Screenwriting category: 401 books

"Usually interesting and sometimes quite brilliant." - Stephen King This is how the Master of Horror describes the Dollar Babies, short films made by young filmmakers looking to get their big break in Hollywood. King has been offering this to filmmakers since 1976, with Frank Darabont...

◆Amazon ★★★★★ 讚譽，最值得入手的編劇寫作書 首度解構莎翁名劇中的魅力元素， 向大師學習最精粹的寫作技藝！ 連《教父》、《飢餓遊戲》、《雷神索爾》、《星際大戰》都有莎士比亞的影子， 讓無數電影大師追隨仿效的不敗創作手法， 教你打造扣人心弦的好故事。 本書首創以戲劇大師莎士比亞的經典劇作為例，深入檢視編劇寫作的基本要義。從莎士比亞最偉大的劇作中發現永垂不朽的主題，加以深入剖析並改寫成實用的寫作建議，進而為莎士比亞的創作何以能如此強而有力地憾動人心，提供精闢的洞見。 當中以大量當代賣座電影作為輔助範例，證實這些敘事技巧為何能一再打造暢銷劇作，每章最後並列出參考片單和三個小練習，讓讀者除了深入了解莎士比亞的魔力外，還能將這些技巧運用在自己的創作上，打造扣人心弦的好故事。 《羅密歐與茱麗葉》為什麼不但能在當代造成轟動，還能成為浪漫愛情故事的鼻祖？ 《奧賽羅》並沒有特殊的歷史背景陪襯，只是個人的情感歷程，為何能成為莎士比亞最經典的悲劇之一？ 所有的家族劇幾乎都以《李爾王》為原型，一齣好的家族戲該具備什麼基本元素？ 讓人感動落淚很容易，引人發笑卻難如登天，打造成功喜劇的秘訣究竟是什麼？ 以上問題，都可在本書中找到解答！ 【專文導讀】 耿一偉（臺北藝術節藝術總監） 【專業推薦】 易智言（導演） 耿一偉（臺北藝術節藝術總監） 彭鏡禧（臺灣大學戲劇學系／外國語文學系名譽教授） 馮翊綱（劇場表演藝術家） 蔡宗翰（《九降風》、《危險心靈》編劇） 盧建彰（廣告導演） 賴淑君（英國文化協會藝術暨文化創意長） （依姓氏筆畫排序） 【業界好評】 彷彿有吟遊詩人做你的寫作夥伴。 ──邁可．考里瑞（Michael...

The author of the screenplay for Lore demystifies the screenwriter's art, providing informed advice in a working handbook for writers with stories to tell Addressing the key issues of creativity and craft, this guide aims to connect with our natural understanding of story and to enable...

THIS SCREENPLAY IS ADAPTED FROM ZIZZI'S ORIGINAL NOVEL–**  "For children of all ages"** –** A story where every goodbye isn't gone and every eye closed isn't sleep**, Alice must find the answer to the Looking-glass question; much to the rage of infamous book reviewer, Paige Turner...

This story draws from the ethical works of Vincent Diaz Jr fictitiously telling the first part of a 3 part story displaying how suffering ends.  This first movie starts a war.  The second movie ends the war.  The third movie is the celebration with actual utopia experienced.

THIS IS A SCREENPLAY.  Che Guevara fought many battles in his life. The most enduring was the one he fought against asthma and this screenplay suggests that battle as a key influence in his life choices.  The original screenplay was commissioned in 1999. In 2001 it won...

Literary property theft happens every day. Written by a writer, for writers, Don't Let Anyone Steal Your Story will help you protect yourself against plagiarists and anyone else who might infringe your right of sole ownership. What if you wrote a script and later saw an eerily similar...

Since the beginning of human history, stories have helped people make sense of their lives and their world. Today, an understanding of storytelling is invaluable as we seek to orient ourselves within a flood of raw information and an unprecedented variety of supposedly true accounts. In Stories Make...

This collection brings together three of Coward's most important screenplays – In Which We Serve (1942), Brief Encounter (1945) and The Astonished Heart (1950). The collection features the shooting scripts for each film alongside contextual notes for each play, and a general introduction, by Barry...

Writers should not develop characters as just another plot device to pull the reader to the next plot point. The characters themselves should drive the action. Live Action Character Development is a new style of character development that drives the conflict, action, and plot. It is not a stand-alone...

Proven and tested stages for transformation Hollywood produces its on-screen heroes to take crucial steps to achieve their goals, and often against all odds. These same principles can be applied to anything you are seeking to accomplish or improve in your own story or life.  Recognizing...

David Sheppard’s Novelsmithing saved my last novel; his Story Alchemy may well save my work-in-progress. This is the most unusual book on craft I have ever read. My head is popping with new insights on the nature of storytelling, dream and memory, and the blurred line between everyday life and the...

Desde hace décadas los guionistas han examinado la estructura de sus guiones pensando en lo que puede sucederle al protagonista, olvidando que lo que realmente debe preocupar al guionista es lo que le pasa al espectador. La obsesión por destripar estructuras y actos, rastrear motivos y significados...

Storytelling for Virtual Reality serves as a bridge between students of new media and professionals working between the emerging world of VR technology and the art form of classical storytelling. Rather than examining purely the technical, the text focuses on the narrative and how stories can best...