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Screenplays, according to Field, are not so much written as they are built, and in this book he provides a clear explanation of what raw materials are needed to assemble the modern Hollywood movie script.In this cogently constructed workbook--one of the standards in the industry--Field elucidates the strict three-act structure of screenplays, talks about the nature of character, describes what plot points are and where they must fall, and provides exercises to help the screenwriter take an idea from the first germ of a concept, to outline, to rewritten script.
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Here is your very own hands-on workshop--the book that allows ou to participate in the processes that have made Syd Fields workshops invaluable to beginners and working professionals alike.
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How to develop a 120-minute story.......2007-07-06
I guess I won't find out just how effective the advice in the book is until I sell a screenplay, which means I need to write one first and then try to sell it. I do think this book will be helpful in that regard. It will help you structure your story and think about the primary issues - the writing part. However, if you are truly new to the screenplay genre you will need a companion volume that talks about simple presentation aspects, which are fairly precise in the screenplay business.
Another use that might be handy for you is if you have an idea for a good story that would work better in a setting for which you just don't have enough background for a book. For instance, I have such an idea in mind and there are certain parts of it that would require volumes of research far in excess of the real need in order to make the context work credibly. In a movie the short sequences and focused view can get the main message across without having to have a PHD in 1920's something-or-other just in case readers want to pick the details apart, which the leisure of a book allows. Whether you want to turn it into a screenplay or just use the movie-story format to help give your novella some shape, the commercial success of the movie format ought to be at least one option you consider.
A Helpful Guide for Would-be Screen Writers & Directors!.......2006-11-10
My son has found this book teaches him not only the basics of screen writing and the steps toward creating a screen play, it has also taught him the self-discipline practices he needs to follow through with a project. Excellent!
Independent Study/Homeschool curriculum.......2006-11-04
We bought these two books to direct my daughter a little more in her screenplay she was already writing. I have looked extensively and this was the best thing I could find to teach about the process of screenwriting as more of a writing style, not a book about budgets, film shots, etc. (And way better than just an average grade-level book for teaching "writing" or "movies as literature".) For that purpose this is great!
My only advice is that if you are wanting this for anyone under 17, keep in mind that it's written to an adult audience, which means so are the movies they refer to (ie Body Heat, An Unmarried Woman). These were excellent examples of what was being taught, but obviously R-rated. It would be so much better if there was something like this for younger students using popular kid appropriate movies (Back to the Future, Harry Potter, The Thief Lord, etc).
This book definately helps you look at the core of your project and identify how you are developing your characters, plot, and gets you to write your "treatment". This is where we are currently stuck, needing to brainstorm through a few things more before moving forward. My 13 yr old aspiring director and screenwriter LOVES LOVES LOVES this book as the center of her "language arts program." I love it that I can review and teach using these exercises rather than her "baby" the screenplay itself.
Perhaps a bit simplistic- but if it helps you, "Good Luck".......2006-05-02
I bought and read this book at the time I thought I might be interested in writing screenplays. I still have not written one.
So I cannot tell you if it is really useful in helping write a screenplay.
The book tries to guide the reader step - by- step through the process of writing a screenplay. It seems a bit simplistic and childish, but if it works it works. Field says the technique has helped important screenwriters get started. Here are two examples of the exercises:
" Take your idea and write it out in three sentences according to action and character.Isolating your main character should present no problems, but defining the line of action may be more difficult. It may help to free- associate about your story - line in terms of action. Do not be specific , avoid detail Be as general as possible"
Another such exercise is as follows"
"Write character biographies for two or three of your main characters. Focus on first on their early years. Where and when was the character born?What did his father and mother do for a living? What is his relationship with his parents?Does he have any brothers or sisters?What's the relationship- friendly and supportive or angry and combative?"
This does not sound very inspiring, but it may well be of help.
Good luck.
good book.......2005-12-31
I had to use this book in a screen writing class I took! Simply put it gives one a very good formular to making a script! If it's a good script or not reflects on your characters, etc etc. However, if you follow there recipe then 70% of the work is already completed!
