 | Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need by Blake Snyder
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $12.00 Here's the book that explains Ushpizin's structure -- the precision perfection in satisfying the criteria in this book is why USHPIZIN got funded, won awards and is still gaining audience.
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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: $16.79 See my full review of this uniquely instructive volume. This book does the homework assignments from Save The Cat! for you -- it's the teacher's answer-book to the puzzles posed in Save The Cat! I also reviewed it in my review column, Jan. 2007 and based 6 more columns on what I learned from this book.
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 | Ushpizin
Buy new: $23.49 / Used from: $8.99 Here is a "perfectly crafted" award winning film to study - it's especially good if you know nothing of Judaism and don't speak Hebrew (English subtitles) so you concentrate on the structure.
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 | Story: Substance, Structure, Style and The Principles of Screenwriting by Robert Mckee
Buy new: $23.10 / Used from: $16.30 Robert MCGee is a magic name in the industry -- read all his books.
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 | Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting by Syd Field
Buy new: $6.34 / Used from: $6.48 Syd Field likewise a magic name in the industry. Read the reviews of this and McGee's books.
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 | Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know by Jennifer Van Sijll
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $9.95 A book on use of the camera, sound, and director's tricks to tell story. Writers can't insert "shots" in a screenplay unless they say something, and then it's only a suggestion.
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