| In my opinion, there are far too many screenwriting books out there that say essentially the same things. I think these did it first, did it best, or did something different. | ||
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| Poetics (Dover Thrift Editions)
by Aristotle $2.00 It all starts here: Plot comes first, character second.... and spectacle very last. | The Art Of Dramatic Writing: Its Basis in t...
by Lajos Egri $10.80 | Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The ...
by Robert Mckee $23.10 |
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| The Screenwriter's Workbook (A Dell trade p...
by Syd Field | ScriptBuddy Screenplay Format Guide
by ScriptBuddy | Alternative Scriptwriting, Fourth Edition: ...
by Ken Dancyger $22.41 This is one of my favorites -- examples that range from "Bull Durham" to experimental work by Su Friedrich and Sadie Benning. |
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| On Screen Writing
by EDWARD DMYTRYK | Developing Story Ideas, Second Edition
by Michael Rabiger $19.46 | Documentary Storytelling, Second Edition: M...
by Sheila Curran Bernard $26.95 |
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