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The Screenwriter Within
author:D. B. Gilles
price: $11.20
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Book Description
If you've ever dreamed of writing a screenplay, The Screenwriter Within is the book for you. Insightful, inspirational, and wildly irreverent, it takes you through all the stages of the writing process, using references to hit movies and the author's personal experience to show you how to:
Turn everyday events into big-screen successes
Find the best stories to turn into screenplays
Develop strong characters
Write compelling dialogue
Find your niche as a screenwriter . . . and much more.
I thought this was an excellent book. I've written some screenplays and read other screenwriting books, and this is the best I've read by far. It was fun to read, but it also delivered the goods. It really tells you how to come up with great stories and craft them into a professional screenplay. Most screenwriting books are dull as dirt, and that's why I liked this one so much. I laughed a lot (hey, it was more entertaining than a lot of movies I've seen), but I was also inspired. It's filled with all the important inside information you need to know. Great book!
This manual is pretty typical of the more personal, chatty type of screenwriting books that have been released recently. As such it's a very easy read and extremely accessible. However, in a number of areas it truly falls short - especially concerning dialogue. On the other hand it is inspirational when it talks about finding story material in your own life and psyche. All in all a mixed bag, truly valuable in some ways, quite flawed in others. Certainly not the ONLY book a beginner should read, but as an addendum to a more solid basic text it may prove to be of help.
It's so easy for books like this - filled with information and practical tips -- to be hard to swallow. It can be like taking notes in a lecture hall. But The Screenwriter Within is actually enjoyable reading -- I sat down with it, and found that I'd ripped through the whole book in just a few hours -- and I'd learned (and been reminded of) a lot in the process. Gilles makes his points (and there are many of them) in a fast and funny fashion. I'd recommend the book to anyone starting out as a screenwriter, or anyone (like myself) who's already done some of it, but always needs a good refresher course.
Reviews excerpted from: Amazon.com |
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