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| Attitude Vs. Gratitude: Strategies For Securing An Agent - Dvd Edition |
"Among the many myths about Hollywood, most common is the notion that it ™s hard to get an agent to read your script. In fact, it ™s easy. It requires no connections. All it takes is a smart query letter. Richard Walter will present the rules for writing the perfect query and will discuss other strategies regarding the acquisition of representation."
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| Finding The Right Buyer For Your Screenplay - Dvd Edition |
" �Victoria Wisdom is one of the most inspired judges of good screenplays and story ideas that I have ever come across. Her exquisite taste and solid story sense make her one of the smartest purveyors of scripts in the marketplace. � ""Mark Johnson, Academy Award-Winning Producer of Rain Man, Donnie Brasco, The Notebook, and The Chronicles of Narnia How do you write the spec script that actually sells! And once you have it, what ™s the next step? This seminar shows you how to select, develop and write the high concept commercial story that the studios and producers are looking for, how to understand why one spec script sells over another and how to predict trends and choose saleable and commercial ideas. Learn how to understand the currents of the marketplace by understanding what the buyers want and how they think. Once you have the right script, learn how to triumph over the daily challenges of becoming and remaining successful in a screenwriter's career and how to colla"
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| Writing For New Media (The Third Screen) - Dvd Edition |
"Explore exciting new opportunities in the burgeoning world of interactive media. With an award-winning screenwriter as your guide, you ™ll learn where you, as a writer, fit in, and what kinds of genres and stories power the �Third Screen; � video games, the Web, VR, iTV, mobile devices, smart toys and robots, theme park attractions, and more. Best of all, you don ™t need to be a computer geek to jump in! You'll learn how Digital Storytelling can: Break the 4th Wall (Characters speak to you, and you to them) Blur the boundaries between real life and fiction. Combine games with information, and education. Change the rules of narrative storytelling. Make more money than the biggest opening movie of all time. And much, much more Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 90-minute masters course is an exceptional value."
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| Secrets Of Animated Movies And Tv Shows - Dvd Edition |
"From comic book and graphic novel adaptations to Pixar, Disney, and Japanese-style anime, animated movies and television form a huge and growing segment of today ™s movie market. But breaking into this market as a writer is not exactly like trying to sell a live-action feature script. Animation has its own unwritten rules, conventions, and practices. Ken Rotcop, former Creative Head of Hanna-Barbera Studios, delivers a succinct introduction to the art and business of writing for animation, offering practical know-how for anyone wanting to bring an animated story from his/her imagination onto the screen. You ™ll learn: The seven must-have pages for your animated TV show ™s �Bible. � What is a �Letter of Agreement, � and why do you need one? Treatment vs. synopsis in animation, and how to create a step outline. Why your villain is the most important character. Why you shouldn ™t be scared to sign a studio release form. And why it ™s import"
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| How To Write A Killer First Script - Dvd Edition |
"Writing your first script can be a frightening and daunting task if you ™re not equipped with the proper tools. If you are new to screenwriting and ready to take the plunge on your inaugural screenplay, this seminar by writer and former WNBA Champion Fran Harris is the best introduction you could hope for. Like it or not, there are different rules for novice writers. This seminar outlines them all in detail. Whether it is how to establish your world, creating proper conflict for your characters, or crafting the right type of dialogue, everything you need to make your script stand out is covered. Fran teaches you how to make your first work not only good, but how to make it great enough to get it sold! You ™ll learn: Why your first page HAS to deliver How to separate the physical and emotional needs of your main character The definitions of concept and theme Different ways to uncover your character ™s scars How to convey emotion with what isn ™t sai"
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| Character Evolution - Dvd Edition |
