The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay
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A comprehensive guide to writing screenplays by an experienced screenwriter and a respected writing teacher. Along with sections on the sreenwriter's craft, basic storytelling, and the parts and objectives of a screenplay, the book is distinguished by detailed analyses of sixteen successful films' screenplays, including the likes of E.T., Some Like It Hot, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, and Annie Hall.
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"David Howard calls this book 'a writer's guide.' I think it's a wonderful and indispensable producer's guide to story, storytelling, and screenwriting."—Lawrence Turman, producer of The Graduate, Running Scared, The Flim-Flam Man, and other films
"What David Howard has done with The Tools of Screenwriting is to reveal for me and for all readers just how stories work; he shows that there are no absolute rules, but there are principles that can help a beginning writer gain understanding of all the elements that go into the creation of a 'good story well told.'"—Diane Keaton
"The Tools of Screenwriting is the best primer on the craft, far better than the usual paint-by-the-numbers sort of books that abound."—Frank Pierson, Academy Award-winning screenwriter of Cool Hand Luke, Dog Day Afternoon, Presumed Innocent, and A Star is Born
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The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay
The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay,David Howard,Edward Mabley,Frank Daniel,St. Martin's Press,0312094051,Cinema/Film: Book,Film - Screenwriting,Motion picture authorship,Motion picture plays,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Screenwriting,Technique,Television authorship
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