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Top 10 Screenwriting Books For Screenwriters
Top 10 Screenwriting Books For Screenwriters
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Top 10 Screenwriting Books Screenwriters Should Know
Screenwriters have strong opinions about what screenwriting books are the best when it
comes to writing.
It may surprise you, but so do decision-makers.
These ten books for screenwriters are the ones that agents, managers,
executives, stars, and directors reference the most.
Smart Screenwriters Speak The Decision-makers Language
Decision-makers tend to have a favorite screenwriting book or two. Your job is to know
them all. That way, youll be prepared when a decision-maker says:
We need a save the cat moment here.
I wish this was better orchestrated.
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Can you make him a little more flawed-but-amazing?
Instead of looking like a rookie, youll understand exactly what they mean, and can
continue the conversation using the screenwriting terms that the decision-maker
prefers.
10 Books Screenwriters Should Read
The single most important fact, perhaps, of the entire movie industry: NOBODY
KNOWS ANYTHING. Not one person knows for a certainty whats going to work.
! William Goldman, Adventures In The Screen Trade
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Orchestration demands well-defined and uncompromising characters in opposition,
moving from one pole toward another though conflict.
Lajos Egri, The Art Of Dramatic Writing
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When we look at films, we usually see only the action. Yet it is the decision to act that
helps us understand how the characters mind works.
Linda Seger, Making A Good Script Great
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You always want to tell the story in cuts. Which is to say, through a juxtaposition of
images that are basically uninflected.
David Mamet, On Directing Film
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The Save the Cat scene is where we meet the hero and the hero does something like
saving a cat that defines who he is and makes us, the audience, like him.
! Blake Snyder, Save The Cat!: The Last Book On Screenwriting Youll Ever Need
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Whats the best way to open your screenplay? KNOW YOUR ENDING!
! Syd Field, Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting
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If the character raises her cup of coffee to her lips, thats not important enough to
describe unless theres poison in the cup.
David Trottier, The Screenwriters Bible
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When inspiration sparks the desire to write, the artist immediately asks: Is this idea so
fascinating, so rich in possibility, that I want to spend months, perhaps years, of my life
in pursuit of its fulfillment? Is this concept so exciting that I will get up each morning
with the hunger to write? Will this inspiration compel me to sacrifice all of lifes other
pleasures in my quest to perfect its telling? If the answer is no, find another idea. Talent
and time are a writers only assets. Why give your life to an idea thats not worth your
life?
! Robert McKee, Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of
Screenwriting
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The main character must be the kind of flawed-but-amazing character a movie star
wants to play.
Robert Ben Garant & Thomas Lennon, Writing Movies For Fun And Profit
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It is a very strong rule in drama, and in life, that people remain true to their basic
natures. They change, and their change is essential for drama, but typically they only
change a little, taking a single step towards integrating a forgotten or rejected quality
into their natures.
! Christopher Vogler, The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure For Writers
Question for you: What books are missing from this list?
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