"Great characters make for great movies. Learn from Cynthia Whitcomb - who has sold 70 of her own screenplays (29 produced) - about the seven levels of character development and how your protagonist ™s journey through these levels is the key to a gripping story that will hook your audience. Using examples from such movies as Erin Brockovich, As Good as it Gets, and The Godfather, this DVD will help you create compelling characters who invite the audience on a journey. You ™ll also: Get expert advice on how to infuse energy into your story Discover the purpose of functionary characters Learn when to surprise your audience Find out why you should never make your �sidekick ™ too funny"
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| Subplots (The How And Why) - Dvd Edition |
"Your main story can only take you so far. When you have 120 pages to fill, you can easily discover that even a meaty plot can begin to wear thin after a while. Subplots compliment and, when used to their full effect, enhance your main storyline. They also keep the energy up in a script and make for a much more exciting read. Cynthia Whitcomb walks you through the intricacies of great subplots and explains how they work in tandem with a film ™s main plotline. Learn how to create up to a dozen (!) stories off of your basic idea and help fill out your script and let it reach its full potential. It doesn ™t matter how great your story is "" if the subplots are too thin and not given the same attention you give the rest of your script, it will simply not work. You ™ll also learn: How to connect every subplot to your A-story What constitutes a subplot? To apply basic 3-Act structure to each of your subplots The difference between subplots and set-up Part of the"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Sheldon Turner - Dvd Edition |
"Be that person who's stubborn enough to look in the face of the hurricane and not blink. -Sheldon Turner Sheldon Turner is the prototype for the smart, brash, ambitious young screenwriter - only he's also got a law degree from NYU and has had his fiction published in the New Yorker. Turner recently broke through with his script for the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard, starring Chris Rock and Adam Sandler, and he has half a dozen other scripts in development. He's got insane discipline, writes longhand, and boycotts email. He figured out how to work the system, and he's got more witty axioms for how to play the Hollywood game than a Tropicana craps dealer at 3 am. But you'll just have to hear Turner talk to get it - what being the biggest guy in the room can do for you, how to read an audience, and what to say in pitch meetings. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascina"
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| Writing A Great Movie Opening - Dvd Edition |
"As a writer who ™s sold over 70 feature-length screenplays, Cynthia Whitcomb knows about creating page-turning scripts ""namely, that the first ten pages are the deciding factor in whether your script ever gets a full read. This DVD lays out clearly the essentials for creating great openings, such as orienting your audience to genre; the importance of effective symbols/images; creating an effective story �hook �; and much more; including: What should your story's catalyst demand? What are the TWO MOST IMPORTANT SKILLS great screenwriters possess? Using the opening credits effectively in your script What does it mean to not answer a question the audience hasn't asked? Simple changes to make your dialogue more powerful Why two weeks spent writing your first ten pages is time well spent!"
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| A Dangerous Profession: A Book About The Writing Life - Softcover |
"Frederick Busch, one of America's most distinguished novelists, has had an enduring love affair with great books and with the difficult, and sometimes personally dangerous, work that is required to produce them. For Busch, as he writes of his own career and those of his great elders, Dickens, Melville, Hemingway, and others, there was to be no other recourse save the dangerous profession. Writing out of an experience of risk that is suffused with affection, Busch brilliantly explores the hazards of the writing life and its effect on the achievement of benchmark writers."
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| A Manual Of Writer's Tricks: Essential Advice For Fiction And |
"The author of How to Prepare Your Manuscript for a Publisher now presents more essential advice for fiction and nonfiction writers. This invaluable reference offers easy access to stratagems and tried-and-true literary shortcuts that help writers save time, improve style and avoid common pitfalls. Whether a beginner or student, amateur or professional, readers will refer time and again to David Carroll's practical tips for: writing with expression; improving structure; correcting and rewriting with greater efficiency; developing writer's logic; avoiding the hazards of burnout, boredom and lack of motivation; dealing with writer's block; and reworking scholarly prose for greater clarity."