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In any creative endeavor, a knowledge of craft by itself, no matter how sound or thorough, is simply not sufficient to allow for the creation and growth of truly original work. While craft may provide structural tools, it does not address the most basic and universal element of all artistic work-the creative process. Designed not just to awaken creativity but to teach the writer the process of being a creative thinker within the context of screenwriting, this unique new addition to Linda Seger's highly popular collection of screenwriting books combines current theories of creativity with the practices of screenwriting, focusing on ways in which screenwriters can learn to think and work more creatively. Through discussion, exercises and analysis of scripts, one is eased into understanding and working with such pivotal creative concepts as nonlinear thinking, visual thinking, metaphorical thinking, oppositional thinking and utilizing one's unconscious mind. Making a Good Writer Great does just what its title professes-provides both novice and experienced writers with the means to expand their creative processes and write at a higher artistic level.
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One of the Great Books on Creative Problem Solving.......2006-09-22
I love and collect books on creativity and problem solving. One of my favorites is Dr. Linda Seger's, Making a Good Writer Great: A Creative Workbook for Screenwriters. The title, unfortunately, is too narrow for its own good. It should be: Unleashing Your Creative Genius: Screenwriting as a Metaphor for World Peace...or something just as ostentatious. I'm serious. First, using Linda's techniques just replace all forms of the term "writer" for whatever job you're in: "engineer," "teacher," "mother," "assembler," "unemployed," or "politician." (On second thought, strike that last example.) Second, insert YOURSELF as the protagonist of YOUR PERSONAL story. Third, pick the problem you're having difficulty solving. And finally, using Linda's techniques and exercises creatively think your way to a solution just as you would the fictional character in a story. The problems that face all of us--writer, repressed child, or okay, even world leader--can be solved by using Linda's 12-step program. Here they are in my own words. 1. Discover your mission (or goal). 2. Articulate your values. 3. List the obstacles. 4. Plot turning points around the obstacles. 5. Stick to your passions. 6. Master your powers of observation. 7. Attach meaning to your experiences. 8. Accept your flaws as reasons to persevere. 9. Leverage the opposing forces. 10. Purpose to change the world. 11. Ask God for supernatural inspiration. And 12. Use feedback to ever improve. Linda's book is a winning tool for everyone...including writers.
Linda's writing was very helpful in the writing of my own book on screenwriting published by Michael Wiese Productions: THE MORAL PREMISE: Harnessing Virtue and Vice for Box Office Success.
A Misnomer.......2004-03-04
I've always felt this book had an unfortunate title and may have done much better without the "Screenwriter" addendum. The fact is that the advice and exercises that Seger gives is germane to all writers - the novelist, short story writer, as well as the screenwriter.
The "Creativity Workbook" aspect is a true title, however. This is a wonderful book for those of you who feel you're suffering from writer's block. The only solution, of course, is to just write. Even if you're writing "I don't know what to write...this is awful...I have no idea what to write..." still do it. Eventually you'll have a break through. Seger hides this simple fact into her ingenious exercises, giving you situation after to situation to write about, all the while developing characters and plot ideas.
Her focus is to truly help you develop as a writer, not merely beef up your script with cheap, dime-a-dozen plot methods. In that aspect, this book is rather unique and very successful. One of the better writing books available.
break through writer's block.......2002-02-05
Linda Seger offers a number of ways to re-start the creative process; if only one of them works for you, the book is worth it.
Just reading through the exercises in this book was enough to get me through a serious case of writer's block. She includes an entire chapter on tapping into your religious/spiritual side to flesh out characters and deepen plot, but don't worry: If that won't work for you, she suggests skipping ahead -- there are plenty more idea-provoking suggestions to come.
It's a resource to turn to again and again, whenever a dead end looms.
A real friend to all writers!.......2000-07-16
This book combines craft and creativity and provides writers with the knowledge necessary to write at the highest artistic level. The exercises within can be reused time and again and push a writer to think outside the box.
Not a paint-by-numbers approach, instead this author guides you into unlocking and strengthening your own, original voice.
What are you waiting for? This is a great resource!
A must read for all screenwriters!.......2000-04-27
I've found so much inspiration in Making a Good Writer Great. Seger's words have helped me break through that brick wall. She is truly a light to see by. I can call myself a screenwriter once again.
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The Screenwriter's Initial Draft Pad is a workbook and a powerful screenwriting tool. Eighty pages of templates guide and teach you as you handwrite a screenplay. Perfect for the beginner as well as the professional. Specially designed paper shows you how to place the action, dialogue, and characters on the page.
The covers of the pad illustrate all the screenwriting formatting rules of the industry that you'll need to write your screenplay. The perfect gift for all the screenwriter's in your life -- those writing their first screenplay and those writing their next one.
