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Secrets of Screenplay Structure
Linda J. Cowgill
Articulates the concepts of successful screenplay structure in clear language, based
on the study and analysis of great films from the 30s to the 90s. Also covers ensemble
and non-linear films. $24.95.
Writing Short Films
Linda J. Cowgill
Contrasting and comparing the differences and similarities between feature films
and short films, this book offers readers the essential requirements necessary to
make their writing crisp, sharp and compelling. $29.95.
Global Scriptwriting
Ken Dancyger
Global Scriptwriting offers a look at an exciting new phase in screen storytelling,
as writers and directors from all over the world infuse traditional forms with their
own cultural values to create stories that have an international appeal and suggest
a universality among readers, viewers, and listeners.
A unique blend of screenwriting technique and film studies, Global Scriptwriting
discusses screen stories as they have evolved until now, focusing first on the basics
of scriptwriting, then going on to afford a more sophisticated look at script via
different models of scriptwriting: the Hollywood model, the independent model, the
national model, and various alternative models. It examines the internationalization
of storytelling, and illustrates how particular innovations have helped national
screen stories to international success. Specific topics examined include the ascent
of voice; the search for new forms; the struggle of style and content; and the centrality
of megagenre. $37.99.
The Art of Dramatic Writing
Lajos Egri
Analyzes the mysteries of play construction -- premise, character, conflict -- a
direct jargon free approach to the problem of achieving truth in literary creation.
$17.75.
Which Lie Did I Tell?
More Adventures in the Screen Trade
William Goldman
William Goldman tells it like it is...again. Funny, tough and honest, Hollywood may
never be the same again. Hardcover, $39.95; softcover, $23.00
Writing the Killer Treatment:
Selling Your Story Without A Script
Michael Halperin
As Executive Story Consultant for 20th Century Fox, the author has the experience
required to write the only book that takes the reader through the completre process
of creating teatments that sell. $21.95.
My Movie Business: A Memoir
John Irving
After two producers, four directors, thirteen years and uncounted rewrites, the
movie version of John Irving's acclaimed novel The Cider House Rules at last
made it to the big screen, winning two Academy Awards (including one to John Irving
for Best Adapted Screenplay). Here is the author's account of the novel-to-film
process. Anecdotal, affectionate and delightfully candid, My Movie Business dazzles
with Irving's incomparable wit and style. $19.95
 The
First Time I Got Paid for It...
Writer's Tales from the Hollywood Trenches
Edited by Peter Lefcourt and Laura J. Shapiro
with a foreward by William Goldman
This unprecedented collection of essays, gathered for the Writers Guild Foundation,
investigates what it takes to succeed in Hollywood and what it takes to write well.
There are over 50 contributors, including Steven Bochco, Eric Bogosian, Cameron Crowe,
Delia Ephron, Larry Gelbart, Lawrence Kasdan, Carl Reiner, Alan Alda, Peter Casey
and Amy Holden Jones. Hardcover, $36.50; softcover $22.95.
Story
Robert McKee
Substance, structure, style, and the principles of screenwriting. Award-winning methods
from the man regarded as the world's premier screenwriting teacher. An insightful,
practical book. Hardcover, $47.95; Audio cassettes, $37.50.
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