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Stuart Beattie - Dvd Edition |
"I love films that are simple stories with complex characters. -Stuart Beattie Australian screenwriter Stuart Beattie is credited with having written the role no one ever thought they'd see Tom Cruise play: Vincent, the riveting homicidal hit man in Beattie's original screenplay, Collateral, directed by Michael Mann (The Insider, Heat). After 15 years in the business, Beattie has learned a thing or two about how to make characters and plots sing (or sting) on the page. And his long-gestating idea for a rejuvenation of the pirate movie eventually hit pay dirt with the Jerry Bruckheimer blockbuster, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, on which he has story credit. Listen in as Beattie describes what it feels like when Tom Cruise looks like he wants to kill you, where the best story ideas come from, and how to stay passionate when you can't even get your mother to read your screenplays. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a"
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| Richard Walter's Screenwriting: Beyond Basics - Dvd Edition |
" �I recommend Ricahrd Walter's seminar as a great tool for anyone interested in becoming a professional screenwriter. � ""Jeff Robinov, Senior Vice President, Warner Bros. A full-day screenwriting workshop with UCLA screenwriting chairman Richard Walter. You'll experience an illuminating and motivating 8 hours of content and come away with unfailing principles of screenwriting for you to utilize over and over when you're alone writing at home. The class includes, character, action, description and dialogue exercises, as well as an in-depth examination and analysis of participants pages, new considerations of format, and enhanced story craft explorations. Gain a semester's worth of motivation in four DVDs. Richard Walter regularly charges over $200 to attend his full day class. Now you can benefit from the same material for a fraction of the cost. Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, this 8-hour masters course is an exceptional value. Don't miss this opportunity to learn "
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| Adaptations: From Short Story To Big Screen: 35 Great Stories That |
"An Eclectic Collection of Fiction That Inspired Film Memento, All About Eve, Rear Window, Rashomon, and 2001: A Space Odyssey are all well-known and much-loved movies, but what is perhaps a lesser-known fact is that all of them began their lives as short stories. Adaptations gathers together 35 pieces that have been the basis for films, many from giants of American literature (Hemingway, Fitzgerald) and many that have not been in print for decades (the stories that inspired Bringing Up Baby, Meet John Doe, and All About Eve). Categorized by genre, and featuring movies by master directors such as Steven Spielberg, Stanley Kubrick, Robert Altman, Frank Capra, and John Ford, as well as relative newcomers such as Chris Eyre and Christopher Nolan, Adaptations offers insight into the process of turning a short story into a screenplay, one that, when successful, doesn ™t take drastic liberties with the text upon which it is based, but doesn ™t mirror its source material too cl"
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| Wordplay: Secrets Of The Storytelling Trade - Dvd Edition |
" �Ten top screenwriters reveal their storytelling secrets in exclusive interviews. The Range and depth of commentary on the craft and business of screenwriting in this 5-DVD set is amazing. � ""Erik Bauer, Editor and Publisher of Creative Screenwriting Magazine The Wordplay DVDs showcase an incredible selection of screenwriters, directors, producers and actors sharing practical advice on how to break into and stay in the screenwriting trade. A master class and career seminar rolled into one, Wordplay is an entertaining and informative look at the art and business of screenwriting from the best of the best. DVDs in This Set: DVD 1 "" William Goldman / William Goldman & David Koepp DVD 2 "" David Koepp / John August DVD 3 "" Steve Faber & Bob Fisher / Don Roos DVD 4 "" Paul Haggis / Susannah Grant DVD 5 "" Joss Whedon / Ehren Kruger"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Ted Griffin - Dvd Edition |
"If you write a really compelling story, everyone will want to be involved. -Ted Griffin There's no con more satisfying and lucrative than finding a way to make a living as a screenwriter. And Ted Griffin is a man who knows a good con. Anyone who tried to follow the clever criminal head games he built into his screenplays for Ocean's Eleven and Matchstick Men knows not to trust this guy. Except when he talks about screenwriting, which he does with great humor and insight in this enlightening interview that ranges from his early work on Ravenous and Best Laid Plans through the unexpected pitfalls of trying to direct his first film, Rumor Has It... About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating craft of screenwriting. In these extensive in-depth discussions with savvy industry interviewers, more than two-dozen of today's most successful screenwriters share their work ha"
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| Joss Whedon: The Master At Play - Dvd Edition |
"This DVD is amazing... the best I've seen on the creative process. 60 minutes of observations on storytelling, TV, movies, and crafting tales that matter. Joss is funny and touching... he has incredible heart. This DVD is a 'must own' for every writer and lover of great storytelling. ""Erik Bauer, former publisher of Creative Screenwriting and CEO of Promise Technologies, Inc. Feature and television writer Joss Whedon is the beloved creator of such television shows as Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly. He made his feature directorial debut with 2005's acclaimed Serenity and was kind enough to sit down at Screenwriting Expo 4 and talk about his career, history, and what inspires him to create. �All the writing I do is genre writing �. I don ™t know how to work without genre. � ""Joss Whedon An in-depth discussion with the master himself, this DVD reveals not only the secrets and stories behind Whedon's classic series and films, but also touches on tools you'"
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| Essentials Of Screenwriting - Softcover Edition |
"Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two recent Oscar winners for best original screenplay-Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006). In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible."
