Category: BOOKS on screenwriting
Many useful books have been made about the screenwriting craft. Let’s review the most significant ones…
How to Write a TV Drama Series
The Keys to Succeeding as a Professional Writer on TV. I have been checking books about TV writing for some time now, and I must say that many get old very quickly. The reason is obvious, the TV drama world…
For Screenwriters: William Goldman on your Working Habits
By now, you should know who William Goldman is. In case you don’t, William Goldman (1931-2018) is one of the best screenwriters Hollywood has seen. He was the author of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (an original script that won him…
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How to Make Film Adaptations, According to Linda Seger
The Book The Art of Adaptation: Turning Fact and Fiction into Film Systematizes the Basics of Film Adaptations Linda Seger‘s books are well known among script lovers, particularly, Making a Good Script Great and Creating Unforgettable Characters, the two of…
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How to Identify Script Problems: On Syd Field’s THE SCREENWRITER’S PROBLEM SOLVER
Welcome to Syd Field‘s Screenplay (The Foundations of Screenwriting): The Sequel. Which is Not a Bad Thing at all. In fact, if you buy The Screenwriter’s Problem Solver, in my humble opinion, you don’t need to read Syd Field’s original…
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The 5 Best Books on Making Movies, by Darren Aronofsky
Darren Aronofsky is a prestigious American film writer and director with a very personal style of filmmaking. His career shows widely different movies, some highly distinguished ones, such as π, Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler and Black Swan. Below,…
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Best Screenwriting Books: ESSENTIALS OF SCREENWRITING
The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing. In a time when “how-to” screenplay books look very similar despite the fact that they all see themselves as very different and unique, Richard Walter‘s Essentials of Screenwriting is a…
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William Goldman’s Ten Commandments of Pitching
From the book Which Lie Did I Tell?: More Adventures in the Screen Trade, the basic rules of pitching. In case you are not familiar with William Goldman (1931-2018), he’s been one of the best screenwriters Hollywood has seen. He was…
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How Billy Wilder’s SOME LIKE IT HOT Was Written
Tony Curtis (born Bernard Schwartz) was a big film star in Hollywood during the 50s and the beginning of the 60s. He made great films like Sweet Smell of Success, got an Oscar nomination for The Defiant Ones and, at…
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How Stanley Kubrick’s EYES WIDE SHUT Was Written
Frederic Raphael: There’s a lot of talk. You want a lot of talk? Stanley Kubrick: I can’t say what I want. I want to do Arthur’s story (Schnitzler’s “Traumnovelle”), but in New York, now. That’s all I can tell you.…
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