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Screenplays or novel writing?
In a recent article we looked at what the top earning screenplay writers achieve for top script sales, including some which don’t get made into movies. Now we can see whether you’d be better off moving your writing skills in to the world of novels. Forbes magazine has just unveiled its top list of novel writers [...]
Continue reading...Save The Cat by Blake Snyder
19. August 2008
Our rating 91% There’s a substantial difference between wanting to write a superior screenplay that you would like to write and a killer screenplay that you want to win the academy award. If you follow Blake Snyder’s rules you’ll be on target for your academy award rather than the screenplay you really sought to write. Blake shows [...]
Continue reading...Making Short Films (2008) by Clifford Thurlow
23. July 2008
Our rating 64% I really wanted to like this book, it gets such enthusiastic reviews from many commentators. However, as hard as I tried, it didn’t really do it for me in the way I expected. I wanted to find out about film and movie making. I felt like I was in a history lesson at University. [...]
Continue reading...Raindance Writer’s Lab Write + Sell The Hot Screenplay
9. July 2008
Our rating 93% If you only choose one book on being a screenplay writer, then this should be your choice. This is the book that takes you through the various parts of writing your screenplay, how to complete it, who to get it to and lays out all of your business resources exactly where you want [...]
Continue reading...Short Films … how to make and distribute them by Nathan Parker
11. March 2008
Buy it from kamera.com Our rating: 84% This book is so good for the short film maker, that it should be kept handy at all stages of the short film creation. You’ll need to make notes and refer to it time and time again. It really does take you through all the stages of making a short film. [...]
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3. October 2008
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