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Screenwriting 101
author:Neill D. Hicks
price: $13.56
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If your a begining screenwriter and want to understand the basics of screenwriting,you shouol pick this up.I'ts not the best book for starters but it helps a lot.it pretty much teaches you the basics like format,structure,charater, and dialogue.It also has exercises for you to work on as you go along but i would recommend reading the book first and then going back to do the exercises.there are dozen's of screenwriting books out there and this ranks as an ok one.there are better ones out there.
I remember growing up as a kid wanting to go to Hollywood, Write a movie script and make millions. If only I had read Screenwriting 101, I might have been able to succeed.
This book will show you, in an easy to understand and almost lighthearted way, the steps to becoming a great screenwriter. You have to make sure you have something to take notes with as you read along.
The author includes scribble exercises scattered throughout the book, this requires you to write what you are thinking at that time. Since this book is made to use over again your responses will change - have the eraser handy! Written by someone who has worked on 2 number 1 box office hits only add to an already great book. Whether you want Hollywood to notice you or your local theater group this book will certainly come in handy.
Terrific book. A lucid, pragmatic and entertaining primer on screenwriting, as valuable for veterans as it is for newcomers. Hicks has been there, in the Hollywood trenches, and knows what he's talking about. Having been in those same trenches myself, I wish I'd had this informative guide to provide helpful hints and straight talk about the craft of writing films.
I love this book. I am a working screenwriter with ten films to my credit, including two Number One hits. If this book had been available when I started my career, I would have been able to save myself a ton of headaches and heartaches. Neill Hicks has done a huge favor to screenwriters everywhere with this new book. I find his approach to be extremely sensible and realistic...IF you are interested in writing a solidly crafted screenplay that has the highest potential for getting sold--and made.
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