The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television
• test an idea for its commercial potential
• plan a compelling script
• write great openings and endings
• create characters that grow and evolve
• revise and hone your script to attract Hollywood agents and producers
Includes lists of the best movies to study—and why!
Cynthia Whitcomb has sold more than 70 feature-length screenplays, 25 of which have been filmed. She has made millions of dollars for her work, and her scripts have won and been nominated for many awards, including the Emmy Award, Cable Ace Award, Edgar Allan Poe Award, Humanitas Award, and Writers Guild of America Awards. Her students have also gone on to write successful box-office hits. She has taught screenwriting for many years, including seven at the acclaimed UCLA Film School.
Whitcomb's commercial success and teaching experience make this an essential resource for anyone who wants to write winning scripts for Hollywood.
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| From: Amazon Posted: Oct 31, 2002 Type: User Review |
Second-best only to being in Cynthia's class is her book.
Ask me my candidates for the desert-island scenario, and I'd tell you Robert McKee's "Story" and Cynthia Whitcomb's "Writing Your Screenplay." No others. OK: Shakespeare and the Bible. Unique in this volume are Cynthia's levels of evolution in...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Jul 20, 2002 Type: User Review |
The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay
You can tell how useful a textbook is by the number of colors I daub with pens and highlighters. My copy of Cynthia Whitcomb's book looks like a rainbow after just the first reading. It's a great book for would-be screenwriters: Both factual and...
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| From: Amazon Posted: May 08, 2002 Type: User Review |
She knows her stuff
I've been a working television writer-producer for nearly a decade, and have taught screenwriting through UCLA Extension. So I've probably read most if not all of the screenwriting books out there, and tried to teach from more than a few....
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| From: Amazon Posted: Apr 05, 2002 Type: User Review |
A Tool For Writers
Written in Cynthia's personable tone, this book is a must-read for anyone interested in the craft of screenwriting. Its straight-forward content simplifies the screenwriting structure and process for the beginner. It is also a wonderful reference...
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| From: Amazon Posted: Mar 30, 2002 Type: User Review |
It's All Here
Ms. Whitcomb is a pro all the way. Not only are her credentials long and impressive as a screenwriter, it's clear from this book that she's a marvelous teacher. She takes a complicated process and breaks it down in ways that are easy to understand...
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