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Writer ™S Series: A Pro ™S Guide To Screenplay Structure - A Strong |
"Choose the �Entire Series � option to get all three webinars together for the price of two! That is $79.99 off. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: These three unique webinars will lay out precisely what goes into each separate act of your screenplay. Knowing these basic road signs of a great story, we will go beyond the formula and get a more organic understanding into the underlying essence of what truly makes great screenplays ""and what story structure is really there to accomplish ""creating complex characters who are are forced to grow and change because of the plot points of your script. A Strong Beginning: Write an Enchanting Act One (OnDemand): The beginning of a screenplay puts an intense amount of pressure on the writer. You need to capture your audience's attention, establish your characters, and set the stage for the rest of the screenplay to unfold ""all in a few short pages. This webinar will cover what every writer needs to know about building the first act. "
Price: 79.99

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Writing The New Dark Tv Hero - Ondemand |
"ABOUT THE WEBINAR The fashion in TV heroes now is dark and complicated. And that's fantastic for creators! Sometimes, the lead character is actually an anti-hero! And TV story is getting bigger - just more story for an ever hungrier audience. This webinar's speaker (Peter Russell) recently did a consult where the producer gave the writer a shocking note on his pilot: 'can you make it longer?' Believe me, that's never been a note Peter has gotten before in television. And it's fantastic news for story creators. This medium is thriving. And freer than ever before. Now, TV's always been a closed off, hard to enter system. It still is, of course, but it's as open right now as it's ever been, because there are so many new venues for TV stories, and the way an audience watches has changed, too! So - how do you write a great pilot in this market where cats don't get saved, the hero is ambiguous, and the humor is black? Peter Russell (UCLA's Teacher of the Year, & Pepperdine University"
Price: 79.99

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Why Does The Screenwriter Cross The Road?: And Other Screenwriting |
Writers will understand why they re stuck and how to get unstuck through proven methods of breaking the logjam of self-judging and second-guessing that keeps good screenplays from being finished. Attain confidence by knowing your story is clear and solid. Seal out negative influences such as industry experts and fleeting trends. This is a way to write a script with integrity that makes a screenplay storyworthy. This is how to write a screenplay that works.
Price: 24.95

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Writer ™S Series: A Pro ™S Guide To Screenplay Structure - Writing A |
"Choose the �Entire Series � option to get all three webinars together for the price of two! That is $79.99 off. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: These three unique webinars will lay out precisely what goes into each separate act of your screenplay. Knowing these basic road signs of a great story, we will go beyond the formula and get a more organic understanding into the underlying essence of what truly makes great screenplays ""and what story structure is really there to accomplish ""creating complex characters who are are forced to grow and change because of the plot points of your script. A Strong Beginning: Write an Enchanting Act One (OnDemand): The beginning of a screenplay puts an intense amount of pressure on the writer. You need to capture your audience's attention, establish your characters, and set the stage for the rest of the screenplay to unfold ""all in a few short pages. This webinar will cover what every writer needs to know about building the first act. "
Price: 79.99

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Writer ™S Series: A Pro ™S Guide To Screenplay Structure - Establishing |
"Choose the �Entire Series � option to get all three webinars together for the price of two! That is $79.99 off. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: These three unique webinars will lay out precisely what goes into each separate act of your screenplay. Knowing these basic road signs of a great story, we will go beyond the formula and get a more organic understanding into the underlying essence of what truly makes great screenplays ""and what story structure is really there to accomplish ""creating complex characters who are are forced to grow and change because of the plot points of your script. A Strong Beginning: Write an Enchanting Act One (OnDemand): The beginning of a screenplay puts an intense amount of pressure on the writer. You need to capture your audience's attention, establish your characters, and set the stage for the rest of the screenplay to unfold ""all in a few short pages. This webinar will cover what every writer needs to know about building the first act. "
Price: 79.99

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Writer ™S Series: A Pro ™S Guide To Screenplay Structure - Entire Series |
"Choose the �Entire Series � option to get all three webinars together for the price of two! That is $79.99 off. ABOUT THE WEBINAR: These three unique webinars will lay out precisely what goes into each separate act of your screenplay. Knowing these basic road signs of a great story, we will go beyond the formula and get a more organic understanding into the underlying essence of what truly makes great screenplays ""and what story structure is really there to accomplish ""creating complex characters who are are forced to grow and change because of the plot points of your script. A Strong Beginning: Write an Enchanting Act One (OnDemand): The beginning of a screenplay puts an intense amount of pressure on the writer. You need to capture your audience's attention, establish your characters, and set the stage for the rest of the screenplay to unfold ""all in a few short pages. This webinar will cover what every writer needs to know about building the first act. "
Price: 159.99

