The Five C's is one of the most widely respected books on filmmaking ever published. With the aid of hundreds of photographers and diagrams, it clearly and concisely presents the essential concepts an
Dealmaking-the popular, award-winning "self-defense" book for everyone working in the film and television industry-is now updated to include the latest legal rulings and entertainment technology deve
Charlie Haden (1937–2014) was the rare sort of musician who transcended easy categorization—other than to say that his uniquely elegant and eloquent bass playing, with its readily recognizable sound,
Comedy is not magic, not inspiration, not a "gift." Mostly, it's simple rules and structures-the logic of the illogical-tools that anyone can use.The Comic Toolbox is a straightforward, often humorous
Each of the thirty-nine films that Wise has directed is presented here in photographs, a complete cast and credits listing, a story synopsis, and, most importantly, Robert Wise's own comments.Robert
Offers short essays on areas such as avoiding the obvious, the birth of ideas, and episodic forms, and in-depth interviews with screenwriters responsible for films including Thelma & Louise , Fo
Demystifies marketing issues in the film industry, revealing inside information on distributor strategies and their marketing expenditures and profiling marketing strategies of films of widely varying
The 21st-Century Screenplay is a comprehensive and highly practical screenwriting manual. An eagerly anticipated successor to the author’s internationally acclaimed book Scriptwriting Updated, it cove
Making a Good Script Great is more than just a matter of putting a good idea on paper. It requires the working and reworking of that idea. Making a Good Script Great takes you through the whole screen
Hollywood is currently seeing a great influx of young African-American filmmakers who collectively are altering the face of American filmmaking. African-American Screenwriters Now brings together rece
Total Directing is the first book to fully integrate the technical aspects of screen directing with practical methods for directing actors, thoroughly exploring how these two primary aspects of the di
Advanced Screenwriting, written by one of today's most active and respected screenwriting gurus, is a collection of meditations on fine-tuning the script.
Naked Playwriting is a complete playwriting course-from developing a theme through plotting and structuring a play, developing characters, creating dialog, formatting the script, and plying methods th
Clements (communications, Augusta State U.) has written, directed, and produced more than 3,000 non-fiction television programs. In this book, he explains the show runner's job as television producer,
Produced by... is a well-written, A-to-Z guide to producing movies, whether they are large-budget studio-backed productions or low-budget and mid-budget independents. Logically organized to follow a