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| "Bambi Vs. Godzilla: On The Nature, Purpose, And Practice Of The Movie" |
"From the Academy Award-nominated screenwriter and playwright: an exhilaratingly subversive inside look at Hollywood from a filmmaker who ™s always played by his own rules. Who really reads the scripts at the film studios? How is a screenplay like a personals ad? Why are there so many producers listed in movie credits? And what on earth do those producers do anyway? Refreshingly unafraid to offend, Mamet provides hilarious, surprising, and refreshingly forthright answers to these and other questions about every aspect of filmmaking from concept to script to screen. A bracing, no-holds-barred examination of the strange contradictions of Tinseltown, Bambi vs. Godzilla dissects the movies with Mamet ™s signature style and wit."
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| The Dude's Do's And Don'ts - Dvd Edition |
" �In my work with Jeff at Sundance, I have found him to be extraordinarily sensitive to the relationship of the content and story to the filmmaking process. He has a much wider and fuller understanding of what makes a film work than just his proven expertise in marketing. � ""Waldo Salt, (Academy Award-winning screenwriter, Midnight Cowboy and Coming Home) A national authority on film marketing and distribution, learn from The Dude himself, Jeff Dowd, on what to do and what NOT to do when trying to get your script into the right people ™s hands. From the festival market to the studio meeting, Dowd takes you behind the scenes of Hollywood and gives you the inside scoop on getting ahead. The DVD includes: How to get your film into Sundance The Ins and Outs of the current marketplace Working with the Coen Brothers Complete guide to post production on your film How to better your chances of selling your your screenplay NOW! Part of the Screenwriting Expo DVD Series, th"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Jose Rivera - Dvd Edition |
"Jose Rivera's pivotal screenplay for The Motorcycle Diaries was one of the most celebrated works of 2005. It earned him Writers Guild, BAFTA and Academy Award nominations, and was his first major screenplay. His foray into movies came after establishing himself as an award-winning playwright and a hugely accomplished writer for television, where his credits include co-creating and producing the critically-acclaimed television series Eerie, Indiana. In this interview, Rivera discusses how his theater training helped pave the way to screenwriting and why he compares the writing process to building cabinets. The Puerto Rican-born writer also talks about his latest project, the adaptation of Jack Kerouac's literary classic On the Road, which re-pairs him with Diaries director Walter Salles. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating craft of screenwriting. In these extensi"
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| Mind Your Business: A Hollywood Literary Agent's Guide To Your Writing |
"In these pages, readers will find priceless information that explains the ins and outs of show business. In highly readable prose, the writer explains how to get ahead and what to expect in meetings, negotiations, and social situations, launching you and your now-saleable screenplay down the road to Hollywood success. Former Hollywood literary agent Michele Wallerstein explains the secrets of maneuvering in the world of Hollywood screenwriters. Get all the great information regarding how to open those golden doors. This book includes chapters on the agent-client relationship, how to network successfully, and the differences between agents, personal managers, business managers, and lawyers, as well as how to write the right query letter, what's hot and what's not, and much, much more. You will be head and shoulders above all of the other new writers who don't know how to get their screenplays read, represented, and sold. Mind Your Business will give you all the tools you will need. "
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - John Hamburg - Dvd Edition |