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Writing The Web Series - Ondemand |
"ABOUT THE WEBINAR Gone are the days of waiting for the phone to ring; your writing career is in your control when you write and produce your own work. Although you have the freedom as a content creator to write whatever you want, there are strategies you can employ to increase your chances of success. Rebecca will share invaluable lessons from the trenches as a new media writer and producer, and from having interviewed many successful content creators for Script Magazine. You ™ll learn how to write short scripts that pack a punch, how to keep costs down while keeping production value up, and how to increase your chances of building audiences on YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter. You ™ll also get an overview of how to gain exposure and credibility as a writer through submitting to film and web festivals and online platforms. It ™s never been easier to create your own work, but learning how to be smart about it will save you time and money and propel your caree"
Price: 79.99

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Writing And Selling Drama Screenplays - Softcover Edition |
"Breaking down the nuts and bolts of what differentiates drama from genre, this book considers questions such as What is emotional truth? What separates stereotypical and authentic characters? What are the different types of drama feature screenplay? How do we make these films, when there's no money? and What are the distribution opportunities for dramas? Exploring the ways in which drama and authenticity work, it empowers screenwriters to make their own story and character choices, so they can write and also package, finance, and even make their own drama features. Detailed case studies of dramas made on both shoestring and bigger budgets offer insights from their writers, directors, and producers. Films discussed include Brokeback Mountain, American Beauty, Saving Mr. Banks, Changeling, and Girl, Interrupted."
Price: 24.95

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Writing And Selling Romantic Comedy Screenplays - Softcover Edition |
"Contemporary film audiences want and need sophisticated, authentic films that show how we now live and love--so what does this mean for the screenwriter developing a romcom? And how does one write heart-warming stories for a genre that is constantly evolving, from bromcom to zomcom to famcom? This guide offers a fresh approach to creating narratives for this ever-changing genre. Moving away from rigid and limited definitions that have evolved out of mainstream genre films, the book embraces a working definition that crosses cultural and national boundaries to give screenwriters a truly international perspective on writing comedic love stories. It will be the first screenwriting guide to reflect the diversity of approaches in today's films that deal with the human need for emotional and physical intimacy using humor--the contemporary romantic comedy."
Price: 24.95

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You've Got A Book In You - Ebook |
"You'll Love This Book If: You are a beginner writer You're interested in improving your writing skills and renewing your creativity You are looking for tips and advice on how to start or finish writing your first draft Are you writing a book or novel for the first time? Don't let insecurity take hold of you and cripple your ability to write. In fact, You've Got a Book in You is filled with friendly, funny, honest chapters that teach you how to relinquish your worries and write freely! When you buy this book, you'll get fun exercises, tips on brainstorming ideas, and advice about how to tackle your novel (or book) in small pieces, all geared toward helping you gain the skills and best practices needed to finish writing a novel! In This Book You'll Learn: How to tell your story The three touchstones for writing your book How to write what you don't know"
Price: 11.55

