Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
By: Syd Field
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
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1. Creating Character Arcs: The Masterful Author's Guide to Uniting Story Structure, Plot, and Character Development
By: K.M. Weiland
4.31
Format: 215 pages, Kindle Edition
About the BookPowerful Character Arcs Create Powerful StoriesHave you written a story with an excit… read more
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2. Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
By: John Yorke
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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3. Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
By: Syd Field
4.18
Format: 306 pages, Paperback
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4. The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
By: Christopher Vogler
4.10
Format: 325 pages, Paperback
Provides new insights and observations from Vogler's pioneering work in mythic structure for writer… read more
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"A myth... is a metaphor for a mystery beyond human comprehension. It is a comparison that helps us understand, by analogy, some aspect of our mysterious selves. A myth, in this way of thinking, is no…"-Christopher Vogler, The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
"I realized that the good stories were affecting the organs of my body in various ways, and the really good ones were stimulating more than one organ. An effective story grabs your gut, tightens your …"-Christopher Vogler, The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
"Although well played by Billy Zane, Cal in the screenplay is one of the weakest part of the design, and would have been a more effective rival if he were more seductive, a better match for Rose, real…"-Christopher Vogler, The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 2nd Edition
5. Notes on the Cinematographer
By: J.M.G. Le Clézio , Robert Bresson , Jonathan Griffin
3.00
Format: 54 pages, Paperback
Robert Bresson makes some quite radical distinctions between what he terms "cinematography" and som… read more
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6. The Hero With a Thousand Faces
By: Joseph Campbell
3.79
Format: 32 pages,
The first popular work to combine the spiritual and psychological insights of modern psychoanalysis… read more
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7. Directing Actors
By: None
4.54
Format: 380 pages, Paperback
Internationally-renowned directing coach Weston demonstrates what constitutes a good performance, w… read more
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8. Save the Cat!: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
By: Blake Snyder
3.12
Format: None pages, Paperback
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9. Making Movies
By: Sidney Lumet
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Format: 229 pages, Paperback
From one of America's most acclaimed directors comes a book that is both a professional memoir and … read more
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10. Adventures in the Screen Trade
By: William Goldman
3.78
Format: 80 pages, Paperback
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11. Making a Good Script Great
By: Linda Seger
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Format: None pages,
Making a good script great is not just a matter of having a good idea. Nor is it a matter of just p… read more
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12. On Directing Film
By: David Mamet
3.18
Format: 159 pages,
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13. The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
By: John Truby
4.26
Format: 445 pages, Hardcover
John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, an… read more
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"Audiences love both the feeling part (reliving the life) and the thinking part (figuring out the puzzle) of a story. Every good story has both."-John Truby, The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
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14. Writing the Breakout Novel
By: Anne Perry , Donald Maass
3.10
Format: None pages, Paperback
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15. Rebel Without a Crew, or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
By: Robert Rodríguez
3.62
Format: None pages, Paperback
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16. Film Directing Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen
By: None
3.96
Format: None pages, Paperback
This international best-seller is filled with visual techniques for filmmakers and screenwriters wh… read more
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17. The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
By: Lajos Egri , Gilbert Miller
4.31
Format: 66 pages, Paperback
Among the many "how-to" playwriting books that have appeared over the years, there have been few th… read more
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18. In the Blink of an Eye
By: Francis Ford Coppola , Walter Murch
3.00
Format: 18 pages,
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19. Hitchcock
By: Alfred Hitchcock , François Truffaut
4.29
Format: 144 pages,
Any book-length interview with Alfred Hitchcock is valuable, but considering that this volume's int… read more
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20. Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
By: Robert McKee
4.29
Format: 176 pages, Hardcover
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21. How to Write a Mystery: A Handbook from Mystery Writers of America
By: Lee Child
4.14
Format: 336 pages, Paperback
From 70 of the most successful mystery writers in the business, an invaluable guide to crafting mys… read more
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