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Writing in Pictures
Faber and Faber 2012; US$ 16.03Unlike most how-to books on screenwriting, Writing in Pictures is highly practical, offering a realistic guide to the screenwriting profession, as well as concrete practical guidance in the steps professional writers take to write a screenplay that comes from the heart instead of the pocketbook. The readeris taken through the nitty-gritty process... more...
Beowulf
HarperCollins 2009; Not AvailableWho will come to the aid of beleaguered King Hrothgar, whose warriors have become the prey of the vengeful outcast monster Grendel? In the able hands of #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman (Anansi Boys, American Gods) and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Roger Avary (Pulp Fiction, Silent Hill) , a timeless classic adventure... more...
Loss of Sexual Innocence
Faber and Faber 2012; US$ 10.19Mike Figgis's Loss of Sexual Innocence is a fascinating fusion of stories, dreams, images and music. The film is a meditation on the process of growing up, and the inevitable loss of innocence this entails. The central image is the expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden; and as in all of Mike Figgis's work, the focus is upon the passionate... more...
Green Shadows, White Whale
HarperCollins 2013; US$ 10.99In 1953, the brilliant but terrifying titan of cinema John Huston summons the young writer Ray Bradbury to Ireland. The apprehensive scribe's quest is to capture on paper the fiercest of all literary beasts -- Moby Dick -- in the form of a workable screenplay so the great director can begin filming. But from the moment he sets foot on Irish soil,... more...
Write Great Fiction - Dialogue
F+W Media 2012; US$ 16.99Craft Compelling Dialogue When should your character talk, what should (or shouldn't) he say, and when should he say it? How do you know when dialogueor the lack thereofis dragging down your scene? How do you fix a character who speaks without the laconic wit of the Terminator? Write Great Fiction: Dialogue by... more...
How Not to Make a Short Film
Hyperion 2009; US$ 10.99"Roberta Munroe is that rare person in the film world who can not only recognize an inspired, great film, but she can actually help you make one." --Mark Duplass, Sundance and SXSW award-winning filmmaker. "Roberta Munroe is brilliant. Her advice and insights on our project, The Tribe , from rough cut to completed film were instrumental and invaluable... more...
How to Build a Great Screenplay
St. Martin's Press 2010; US$ 16.99Acclaimed USC screenwriting teacher David Howard has guided hundreds of students to careers in writing for film and television. Drawing on decades of practical experience and savvy, How to Build a Great Screenplay deconstructs the craft of screenwriting and carefully reveals how to build a good story from the ground up. Howard eschews the "system"... more...
Break Into Screenwriting
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; US$ 20.83This is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide for all budding screenwriters. Its aim is not just to guide you through the techniques and skills you need to write for the screen (film and television), but also to give you guidance on how to approach the industry as a whole. Focusing on every aspect of screenwriting, from how to set about the writing process... more...
Stalking The Story
DK Publishing 2011; US$ 15.95Working with the idea that writing a screenplay is a process of discovery, St alking the Story uses the world of the detective, that prototypical master of observation, as the stage for storyplanning. The detective's whole reason for being is to discover bits of seemingly unrelated facts, observations, and hearsay and fashion them into a narrative... more...
Break Into Screenwriting
Hodder & Stoughton 2010; Not AvailableThis is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide for all budding screenwriters. Its aim is not just to guide you through the techniques and skills you need to write for the screen (film and television), but also to give you guidance on how to approach the industry as a whole. Focusing on every aspect of screenwriting, from how to set about the writing process... more...