Never lose another brainstorm! Write as you travel, lie on a beach, ride the subway, hike, and sip lattes in coffee shops. An excellent editing tool for the novice or the professional during the rewriting process. Dustin Paddock, screenwriter for Fox Network's popular TV program, "House", calles the Screenwriter's Initial Draft Pad the "Lexus of legal pads for screenwriters".
The Screenwriter's Initial Draft Paper was used for this year's CS Open Screenwriting Contest at the
Screenwriter's EXPO5 in Los Angeles.
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- screenplay companion book
- Invaluable aid for any screenwriter
- Complete Waste of Money
- A True Workbook
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Screenplay Companion: A Workbook for Screenwriters
W. L., Jr. Davis
Manufacturer: Write-Side Productions
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Screenplay Companion is a workbook for writer's of all forms. A workbook that helps the writer develop ideas, create lifelike characters, and shape the story in a dramatic form. A true workbook designed to help the you write a great story. It features include Scene Analysis, The Hook, Character Obstacles, Back Story, Character Profile, Writer's Journal, Character Analysis, Theme, Premise, Resources, Time Management and many other elements to help you with your writing.
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screenplay companion book.......2002-04-21
This book was a major failure. It didn't read well and was confusing to manuever through. Being a only a novice screenwriter, I wanted some help, and I thought this book might help me, it did not. I could have made these pages better when I was in high school. I would certainly not recommend this book to anyone else. Deeply disappointed in it's hype, ...
Invaluable aid for any screenwriter.......2001-04-25
Probably the only resource of its kind, this is a meticulously organized and well designed workbook that keeps writers on-track. In addition to being an all-in-one writing journal/organizer/time-management system, Screenplay Companion also offers thoughtful tips and a directory of research contacts. Focused but reader-friendly, this workbook is a great tool for the SERIOUS screenwriter. As stated in the intro, just keep in mind that this a WORKbook, not a "How-To..." tutorial. You can only expect to get back as much you put into it.
Complete Waste of Money.......2001-04-23
A major disappointment. Other reviews made it sound so helpful, but when I received it, I found it was a slim volume of forms that anyone could make in two minutes. Do you really need to pay money to buy a sheet for listing scenes? Buy a bunch of index cards. Works just as well and a whole lot cheaper.
A True Workbook.......2000-04-02
This workbook for screenwriters is great. Not only will it help for screenwriters, but also for playwrites as well. It lays everything you need in order for your piece to work page by page. It is also excellent for its use in school. Teachers related to the field of writing can use the book to make copies to pass to students in order for the students to really understand why they need what they write. It is a tremendous help.
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More than just an adventure, this is the story of a woman's soul.
Steph Davis takes risks, trusts her impulses, makes decisions based on what feels right and never looks back. Soon after she was introduced to rock climbing, she abandoned the respectability of university life and a potential career as a concert pianist to become a "dirtbag climber," living out of her grandmother's hand-me-down Oldsmobile sedan with Fletcher, her loyal Blue heeler mix. Today, Davis is one of the most accomplished female climbers in the world, having made first ascents in Pakistan, Patagonia, Baffin Island, and Kyrgyzstan. She was also the first woman to free climb the huge Salathe wall on El Capitan in Yosemite and the first woman to summit Torre Egger in Patagonia.
In High Infatuation, Davis writes on universal themes of life, love, friendship, and personal empowerment, as expressed through a career in climbing. We wait tensely with her through weeks of rain, wind, snow, and sleet, hoping for the weather to improve in the mountains of Patagonia, then feel her heartache as her relationship with the man she will marry is tested by her need for movement and challenge. Davis draws us into her struggles with safety, independence, ambition, and compassion. And by following this young woman's journey, we learn what it means to live a truly adventurous life
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An Interesting Look into the Climbing Mind.......2007-07-02
As climber Steph Davis recounts her many adventures, travels, routes, and hang-ups, High Infatuation becomes a sort of journal, a stockpile of experience and reflection. When I began reading the book, I expected a standard narrative, a chronological movement through her climbing life. What I found instead was, as I mentioned, much more like a conversation with an energetic friend- one who tells a story as it comes to mind rather than as it happened.
Depending on the sort of reader you are, this might be appealing or disappointing, but I imagine that, if you are a climbing enthusiast, you will enjoy it nonetheless. Davis does succeed at recounting her climbs with detail and drama. She introduces an emotional element into the sport that you just can't get from most climbing books. And she includes dozens of photos from her travels that add even more depth and realism to her stories.