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Outlining Your Novel: Create A Roadmap To Storytelling Success - |
"YOU ™LL LOVE THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR IF: You're a writer who struggles with first drafts You want to learn how to create unique, personally structured writing processes You want to take full advantage of your stories ™ premises ABOUT THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR Writers often look upon outlines with fear and resentment. Won ™t outlines limit your creativity and rob the joy of discovery from your first draft? Why spend all that time preparing for a story when you could be writing it? But when properly understood, the outline is one of the most powerful weapons in a writer ™s arsenal. In this OnDemand webinar, K.M. Weiland, author of Outlining Your Novel: Map Your Way to Success, helps you learn how to choose the right type of outline for you, how to brainstorm plot ideas, and how to discover your characters. Outlines ensure cohesion and balance in the finished story. They prevent wasted time pursuing dead-end ideas, allows you to craft resonant foreshadowing,"
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"How To Write A Successful Novel: The Craft, Techniques, And Strategies" |
"YOU ™LL LOVE THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR IF: You want to break in to publishing You are an aspiring author hoping to write for the commercial fiction market (teen or adult) You have a finished manuscript and want to know how to submit it ABOUT THIS ONDEMAND WEBINAR: If you ™re stuck, we ™re here to help! Let this presentation be your basic training for writing a novel, or the kick in the pants you need to break through your blocks and overcome your fears. We share the secrets to coming up with marketable ideas, and ways to keep your creative engine running. The skills and techniques we discuss are the same ones we recommend to our own clients when they ™re developing new ideas. This session will give you the tools to create at your highest level, and the vocabulary to talk about your creations in ways that will make industry professionals take notice. WHAT YOU ™LL LEARN: How to craft a first chapter that will keep readers turning pages What you"
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Detour: Hollywood - How To Direct A Microbudget Film - Softcover |
"In DETOUR: Hollywood, Dickerson puts the making of his Underground Hit, Detour, on display for all to see. He will teach you what you really need to know about making a microbudget film, or a film of any budget for that matter, from the nuts and bolts of directing, to getting your movie made and out into the world, including: The Director as the sole defense for the story Understanding the two main ingredients of filmmaking: Subtext and Point of View Beating out a script The template for creating the perfect Director's Binder Action Verbs: How to adjust performance through severity and mildness Avoiding the trap of style over substance The importance of Theme Detailed behind-the-scenes of the Pre-Production, Production, Post-Production and Distribution of Detour How the distribution model has changed...for the better Reviews for DETOUR: Hollywood: This book is the most thorough and complete treatise on the art and craft of directing film for the newcomer who wants to learn"
Price: 13.49

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Automatic Pilot - Softcover Edition |
"Whoever reads this book will know more about writing pilots than people who spend years studying. -- Jamie Masada, Founder & CEO, Laugh Factory Automatic Pilot is not only an insider's guide on how to create an original pilot, it's a book that will inspire you, motivate you, and help you discover (or rediscover) a sense of freedom and joy in pilot writing, no matter what stage you're at -- whether you're new to the writing world or a jaded pro. Up until the hit series Desperate Housewives burst on the scene and became an instant hit, nobody encouraged writers to write television pilots on spec. Since then, the floodgates have opened. Now, every writer either has written, is currently writing, or is thinking about writing a spec pilot -- and that includes some of the biggest names in the business! Automatic Pilot guides you through the step-by-step process of writing an original television pilot. It's adapted from Bill Taub's very successful UCLA Online Workshop, Writing A Spe"
Price: 19.95

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"Wild Women, Wild Voices: Writing From Your Authentic Wildness -" |
"Write to Celebrate, Heal, and Free the Wild Woman Within In her years as a writing coach, Judy Reeves has found twin urges in women: they yearn to reclaim a true nature that resides below the surface of daily life and to give it voice. The longing to express this wild, authentic nature is what informs Reeves's most popular workshop and now this workshop in a book. Here, you will explore the stages that make up your life, from wild child, daughter/sister/mother, and loves and lovers, to creative work, friendships, and how the wise woman encounters death. Both intuitive and practical, Wild Women, Wild Voices responds to women's deep need for expression with specific and inspiring activities, exercises, and writing prompts. With true empathy, Reeves invites, instructs, and celebrates the authentic expression -- even the howl -- of the wild in every woman. Master teacher Judy Reeves's fortifying, fascinating, liberating exercises reach down to the place where the deep howl resides. --"
Price: 15.95

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Creating A Killer Comic Premise - Ondemand Edition |
"ABOUT THE WEBINAR What makes a great comic premise? Why do some work, and some not? More than just a selling tool, or a �high concept � logline, a great comic premise is a useable, practical tool that can help lay the essential foundation for a successful screenplay. In this unique virtual online workshop, we ™ll explore principles of creating your on comic premise. The interactive workshop will include examples from classic and contemporary comedies, and tips on developing the initial idea, by focusing on character and theme, into a fully formed narrative. WHAT YOU ™LL LEARN: The Lie That Tells the Truth Thematic Development Character based Structure Intuitive Outlining The 4 Principles in Creating Premises WHO SHOULD ATTEND? Writers developing a comic screenplay . . . and their producers . . . and directors . . . and studio executives . . . and their agents and managers Development executives Friends of mine from high school (It would "
Price: 79.99

