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Story Sense: A Screenwriter's Guide for Film and Television (Paperback)

by Paul Lucey (Author)

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Paperback: 336 pages
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Higher Education (1 Feb 1996)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0070389969
ISBN-13: 978-0070389960
Product Dimensions: 23 x 16 x 1.8 cm

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This is the first true textbook for a course in screenwriting. Story Sense provides specific strategies for writing story, character, and script. A wealth of techniques are suggested so that screenwriters can select those that work best for them. The book has been conceived as a working manual for screenwriters and offers hands-on advice for solving the many problems that crop up as the work progresses. In addition, the book includes examples of script format, a glossary of film terms, the Writer's Guild's compensation terms, and such insider examples as a sample studio script evaluation form, a sample script analysis, a sample studio reader's questionnaire, and a sample re-write.

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This is the first true textbook for a course in screenwriting. Story Sense provides specific strategies for writing story, character, and script. A wealth of techniques are suggested so that screenwriters can select those that work best for them. The book is conceived as a working manual for screenwriters and offers hands-on advice for solving the many problems that crop up as the work progresses. In addition, the book includes examples of script format, a glossary of film terms, the Writer's Guild's latest compensation terms, and such insider examples as a sample studio script evaluation from a sample script analysis, a sample studio's reader's questionnaire and a sample re-write.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Turn your writer's intuition into action, 11 April 2002

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I would support the previous reviewer, who said that the book explains clearly what we struggle to do intuitively. Look through your draft screen play for all the little elements that you're still not happy with - chances are the author has a way of crystallising your problem and offering you ways to improve. A Superb book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Add this book to your Screenwriting bookshelf, 14 Jul 1997

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Mr. Lucey has done an excellent job in breaking down the steps of writing a screenplay. Most of us handle the job of writing on an intuitive basis, not realizing the process we go through in developing the story.

This book clearly explains that process, giving many examples from popular movies. It is a book that has such a wealth of information, you will want to read it more than once. It will be a dog-eared reference tool that you utilize for many years.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best "how-to" book on screenwriting ever written., 31 Oct 1998

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Lucey has effectively incorporated all the knowledge he gained from his years of writing for TV and teaching at USC and UCLA. Many of the concepts presented are practical and illuminating. Screenwriters, beginners and advanced, can find awesome value in this outstanding book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The best book on screenwriting that I've read.
This is a must for anyone wanting to learn screenwriting. Lucey presents a unique way of looking at the craft of screenwriting. Read more

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