Screenwriting

Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio executives want in a screenplay (and why) from someone who's been there. Discover what it takes to begin a lasting career as a screenwriter.Peppered with...

"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...

Austin Film Festival (AFF) is the first organization of its kind to focus on the writer's creative contribution to film. Its annual Film Festival and Conference offers screenings, panels, workshops, and roundtable discussions that help new writers and...

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...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399535376Author Evan S. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint TarcherPerigeePublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

Few modern art forms are as misunderstood as the craft of creating movie scripts, but "Tales from the Script" puts readers in the trenches of the Hollywood development process. Readers will revel in the exploits of Shane Black ("Lethal Weapon"), John...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780993318351Author Alison Ripley CubittFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Lambert Nagle MediaPublisher Lambert Nagle MediaWeight(grams) 304gDimensions(mm)...

Get Started in Film Making is the essential guide for all budding film makers, empowering and inspiring anyone to unleash their creative side. Completely revised and updated, it is the perfect manual for smartphone Spielbergs, Go-Pro adrenaline junkies,...

Written both for students and working professionals, this book walks readers step-by-step through the foundations of color grading for projects of any size, from music videos and commercials to full-length features.In this clear, practical, and...

Provides information for aspiring comedians, discussing how to create a routine and hone ideas, working with a comedy buddy, how to develop and polish material, how to get started in the business, and how to get paid.Book InformationISBN...

How To Write Everything is the ultimate writer's handbook. It tells you about every aspect of writing, from having an idea to getting the idea out into the world and getting paid for it, too. It covers everything from journalism to screen-writing, from...

Pithy put-downs, hard-boiled snarlings, words of love and regret... All the Best Lines presents 500 memorable movie quotes, embracing both one-liners ('My name is Pussy Galore') and slices of snappy dialogue from pictures as diverse as When Harry Met...

On every level - writing, direction, acting - "Double Indemnity" (1944) is a triumph and stands as one of the greatest achievements in Billy Wilder's career. Adapted from the James M. Cain novel by director Wilder and novelist Raymond Chandler, it tells...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781455537334Author Quentin TarantinoFormat PaperbackPage Count 176Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

It may be drama features that win the most awards and kudos from critics, but in the current marketplace you're unlikely to sell a drama screenplay in the way you would a genre script. Breaking down the nuts and bolts of what differentiates drama from...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781557047700Author Michael ArndtFormat PaperbackPage Count 156Imprint Newmarket Press,U.S.Publisher Newmarket Press,U.S.

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781932907728Author Kim HudsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 180Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions

Animation is one of the fastest growing mediums in the film and television world - whether it's Frozen or Paw Patrol, Family Guy or Rick and Morty. This book is the definitive guide to storytelling for writers, directors, storyboard artists and animators...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983141235Author Alan WattFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Writers Tribe BooksPublisher Writers Tribe BooksWeight(grams) 386gDimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm...

A guide to the craft of script supervising, Beyond Continuity features practical instruction through real-world examples demonstrating and explaining the skills needed by a professional script supervisor. Mary Cybulski, one of Hollywood's premier script...

When Reservoir Dogs burst upon the screen in 1992, it announced the arrival of one of the most charismatic and audacious voices in cinema today.Reservoir Dogs is the story of a heist gone wrong, and how the group of outlaws concerned are subsequently...

A loner, Travis Bickle takes up driving a taxi in search of an escape from his sleeplessness and his disgust with the corruption he finds around him. His pent-up rage, fuelled by his doomed relationship with the political campaign worker Betsy, leads to...

- Offers a step-by-step guide for editing raw documentary footage into a structured, finished film-from surveying the hours of footage, to the rough cut and test screening-giving readers a comprehensive view of the documentary editing process. - In-depth...

In Adventures of a Suburban Boy, John Boorman, hailed by the Observer as 'arguably Britain's greatest living director', offers an enthralling memoir of a creative life spent turning dreams into celluloid, and money into light.One of cinema's authentic...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925803105Author Chris AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 54Imprint Creative Manuscript ServicesPublisher Creative Manuscript ServicesSeries Character and...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780446391177Author William GoldmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 608Imprint Grand Central PublishingPublisher Grand Central PublishingWeight(grams)...

Learn first-rate techniques and tips from some of the best makeup artists in the business in the new edition of The Makeup Artist Handbook. Renown makeup pros Gretchen Davis and Mindy Hall bring an impressive set of experience in all areas to the book,...

If there is one skill that separates the professional screenwriter from the amateur, it is the ability to rewrite successfully. From Jack Epps, Jr., the screenwriter of Top Gun, Dick Tracy, and The Secret of My Success, comes a comprehensive guide that...

Feel like you've seen these movies before? Spoiler Alert celebrates Hollywood film-making in all its formulaic and predictable glory!Spoiler Alert! takes 38 mainstream movie genres, from 'Teen Sex Comedy' and 'Buddy Action Comedy' to 'Film Noir Detective...

It's a whole new world for cinematographers, camera assistants, and postproduction artists. New equipment, new methods, and new technologies have to be learned and mastered. New roles such as that of the DIT (Digital Imaging Technician), Digital Loader,...

Christopher Nolan's previous films have reflected the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With Dunkirk, Nolan has gone back into the past and brought to life one of the momentous events of the twentieth-century - the evacuation of British...

Christopher Nolan's previous films have reflected the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With Dunkirk, Nolan has gone back into the past and brought to life one of the momentous events of the twentieth-century - the evacuation of British...

Break out your favourite pencil and roll up your sleeves! The Save the Cat! (R) Beat Sheet Workbook provides key writing prompts and asks all the important questions-but you bring the story, filling out the pages that walk you step-by-step through the...

You've got an idea for the next great screenplay. Maybe you're just getting started or perhaps you've spent time with other screenwriting books, and you have your hero's journey, plot twists, reversals, and cat-saving scenes all worked out. Either way,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781925803051Author Chris AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 186Imprint Creative Manuscript ServicesPublisher Creative Manuscript ServicesWeight(grams)...

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...

This book guides nonfiction storytellers in the art of creatively and strategically using sound to engage their audience and bring stories to life.Sound is half of film and video storytelling, and yet its importance is often overlooked until a...

The collaboration of Ethan Coen and Joel Coen has made for some of the finest American films of recent years, and their screenplays, rich in wit and imaginative detail, are a joy to read.Blood Simple (1984)A cuckolded Texan bar owner hires a slimy...

Apologies no description as yet for this book is available. We are dedicated to providing you with an extensive selection of science fiction books from a variety of authors and publishers. Our collection ranges from classic titles to the latest releases,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781615933006Author Greg LoftinFormat PaperbackPage Count 190Imprint Michael Wiese ProductionsPublisher Michael Wiese Productions