The Art, the Heart of Writing
Part One: The Creative Side
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Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting By Syd Field. Formula. This is all about formula. He has the formula down, and you do need to know about formula, but, come on. Good examining of real movies, though. Good intro book, don't stop here. Take a class. Or two. Watch a movie. Or two. Killing Zoe? Steve.... Sorry. Cabaret. Geoff. Sorry. |
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Okay, you do need formula. You should read one of these books. This one tells you how to apply this stuff from The Foundation of Screenwriting. There'll be a pop quiz in the morning. The Screenwriter's Workbook by Sid Field |
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Today there was a freak accident; a midget ran into the fat lady. Sensitivity, Geoff? Okay, a little person ran into a woman of size. | |
| A script writing program, one of the more expensive ones, but it's worth it. I still miss the old DOS days when Movie Master did everything but put you to bed at night. Any Windows program is going to be slower and clumsier, but it does have some wonderful functionality. And you can make it speak your script. In different voices. Thank God none of them sound like Steve. | 
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| William Froug: Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade | |||
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Tricks of the Trade doesn't go into formula or structure as much as Fields. He does recognize the importance of structure, but is much more interested in you getting the story down on paper. | ||
| PET PEEVES Our own personal pet peeves. If we get any e-mail back from you, we may (if we feel like it) include yours. 1) The first and last sheet of paper towel. 2) Misspelled wirds. (Thank you Geoff. You're welcome.) 3) Plain package Tequila. 4) One size fits all. 5) Pleated pants for robust men. 6) Dripless candles. Dripless candles? I like my candles to drip. |
Haven't read this, but liked the other one well enough to want to promote the guy. Okay, so we're playing favorites, sue us. No, don't sue us, we don't have any money. Buy a book, then you can sue us. | 
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| William Froug: The Screenwriter Looks at the Screenwriter | |||
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A lot of exercises that help you develop your skill with story telling. Really emphasizes knowing as much as possible about your character, stuff that doesn't end up in the script, but informs it. Talks a lot about successful sub-plots, and touches on selling the script. A combination of Froug and Fields. Making a Good Script Great |
DID YOU KNOW (true science facts) That a rock falling at the speed of light becomes beer? | |
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