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The Tools of Screenwriting: A Writer's Guide to the Craft ... Howard, Mabley
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- “See all photos, binding secure, pages clean, from a smoke free home.”
- Binding
- Paperback
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Weight
- 1 lbs
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780312119089
- Book Title
- Tools of Screenwriting : a Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Item Length
- 8.3 in
- Publication Year
- 1995
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 0.8 in
- Genre
- Performing Arts
- Topic
- Film / Screenwriting
- Item Weight
- 14.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 298 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
ISBN-10
0312119089
ISBN-13
9780312119089
eBay Product ID (ePID)
98242
Product Key Features
Book Title
Tools of Screenwriting : a Writer's Guide to the Craft and Elements of a Screenplay
Number of Pages
298 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1995
Topic
Film / Screenwriting
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Performing Arts
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
14.1 Oz
Item Length
8.3 in
Item Width
5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
20
Reviews
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., "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, 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.', "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, "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, 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.
Dewey Decimal
808.2/3
Edition Description
Reprint,Revised edition
Synopsis
In The Tools of Screenwriting , David Howard and Edward Mabley illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling, and reveal the central principles that all good screenplays share. The authors address questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics as they apply to the special art of filmmaking. Howard and Mabley also demonstrate how, on a practical level, the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including Citizen Cane , E.T. , One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest , Rashomon , The Godfather , North by Northwest , Chinatown , and s ex, lies, and videotape .
LC Classification Number
PN1996.H73 1993
ebay_catalog_id
4
Copyright Date
1996
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