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by Ken Dancyger (Author), Jeff Rush (Author) "There are many different schools of thought with regard to becoming a better screenwriter ..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Focal Press; 2nd Revised edition edition (30 Sep 1995)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0240802187
  • ISBN-13: 978-0240802183
  • Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
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In a field where novelty means commercial success, scriptwriters need to develop screenplays that are exceptional. This book challenges the reader to take creative risks with genre, tone, character and structure. It uses examples and case studies to demonstrate what works and what does not.


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Additions to the third edition include:* a comparative study of how two very different filmmakers handle different types of film.* a look at ways in which narrative tension, story structure, and perspective can be used when writing for the digital film * a study of adapting contemporary literature for film EDITIONNUMBER: 21 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A fresh look at screenwriting., 17 Aug 1998
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If you have already read the "how-to" books from Syd Field, Linda Seger, and others, then you must know that the three most important things you should be doing to enhance your craft are: reading screenplays, watching movies, and writing screenplays. After that, if you still need some motivation to write, then reading an exceptional book such as "Alternative Screenwriting" might be just the kick in the pants you need to keep you going. It's presentation is clear and fresh. And it does not just emphasise "alternative" approaches, either. In fact, it presents some of the most useful and succinct summaries of "mainstream" dramatic screenplay structure I have ever seen. This is not just another "how-to" book.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Good information spoilt by sloppy mistakes, 28 Sep 2007
By N. J. Richards "elston_njr" (Kent, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Alternative Scriptwriting: Successfully Breaking the Rules (Paperback)
This book has a lot of solid information on how to write and analyse screenplays and breaking out of the standard "Hollywood" three-act structure as outlined by Syd Field etc. Undermining this are some silly errors which make you doubt the rest of the solid information

To give a few examples of the errors that I spotted:
They call the main character in Hitchcock's Vertigo by two different names (it's Scottie not Johnny); misspell Nabokov, Clouzot, Joe Mantegna, Dovzhenko; call Robert De Niro's character in The King of Comedy Rupert Popkin (it's actually Pupkin); confuse the director of Muriel's Wedding P.J. Hogan with Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan; think Louis Malle's Murmur of the Heart is a "classic war film" (they must mean Malle's Lacombe Lucien); and finally (on page 216) can't quite decide whether Yojimbo and Seven Samurai are remakes of classic Westerns or inspired them. To quote: "Kurosawa made a gangster film, High and Low, as well as two films remade from classic Westerns, The Seven Samurai remade as The Maginificent Seven, and Yojimbo, remade as A Fistful of Dollars." I think they mean remade INTO but it would leave most people scratching their heads. Surely a moment checking these things wouldn't be too much trouble.

Once Focal Press properly copy-edit this book for the next edition I would certainly recommend it but until then it might be better to stick with Syd Field, Robert McKee or one of their many colleagues.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, but not very well presented., 4 May 1999
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While the concepts presented in the book were interesting, I found the writing itself not very compelling. Furthermore, the frequent typographical errors (and/or factual errors) were distracting and caused me to question the content. As an example, the authors use the phrase, "It is worth nothing...," when in fact they mean, "It is worth noting."
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