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How does a spec script differ from a shooting script? What kind of fasteners should one use to bind a script? How did the term MOS come to mean without sound? You'll find the answers to these pressing questions and much more in David Trottier's eminently usable Screenwriter's Bible. The avuncular Trottier--a writer-producer, script consultant, and seminar leader--has written a friendly guide through the Hollywood morass. He touts it as six books in one: it's "a screenwriting primer, a screenwriting workbook, a formatting guide, a spec writing guide, a sales and marketing guidexcfb [and] a resource guide." Much of Trottier's advice is common sense: "Don't write anything that cannot appear on the screen"; to keep casting options open, don't make your physical descriptions too specific; "don't say Ron Howard is looking at the project if he is not." But there are things to know about Hollywood that are, well, quirkier. Don't write the title of your script on the front cover or side binding; present action sequences using the "stacking action" style; in query letters and scripts alike, avoid "big blocks of black ink." Trottier's guidance--from character development and revision to queries and pitches--is invaluable. Getting in the door can seem impossible, but it's not, necessarily. "If you write a script that features a character who has a clear and specific goal," says Trottier, "where there is strong opposition to that goal leading to a crisis and an emotionally satisfying ending, your script will automatically find itself in the upper five percent."
(By the way, MOS is said to have "originated with German director Eric von Stroheim, who would tell his crew, 'Ve'll shoot dis mid out sound'"). --Jane Steinberg, Amazon.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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The "Screenwriter's Bible" is one of the most popular, authoritative, and useful books on screenwriting. A standard by which other screenwriting books are measured, it has sold 150,000 copies in its ten-year life. Always up-to-date and reliable, it contains everything that both the budding and working screenwriter need under one cover - six books in one! Features: How to Write a Screenplay - a concise course on screenwriting basics; Correct Format for Screenplays and Teleplays - a style guide to the latest in industry-accepted formats; Steps to a Stunning Script - a step-by-step guide to the screenwriting process from nascent idea through revisions; Writing Your Breakthrough Spec Script - the keys to a marketable script; How to Sell Your Script - marketing and sales strategies and information about today's marketplaces; and, Resources - lists of industry contacts and useful screenwriting tools and services. This new edition offers expanded coverage of dialogue writing and character development, the latest in proper screenplay format, a new section on jumpstarting your career, new advice on creating and delivering pitches, more new successful writing tips and pointers, new and revised writing exercises, updated film examples, and an expanded index.
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36 of 39 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This came highly recommended but to be honest there are many other screenwriting guides which are far, far superior to this one. It's very basic, more of a write-by-numbers guide than anything else. It may be a good place to start, but if you really want help then Robert McKee and Linda Seger are the people to check out.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is easily the best book on the market. Clear, concise, and accurate. As a working writer, I refer to it almost daily. It helps me focus and provides valuable information that has helped me further my career. This is particularly true for the marketing, formatting, and resources sections. I am absolutely amazed at how much usuable information is contained in this book. Kudos to the author! This is a must-have book for every writer.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I've read over 20 screenwriting books, and this one is clearly the best for at least two reasons: 1) It covers every possible topic including a selling plan (with worksheets), a list of writing contests, an explanation and examples of the new spec style (this really helped me), query and pitching examples--everything. 2). By applying the information, my script has come alive! What's more, I finally found an agent. You can't go wrong with this wonderful book.
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Start out right
Screenwriter's Bible is an inexspensable help starting out as a screenwriter. Lir if helflugtning information on structure and writing - always put into context thru examples from... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Thomas Roger Henrichsen
Good, not great
This is a very useful book, but there are other, more accessible books out there.
However, I would recommend this as one of many books to learn about screenwriting, but... Read more
However, I would recommend this as one of many books to learn about screenwriting, but... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Read That
It's in the bible.
Even if you wrote a lot of short stories or something longer, you might not quite get it right with that spec script of yours that you've decided to put together. Read more
Published 14 months ago by MattJames
Unputtdownable
I did a screenwriters course and certainly could have saved money by reading this book instead. It covered much more than what the course did and is written in a style which is... Read more
Published on 5 Feb 2010 by Ms. H. Wallace-brown
Fantastic - if you write screenplays, you NEED THIS BOOK!
I bought this book while in the process of writing a screenplay which just wasn't going anywhere. I read the whole book cover to cover and by the end of it I knew exactly where I... Read more
Published on 18 Jan 2001
I bought this and love it.
I actually didn't buy it here. I bought it at ScreenStyle.com because they have free shipping but it's an excellent book. Read more
Published on 8 July 1999
Done Deal's Review of "The Screenwriter's Bible"
"Trottier's guide is absolutely indispensable. The 'six books in one' guide is for any screenwriter who wants to write their screenplay, improve their screenplay, format... Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1999
I sold my screenplay
I've been at this for three years and wasn't getting anywhere. Because of Dave's book, I finally sold a script for big money. Read more
Published on 22 Oct 1998
3rd Edition only improves!
I recently read the 3rd edition of this book and must say that this book only improves if you can believe that. Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1998
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