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The Pleasures Of Structure: Learning Screenwriting Through Case |
"The Pleasures of Structure starts from the premise that the ability to develop a well understood and articulated story structure is the most important skill a screenwriter can develop. For example, good structure requires a great premise and rigorous character development. Without clear character motivations and goals--which are themselves indicative of key structural beats--your story is going exactly nowhere. Using the simple and flexible 'W' model of screenplay structure developed in the prequel Write What You Don't Know, Hoxter sets this out as its starting point. This model is tested against a range of examples which are chosen to explore the flexibility not only of that model but of movie storytelling more generally. Writers and students often worry that they are asked to work 'to formula'. This book will test that formula to breaking point. For example, the first case study will offer the example of a well written, professional, mainstream movie against which our later and more"
Price: 24.95

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Story And Character Development Bundle - Download Edition (Mac) |
"The story writers ultimate combo. Persona, character development software for Mac and Win, will help you craft your characters and Contour, story development software for Mac and Win, will guide you through developing your story. How can Persona and Contour help YOU with YOUR story and characters? -Focus on the most basic questions of your story such as, who is your main character and what are they trying to accomplish? -Know what happens if your main character fails, and, who is trying to stop them -Understand how the different personalities of your characters interact with each other -Be guided along with the many included examples of blockbuster movies outlined using the Contour system, and with Persona ™s detailed descriptions of the psychological profiles for 16 male and 16 female personalities With the Story and Character Development Bundle, you can be assured your bases are covered when it comes to creating the best characters and story possible. Contour Contour i"
Price: 69

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Story And Character Development Bundle - Download Edition (Windows) |
"The story writers ultimate combo. Persona, character development software for Mac and Win, will help you craft your characters and Contour, story development software for Mac and Win, will guide you through developing your story. How can Persona and Contour help YOU with YOUR story and characters? -Focus on the most basic questions of your story such as, who is your main character and what are they trying to accomplish? -Know what happens if your main character fails, and, who is trying to stop them -Understand how the different personalities of your characters interact with each other -Be guided along with the many included examples of blockbuster movies outlined using the Contour system, and with Persona ™s detailed descriptions of the psychological profiles for 16 male and 16 female personalities With the Story and Character Development Bundle, you can be assured your bases are covered when it comes to creating the best characters and story possible. Contour Contour i"
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Developing Your Unique Voice - Ondemand Edition |
"ABOUT THE WEBINAR Ask any producer and they ™ll tell you the same thing: the one thing they ™re looking for when they read a script by new writer is a unique voice that no one else can deliver. If you ™re following the same formulas everyone else is using, no matter how good your idea, in today ™s market you ™re not going to get that big sale, that contest win, or that work for hire project you need to launch your career. So how are you supposed to develop that unique voice, while still delivering a marketable script that can live up to the often rigid expectations of the industry and succeed in this highly competitive market? And how can you use the voice that already exists in you to brand yourself as a writer, win contests, sell scripts, and distinguish yourself from every other writer? In this groundbreaking seminar with Award Winning Screenwriter Jacob Krueger, you ™ll learn to get your unique voice onto the pa"
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Scriptxpert Scriptwriting Coaching - Single Session With Joe |
"How many times have you told yourself that this is the year you ™ll finally finish that screenplay? You have the ideas.You have a passion for writing. So what ™s the missing element that keeps you from completing a saleable screenplay? Without a clearly defined writing plan and a skilled expert to steer you through the process, getting from FADE IN to FADE OUT can be an arduous task.To up your chances at success, turn to our ScriptXpert Writing Coaches, The Writers Store ™s professionally-trained screenwriting mentors. A Writing coach provides customized guidance based on your own screenwriting goals, and can take you from first glimmer of an idea to a final draft, all the while addressing your specific writing needs. Unlike classes and workshops, there are no one-size-fits-all theories or pre-set lessons, only one-on-one meetings where your coach will develop and implement a powerful strategy to help you reach your writing objectives. The Writing Mentor progra"
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Writing For The Green Light - Softcover Edition |
"Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio executives want in a screenplay (and why) from someone who ™s been there. Discover what it takes to begin a lasting career as a screenwriter. Peppered with interviews from established professionals, Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices gives you a sharp competitive edge by showcasing dozens of everyday events that go on at the studios but are rarely if ever discussed in most screenwriting books. With his behind-the-scenes perspective, Scott Kirkpatrick shows you why the system works the way it does and how you can use its unwritten rules to your advantage. He answers such questions as: Who actually reads your script? How do you pique the interest of studios and decision makers? What do agents, producers, and production companies need in a script? How much is a script worth? What are the best genres for new writers and why? What are real "
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Film Genre For The Screenwriter - Softcover Edition |
"Film Genre for the Screenwriter is a practical study of how classic film genre components can be used in the construction of a screenplay. Based on Jule Selbo ™s popular course, this accessible guide includes an examination of the historical origins of specific film genres, how and why these genres are received and appreciated by film-going audiences, and how the student and professional screenwriter alike can use the knowledge of film genre components in the ideation and execution of a screenplay. Explaining the defining elements, characteristics and tropes of genres from romantic comedy to slasher horror, and using examples from classic films like Casablanca alongside recent blockbuster franchises like Harry Potter, Selbo offers a compelling and readable analysis of film genre in its written form. The book also offers case studies, talking points and exercises to make its content approachable and applicable to readers and writers across the creative field."
Price: 43.95