On the whole, Davis never lets the reader forget her humanness. She gives an honest account of her life as a climber and, perhaps more importantly, as a female climber. She is vulnerable, at times eloquent, at times not, full of questions, and persistent- in both her climbing life and her thinking life.
High Infatuation.......2007-06-06
A climbing memoir, less self-obsessed and more literate than most, often humorous, sometimes philosophical. Contains chapters on various expeditions and adventures. I got tired of Davis' complaints about Yosemite rangers but otherwise would definitely recommend this to readers interested in the topic.
this book inspired me!.......2007-04-18
Steph gives an honest and open view into what drives her as a climber and as a human. She offers hope as to what is possible mentally and physically. She truely demonstrates how the decisions we make, sometimes in a quick second, can alter our lives forever. I will read this book again and again whether I am looking for inspiration in climbing and in life. thanks!
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Another Kent Keeper.......2006-11-07
Infatuation by Alison Kent is a wickedly sexy story.
Milla Page is a nightlife reviewer for MatchMeUponline.com. She needs a couple of no strings dates to accompany her out on the town. Milla picks a name from the office pool of past dates and ends up with an old college flame, Rennie Bergen. Milla's history with Rennie is complex to say the least.
Rennie Bergen is shocked to see Milla Page at his car shop. He agrees to be her "date" for three weeks. But their first date has the old passions roaring back to life.
Rennie and Milla's history is told in flash backs which really adds to the depth of the story. Their present reconnection only adds to their searing passion. They had never talked about how their past affected them and now they realize that they have a lot to offer each other.
Alison Kent packs a lot of passion and emotion into this book. It's a must read and definitely a keeper.
Another great offering from Alison Kent!.......2006-10-27
Rennie Bergen and Milla Page knew each other in college, when she was the girlfriend of his roommate. The two hit it off immediately, proving that opposites most definitely do attract. Rennie came from a hard-working middleclass family and Milla was the cream of the high society crop, as was her boyfriend. When Rennie and Milla had a secret, brief affair, the result was a myriad of hurt feelings and ultimately, changed lives.
Milla works at a dating service, as a reviewer of hot clubs and night spots. When Rennie's name comes up as a potential date from a "pool" of men's business cards in her office, Milla nervously decides to go see him at his car repair/body shop. Rennie is cool to Milla, almost cruel at times, but seeing how his feelings were the first to be stomped on in their earlier relationship, and because he is unaware of the significant changes in Milla's life, he's not a jerk for it. Milla is a small woman, of tempered steel it seems, as she is remarkably capable of taking care of herself. She gives back to Rennie as good as she takes.
The two embark on a new, adult relationship, shocked that the sexual intensity that previously existed is still there, possibly stronger than before. Just when it looks like they might be moving in the direction of a solid relationship, both find that the other has been keeping secrets and that their lives aren't at all what they seem.
Several brief flashbacks into the past help detail the previous relationship of Rennie and Milla. I typically don't like flashbacks, but these are very well done and go far to embellish the story, similar to the flashbacks in AK's FOUR MEN AND A LADY, also excellently done.
I highly recommend this book to all romance fans, whether regular readers of the Blaze line or not. And if you haven't picked up a Blaze lately? DO IT!
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- The has never been a book so appealing to the youth.
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Sex, Love, or Infatuation: How Can I Really Know?
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The has never been a book so appealing to the youth........1999-06-28
This book is full of statistics and general findings. However, the weekness is that it seems to be more based on the United States youth, rather than been universal in approach.
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A delight ..........2005-03-20
This one's been sitting on my shelf for two years. Who needs to read a book about no one? No one. So I forgot about it until today, while weeding my unruly book collection. What a delight! Avoiding most cliches about life-writing and full of hard-won honesty, this collection of thematic essays from one ordinary-but-not life abounds with truth and sensitivity. Better than most biographies and most memoirs, the unflinching revelations by this one-out-of-many individual won my respect and my heart. Spring the $.38 and try this one. You won't be disappointed.
