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Reading for a Living: How to Be a Professional Story Analyst for Film and Television [Paperback]

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January 1991
What makes a movie great? Perhaps even more crucial, who decides what makes it great - before it gets made into a movie? The entertainment industry's top executive decision-makers are always looking for a great story. But they don't have time to read every screenplay or book themselves. Instead, they often rely on story analysts, or readers, who become the first to read and pass judgment on submissions. Story analysts' reports ("coverages") help form a basis for executive decisions.

Now, for the first time, training for readers is easy to find, easy to do, low cost, and comprehensive. READING FOR A LIVING reveals all: how to get the job and how to do it well. READERS: Learn what makes a story great. Earn extra income while pursuing another career. Gain valuable insight into the industry. Train to be a story editor, Director of Development, or other high-level executive. DEVELOPMENT EXECS: Make sure your readers are educated. Review your own story analysis skills. WRITERS: Find out what readers and executives want. Review your fundamental writing skills.


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Anyone who deals with screenplays can learn something from this book. -- Criss Martin, Story Editor

I planned to skim this book but read it cover to cover instead. That's how good it is. -- Michael Blake, Novelist, Screenwriter (Dances with Wolves)

READING FOR A LIVING is a fantastic refresher course in screenwriting, as well as a window into what the movie industry is looking for in a script today. It is a must for any aspiring screenwriter! -- Amanda Silver, Screenwriter (The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, An Eye for an Eye)

This is one terrific book....(READING FOR A LIVING), written with intelligence and pizzazz, is a superior work that deserves a long life in print. Excellent. -- The Coast Book Review Service

When I was applying for my first job, I read the book twice. I felt and still feel that it is a terrific source of information and accuracy. It is the most informative 'how-to in Hollywood' book that I have read... and I've read many of them. -- Alison Riback, Story Editor, Jerry Weintraub Productions

Product Details

  • Paperback: 177 pages
  • Publisher: Blue Arrow Books; 1st edition (January 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0962580392
  • ISBN-13: 978-0962580390
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #642,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Info you need to be a reader, March 27, 2000
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This review is from: Reading for a Living: How to Be a Professional Story Analyst for Film and Television (Paperback)
While somewhat dated, this title offers a lot of information that will help you get a job as a writer. It shows you great techniques on how to critique screenplays, as well as how to "grade" the scripts and format coverage.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Here's a second income you'll love, January 6, 2009
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If you want to feel like you're a part of Hollywood and earn a second income buy this book.
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars PLEASE UPDATE THE BOOK, no one even knows what a word processor is anymore and no you can not back up your work on floppy disc, October 10, 2007
This review is from: Reading for a Living: How to Be a Professional Story Analyst for Film and Television (Paperback)
This book is rather elementary and really out dated. He has a chapter about buying a word processor. If you have absolutely no idea what written script coverage is then it will give you an idea but other then that, forget it.
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