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Storytelling Across Worlds - Softcover Edition |
"Don ™t restrict your creative property to one media channel. Make the essential leap to transmedia! From film to television to games and beyond, Storytelling Across Worlds gives you the tools to weave a narrative universe across multiple platforms and meet the insatiable demand of today ™s audience for its favorite creative property. This, the first primer in the field for both producers and writers, teaches you how to: Employ film, television, games, novels, comics, and the web to build rich and immersive transmedia narratives Create writing and production bibles for transmedia property Monetize your stories across separate media channels Manage transmedia brands, marketing, and rights Work effectively with writers and producers in different areas of production Engage audiences with transmedia storytelling Up-to-date examples of current transmedia and cross-media properties accompany each chapter and highlight this hot but sure-to-be enduring topic in modern "
Price: 38.95

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Write A Film Treatment That Will Get Your Script Requested - Ondemand |
"ABOUT THE WEBINAR Feature film treatments are not written for the general population. They are scrutinized by savvy industry pros who know story, proportion, pace and demand a big start and an even bigger finish in a film project. Treatments are often the happy medium between the writer and the rest of the industry who are often too busy to read an entire script. That ™s why film treatments are such a major sell-piece for a writer in today ™s competitive marketplace. Not intended to take the place of a script but encapsulate and highlight a script ™s strengths, a well-executed film treatment is the necessary lead-in to get overworked industry pros to sit down and read your stuff. This webinar illustrates how you can capture the imagination of busy executives with notoriously short attention spans "" and garner the all-important script request. Topics will include techniques to master writing a compelling, fast-paced treatment full of your movie ™s "
Price: 79.99

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The 30-Second Storyteller: The Art And Business Of Directing |
"Imagine a job where you need to work only 10 days a year to make $100,000. A job that allows you to be a respected artist, a savvy craftsman, and a hip partygoer who hangs out with celebrities, superstars, and top models. No need to wear a tie and suit. No corporate office hours, and no supervising department heads checking your time card. At your command explosions occur, cars crash, helicopters swoop, and you are expected to spend a million dollars in a week or two. This job exists. It's called a commercial director, the creative mind behind the production of a TV spot. While being a commercial director may be one of the coolest jobs in the world, it's also one of the toughest jobs to get (and keep). The 30-Second Storyteller: The Art and Business of Directing Commercials teaches any filmmaker how to get work as a commercial director, how to navigate the pitfalls of production, and how to get clients to keep coming back to you for more. The book is not a textbook on directing -- p"
Price: 34.95

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Producing And Directing The Short Film And Video - Softcover Edition |
"Producing and Directing the Short Film and Video, Fifth Edition is the definitive book on the subject for the serious film student or beginning filmmaker. Its unique two-fold approach looks at filmmaking from the perspectives of both the producer and director, and clearly explains how their separate roles must work together to create a successful short film or video. Through extensive examples from award-winning shorts and insightful interviews, you will learn about common challenges the filmmakers encountered during each step of filmmaking process �from preproduction to production, postproduction, and distribution �and the techniques they used to overcome them. In celebrating this book ™s twentieth anniversary, this edition has been updated to include: Two all-new, in-depth cases studies of esteemed short films �Memory Lane and the Academy Award-winning God of Love A revised chapter progression that reinforces the significance of the actor - director relationship Inter"
Price: 59.95

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