Sit-down comedy and much, much more.......2002-04-03
Daniel Harris is a clear thinker, a hilarious raconteur, a Ph. D. dropout (and therefore consigned to "the Gulag of the intelligentsia"), a gay man in his forties, a cultural critic, a student of sex and semiotics, literature and media and all things pop. He's his own best source of jokes and - in his latest effort - a thoroughly engaging and an intensely thoughtful autobiographer. The title, the subtitle, the flyleaf and the introduction ("Beginning") posture a disdain for the craft of memoir. Don't you believe it. Harris is great at the art of remembering, of retelling rivetingly well, and - best of all - of making some sense of his life up 'til now. His story as he tells it is by turns sad and serious, wonderfully sensitive, harsh (toward himself) in places and sweetly sympathetic in others. It's also hilarious. It's likely that you'll laugh uncontrollably in places. I tried to read this while eating and nearly choked on my food.
In a dozen intensely personal and readable chapters - among them "Writing," "Dressing," "Laughing," "Speaking and Listening," "Cleaning and Decorating," "Lying," "Reading," and others on sex and sexual preferences and practices, Harris generously hosts a tour - of his past, his present, and himself. He doesn't stint on self-criticism, either. In fact, he pathologizes his often quite harmless behaviors sometimes. Does he not know that hardly any men throw out old T-shirts? He has not talked to wives, for he seems to think there's something abnormal about his masculine habit of saving his worn-out clothes, calling it "my irrational tendency to hoard superannuated garments." You will laugh.
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Sometimes it seems that he is his own worst enemy - but he's also his own best friend. He loves to shop, he can't afford expensive stuff, and his reportage is hilarious. He wants to be alone (needs to - in order to read and to write), and also longs for contact and communion. Life can be hard, and he tells you why. His lifelong best friend, a man named Philip, was killed tragically in Lebanon. He is "obsessed with straight men," and envies what he imagines is their easier lives, free of the fetishes and compulsions that Harris assumes are the ken of gay men. He loves conversation, and he's doubtless very good at it - but it distresses and disappoints him, because it is so inferior to his written words. But talk he must, and he deconstructs his conversational style ("I pour on the plain American accent so unconvincingly that at times my voice cracks like a prepubescent boy's, the mellifluousness of the elegant gay man giving way to the abrupt, hard-boiled delivery of a character out of a Raymond Chandler novel.") - along with dozens of other parts of his life. He writes about sex and his own proclivities, and traverses the complicated terrain of his own desires in intensely personal ways.
These are great autobiographical essays that are history, confession, and successful self-examination. Despite his protestations to the contrary, Harris is a brave and trusting man. In this self-deprecatingly titled book he's trusted his readers with his life. It's an act of faith, and of love. I enjoyed it thoroughly.
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This book is worth 5 times the money!.......2000-02-19
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Keen insight into the nature of both love and infatuation........1997-12-01
Infatuation has a bad name in our culture, which tends to view it as counterfeit, inauthentic. Thomas Tyrell corrects this misperception, helping the reader to validate infatuation and to understand its importance in the process of loving. The author's background in religion and psychology gives a rich, resonant tone to this small volume. A valuable asset to counselors and to all those who wish to explore the subject of love and infatuation. . .
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ASIN: 0874061393 |
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"Hello, Mr. Arnold? This is Tracy Benedict. You don't know me very well, but I'm going to marry you someday."
Tracy would never forget the first time she laid eyes on the new teacher, Mr. Arnold. He was the cutest thing she had ever seen. She just had to make sure that she was assigned to his fifth-grade classroom. Then she'd make sure that he noticed her. But how?
Average customer rating:
- exquisite and deliciously complex
- a great go-along for any alanis fan
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Alanis Morissette - Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie
Alanis Morissette
Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Sheet music
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ASIN: 0634001973 |
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The matching folio to her long-awaited second album, including the hit "Thank U" and 16 more: Are You Still Mad * Baba * Can't Not * The Couch * Front Row * Heart of the House * I Was Hoping * Joining You * One * So Pure * Sympathetic Character * That I Would Be Good * Unsent * UR * Would Not Come * Your Congratulations. Includes photos.
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exquisite and deliciously complex.......2002-03-06
One of the reasons why i'm a true alanis fan is that i relate to her on different levels. I love the fact she's a complex human being, (not to mention a truly gifted musician)and the way she writes her thoughts are truly poetic. Her true fans understand what i'm saying. She's a unique individual. I hope to hear her music for a zillion years to come.
a great go-along for any alanis fan.......2000-03-28
the must-have for anyone who loves the music of alanis. very heart-opening, energizing, and creative. not only about alanis, but about her passion for the world around her.
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