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Includes all the essentials for writing a screenplay, from crafting dialogue to marketing a script
Packed with easy-to-understand guidelines and writing projects, Screenwriting For Dummies makes film writing accessible to novices and helps more experienced writers improve their scripts. This engaging guide walks readers through the essential elements of every good screenplay, from character development, to creating a story, to writing compelling dialogue, to adopting a screenplay from a different source. It also includes all the specific formatting details that go into writing a visual screenplay from scripting character introductions, to writing the camera into the script, to creating a cinematic collage. In addition, Screenwriting For Dummies covers the important task of selling a screenplay, including tips for getting a spec script into the proper marketing format, protecting intellectual property rights, and securing an agent.

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From: Amazon Posted: Aug 28, 2007 Type: User Review Good to read, you will not waste time.

This was my second book about screenwriting. thats mean I had a good background of screenwriting when i decided to buy and read it.

For starters this is an excellent book to know every detail. some informations repeated in other...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jul 22, 2007 Type: User Review A smooth, decent guide

If you're just starting out, this is a decent guide. There are other books which cover the basics like The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting that are more simple, clear and precise. Overall Screenwriting for Dummies does its job.
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From: Amazon Posted: Apr 10, 2007 Type: User Review Same ol' song and dance

A friend of mine bought this book and shouldn't have. Laura Schellhardt isn't a seasoned pro at screenwriting, she is a TEACHER. Not a good one at that.

Yes, the book is informative, but it doesn't say anything different that any...
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From: Amazon Posted: Jun 01, 2006 Type: User Review good book. too much information in one book.

I bought it 1 month ago and I haven't finished it yet. it's more of a reference book. I refer to it quite a bit. her writing has flow and easy to understand. I personally don't like "dummies" series but this one is good.

I wish she...
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From: Amazon Posted: Mar 08, 2006 Type: User Review A lot of academic theory but nothing practical.

First, I would like to make clear, or to put it more aptly, this book was written by an academic and not someone who is in the actual business. In other words, lots of theory but nothing practical to back it up. If I'm not mistaken, the author has...
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