branagh, Robert Duvall.
Creative Screenwriting Magazine Vol. 5, No. 2 Adapting Shakespeare
August
23
2010
Product Description
The Screenwriter’s Initial Draft Pad is a workbook of templates which show you how to format dialogue, action and characters as you handwrite a screenplay. The covers of the book illustrate complete formatting rules – a quick reference for the experienced professional or an essential guide for the novice. It’s perfect for first drafts, editing, writing when a computer isn’t available, and as an educational tool for people of all ages.
August
20
2010
Product Description
Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Screenwriting is the art and craft of writing scripts for film, television or video games. It is increasingly difficult to make a living as a Hollywood screenwriter, as tens of thousands of people try every year. Yet it is still possible for a complete unknown to launch a career simply by writing a commercially-appealing screenplay and getting it into the hands of the right people. The act…
August
19
2010
Product Description
“Brecher is the most influential writer you’ve never heard of in Hollywood. He wrote At the Circus and Go West for the Marx brothers and classics such as Du Barry Was a Lady and Meet Me in St. Louis for MGM. He wrote stand-up for Milton Berle and created the radio and television program The Life of Riley. Now in his nineties, the man is still a comedic genius with wit and timing that can’t be beat. Incredibly, his career covers the entire spectrum of 20th-century entertainment, beginning with vaudeville and encompassing movies, radio, plays, television, and even…
August
19
2010
- 64 pages
- softcover
- black and white photos
Product Description
Volume 5, No. 1 1998 Issue of Creative Screenwriting Magazine. Tarantino on cover.
Creative Screenwriting Magazine Vol. 5 No. 1 Dialogue The Writer’s Art
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