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Screenwriting


Screenwriting Books

Save the Cat: The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Paperback – November 29, 2005
The Anatomy of Story: 22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller
The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script
The Writer's Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers
The Art of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in the Creative Interpretation of Human Motives
Adventures in the Screen Trade: A Personal View of Hollywood and Screenwriting
Making a Good Script Great
Into the Woods: A Five Act Journey Into Story
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
Save the Cat! Strikes Back: More Trouble for Screenwriters to Get Into… and Out Of
The Hero With a Thousand Faces
The Screenwriter's Workbook: Exercises and Step-by-Step Instruction for Creating a Successful Screenplay (A Dell Trade Paperback)
Dialogue: The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
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Lists

She Went All the Way by Meg CabotIf the Boot Fits by Rebekah WeatherspoonTrue Grandeur by Cal R. BarnesAn Accidental Affair by Eric Jerome DickeyHis Brother's Secret by Debra Salonen
Screenwriters in Love
24 books — 6 voters
Directing Actors by Judith WestonIn the Blink of an Eye by Walter MurchOn Directing Film by David MametProducing and Directing the Short Film and Video by Peter W. ReaMaking Movies by Sidney Lumet
To Be A Filmmaker
24 books — 12 voters

How To Write A Vertical Series in 10 Days by Isabel DréanIt's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Hallmark! Writing a Made-fo... by Heather HughesEl salón de los artistas exiliados en California by Núria AñóCelluloid Ceiling by Gabrielle KellyThe Salon of Exiled Artists in California by Núria Añó
OUR LIST FOR THE TOP FILM, TV, STORYTELLING, SCREENWRITING and TRANSMEDIA (NEW MEDIA) BOOKS
32 books — 4 voters
3D Movie Making by Bernard MendiburuThink in 3D by Clyde DeSouzaTell to Win by Peter GuberStereoscopic Cinema and the Origins of 3-D Film, 1838-1952 by Ray Zone3-D Filmmakers by Ray Zone
Stereoscopic 3D filmmaking
8 books — 1 voter

Writing the Breakout Novel by Donald MaassScreenplay Competitions by Ann Marie WilliamsStory Like a Journalist by Amber RoyerThe Fire in Fiction by Donald MaassWriting the Breakout Novel Workbook by Donald Maass
WHY Writers Group Books on Writing
44 books — 3 voters
The Secrets of Filming Swallows & Amazons by Sophie NevilleThe Warner Loughlin Technique by Warner LoughlinFilm Directing Shot by Shot by Steven D. KatzWithout Empathy by Mk RaghavendraActor for Life by Connie de Veer
Acting and Cinema
75 books — 67 voters

Quotes Tagged “Screenwriting”

Robert McKee
“ Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form. ”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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Robert McKee
“ All writing is discipline, but screenwriting is a drill sergeant. ”
― Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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Videos Tagged “Screenwriting”

Trailer - "Writing for the Green Light"
Trailer - "Writing for the Green Light"
Sarah Phelps in conversation with Alistair Owen
Sarah Phelps in conversation with Alistair Owen
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Groups Tagged "Screenwriting"

Q&A with Lisa Mason about Tesla, A Worthy of this Time Comments and questions for Lisa Mason about her screenplay, Tesla, A Worthy of His Time.
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Film Meets Literature FML is for anyone who loves quality books and films. We will be reading a book and watching a fi…more
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Screenwriting Texts This group is about screenwriting. I will post reviews, recommendations, and anything else relev…more
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