 | Skywalking: The Life And Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition by Dale Pollock
Buy new: $14.49 / Used from: $0.95 This book was what inspired me to get into show business.
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 | Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert Mckee
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $18.68 Essential reading on the deeper principles of storytelling and screenwriting. It is not a primer, nor does it teach you practical technique on how to structure a script. However, it is invaluable in ensuring the story you want to tell is worth telling, and is well told.
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 | Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $11.99 I had read about 20 books on screenwriting before this one, and it wasn't until I read "Save the Cat" that I really grasped how the structural beats of a story worked together. Plus, his teaching on different genres and their conventions is unlike anything I've seen. Lastly, by the end of it I had far more confidence that I could really do it. Rest in peace, Blake.
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 | Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told by Blake Snyder
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $11.28 My only criticism on Blake's first book was that I wanted more examples of how different movies of varying genres worked within his structural beats. This second book perfectly answers that need. Rest in peace, Blake.
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 | How to Make it in Hollywood by Linda Buzzell
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $0.01 Indispensable primer on the practicality of working in the film industry -- I have found most of the principles are just as applicable here in Toronto, Canada.
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 | The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers by Karl Iglesias
Buy new: $9.20 / Used from: $6.50 Highly interesting interviews from many successful writers, on such practical topics as time management, the creative process, marketing yourself, and more.
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 | The Screenwriter's Bible: A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script by David Trottier
Buy new: $15.61 / Used from: $12.99 Very practical and well laid out book on how to structure a screenplay and present it on the page.
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