Book Overview
Exploding the myth that a screenplay is the easiest literary form to master, this book navigates a relatively painless path through the screenwriting labyrinth and offers an easy to digest, step-by-step guide to writing a script from inception to completion. If you don't learn, you won't earn.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1903047471
ISBN13:9781903047477
Release Date:January 2002
Publisher:Pocket Essentials
Length:96 Pages
Weight:0.20 lbs.
Customer Reviews
1 rating
Excellent Thing in a Little Package
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
Absolutely one of the best books on screenwriting, and I've read a few. "Writing a Screenplay" is very condensed, but all the bases are touched and expounded upon. I'd put this slim volume right up there with McKee's "Story," no mean task considering how much detail, data, and examples John Costello packed into it. (To emphasize how much I appreciate John McKee's book, I'd say I learned more about plotting and story analysis from his book than I did while earning an M.A. in English.) I'd suggest any novice screenwriter invest in Costello's book, along with Robert McKee's "Story," Lance Lee's "A Poetics for Screenwriters," Viki King's "How to Write a Movie in 21 Days," and Paul Argentini's "Elements of Style for Screenwriters."
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