"John Hamburg is a very funny guy. After starting a humor magazine called The Dalton Lampoon in high school and making a popular comedic short film about slacker bomb defusers while attending NYU's graduate filmmaking program, Hamburg wrote and directed the crime comedy Safe Men, which played at Sundance and spawned a devoted cult following. A sure-thing comedy closer, the New York City native built hilarious set pieces and character work into Meet the Parents, Zoolander, and Meet the Fockers that not only helped lift them to huge box office but also pushed a few new catchphrases into the American lexicon. A veteran of the uncredited production rewrite, Hamburg also wrote and directed the romantic comedy Along Came Polly in 2004. In this amusing interview, Hamburg discusses how he developed his talent for writing actor-hooking dialogue in the humorous monologues he performed in college, why he'd do a thousand test screenings if he could, and what it's like to hand a new scene to Rober"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Nick Kazan - Dvd Edition |
"With close to 30 years experience in the business, Nick Kazan knows a few things about screenwriting. He has mastered research skills to write scripts based on true events like Frances, At Close Range, Patty Hearst and Reversal of Fortune, which earned him an Oscar nomination. He has the knowledge of handling life after the nomination and how to manage studio notes and incorporate changes without weakening the script. He has the expertise of directing his own script, Dream Lover and writing with a partner, including a collaboration with his wife Robin Swicord on the adaptation of the Roald Dahl classic, Matilda. And on top of all that, this seasoned professional offers insight as to why he doesn't do lunches, what it takes to develop screenwriting muscles and why life is always a comedy. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating craft of screenwriting. In these extens"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Marshall Herskovitz - Dvd |
"Words are the last things that people do. They have the thought, they have the fear, they have another thought, they want to run, and finally, they speak. -Marshall Herskovitz Writer, director, producer Marshall Herskovitz is one of the most prominent figures in film and television. With partner Ed Zwick, whom he met while attending the American Film Institute, Herskovitz has created and executive produced the highly-acclaimed television shows thirtysomething and Once and Again, and written the film The Last Samurai, starring Tom Cruise. He served as producer on the films Traffic, I Am Sam and Dangerous Beauty, which he also directed. Here, Herskovitz delves into the mediocrity of the industry, the voices that writers hear in their heads and why it's best to write first and ask questions later. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating craft of screenwriting. In these e"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Billy Ray - Dvd Edition |
"I think what marks bad dialogue against good dialogue is the absence of subtext. You have to have it. - Billy Ray Billy Ray has written or co-written the screenplays for Color of Night, Volcano and Hart's War and also created the sci-fi series Earth 2. In 2003, Ray wrote and directed Shattered Glass, which was based on the true story of fraudulent journalist Stephen Glass. Most recently, he found himself back in the writer/director role for Breach, a story based on real-life FBI agent-turned-Soviet spy Robert Hanssen. In this intriguing interview, listen as Ray touches on his inspiration from movie soundtracks, taking acting classes, genius by osmosis and writing for The Jetsons. About The Dialogue Series: THE DIALOGUE: Learning From the Masters is a groundbreaking interview series that goes behind the scenes of the fascinating craft of screenwriting. In these extensive in-depth discussions with savvy industry interviewers, more than two-dozen of today's most successful s"
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| The Dialogue: Learning From The Masters - Paul Attanasio - Dvd Edition |
"What's so interesting to me about writing screenplays is, it's all about what you say and also what you don't say in the screenplay - Paul Attanasio A self-described poet of pain, Paul Attanasio has forged a highly respected career as a master of challenging film adaptations. His nuanced and gripping screenplays for Quiz Show and Donnie Brasco earned him Oscar nominations, and he brought sexy, character-driven life to the Michael Crichton page-turner, Disclosure. The Bronx-born writer created the acclaimed Peabody Award-winning television show Homicide: Life on the Street, and he serves as executive producer of the popular medical drama, House, M.D. Also a frequently hired script doctor, Attanasio most recently adapted the post-World War II novel The Good German for director Steven Soderbergh. In this intense dialogue, Attanasio describes how he went from lambasting movies as a snotty Washington Post film critic to developing explosive and rewarding creative partnerships with Oscar-"
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