To break into the screenwriting game, you need a screenplay that is not just good, but great. Superlative. Stellar. Writing Movies provides everything you need to know to reach this level. In a single book. And, like the very best teachers, Writing Movies is always practical, accessible, and entertaining. Inside you'll find: Explanations of the fundamental elements of screenwriting craft (plot, character, scenes, etc.); insight into such crucial (but seldom discussed) topics as description, voice, tone, and theme; analysis of five brilliant screenplays--Die Hard, Thelma & Louise, Tootsie, Sideways, and The Shawshank Redemption; strategies for breaking into the business; a guide to screenwriting format; assignments that strengthen your command of screenwriting craft; step-by-step tasks that take you from rough idea to polished script; and tie-ins to supplementary material at the book's website. Written by Gotham Writers' Workshop expert instructors and edited by Dean of Faculty Alexander Steele, Writing Movies offers the same methods and exercises that have earned the school international acclaim.
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"A superb book. Straight, to-the-point, and loaded with facts -- this book is a must read!" -- Dov S-S Simens - Founder, Hollywood Film Institute and WebFilmSchool.com
"Writing Movies gets it all right. You must read this book before you write your first or next screenplay." -- Stuart Beattie - Screenwriter,
"Writing Movies gives tons of practical advice, but also acknowledges that writing screenplays is ultimately an artistic endeavor." -- Keith Gordon - Screenwriter/Director,
"Writing Movies is the ultimate resource. It's like having twenty of the best screenwriting books skillfully rolled into one." -- John E. Johnson - Executive Director, American Screenwriters Association
An excellent resource for anyone considering writing a screenplay; highly recommended. -- Library Journal
"Writing Movies gets it all right. You must read this book before you write your first or next screenplay." -- Stuart Beattie - Screenwriter,
"Writing Movies gives tons of practical advice, but also acknowledges that writing screenplays is ultimately an artistic endeavor." -- Keith Gordon - Screenwriter/Director,
"Writing Movies is the ultimate resource. It's like having twenty of the best screenwriting books skillfully rolled into one." -- John E. Johnson - Executive Director, American Screenwriters Association
An excellent resource for anyone considering writing a screenplay; highly recommended. -- Library Journal
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Founded in 1993 by Jeff Grae and David Fligelman, Gotham Writers' Workshop is the leading writing school in New York and in the United States. Based in New York City, it reaches more writing students than any other school, offering more than 400 courses to 6,000 students each year. Its distinctive technique has won raves from alumni and from the media. Gotham has published two previous books with Bloomsbury, the very popular Guide to Writing Fiction and Fiction Gallery.
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Great book to read before you start writing your next script!,
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I bought this book for the kindle and I love it to death. Saw it in a bookstore and was hooked from the first chapter. I later ran home and purchased from Amazon.
To give you some insight on what this book has to offer here's the table of contents: 1. Screenwriting: Inventing a Myth 2. Plot: The Path of Action 3. Characters: The Lifeblood 4. The Page: Words That Move 5. Scenes: Exploring and Exploding Moments 6. Dialogue: Making More of Less 7. Subplots: A Side of Story 8. Plot 2: Like a Roller Coaster 9. Tone and Theme: The Overlay and Underlay 10. Revision: From Rough to Ready 11. The business: Slipping Past the Velvet Rope Format Guide Glossary Cheat sheet Acknowledgments Contributors Index Good luck with your next purchase!
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I was really sorry to see only one person had written a review of this truly tremendous and helpful book.This book is the most straight forward book you could read on the subject.Made me stop making excuses and just write the dang thing.One of the best hands down and I have read a few.Read this on the craft and then read Breakfast with Sharks.You'll be good to go.Oh and don't forget to read lots and lots of screenplays, doctor's orders.
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This review is from: Writing Movies: The Practical Guide to Creating Stellar Screenplays (Paperback)
I have been writing screenplays since I was 17 and I am now 27 and this is the first book on the craft that I have ever read and it is the greatest. I have a couple of other books on screenwriting like the "Screenwriter's Bible" and "Writing Screenplays That Sell", but I never read them and just got them for formatting guidelines. But this particular book struck a cord within that I never got from any other book on screenwriting that I have look at.
The stepping-stones at the ends of each chapter are wonderful teachers and guide for constructing a screenplay. What makes this book unique is that it is written by a group of writers who actually teach the craft and not someone who wrote some scripts and sold them and think they know everything on screenwriting. You feel that they know what they are discussing. I like the fact that the book has different voices for each chapter and the same one resonating throughout. I recommend this book to every writer from beginner to novice. It will best book you will ever have to choose on the art of screenwriting.
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