Editorial Reviews
Product Description:"A feast of information that addresses every conceivable issue with clarity and insight. It deserves a place in every serious screenwriter's library."
-Richard Walter, chairman, UCLA screenwriting program
The Complete Screenwriter's Manual is the most complete and comprehensive presentation of screenplay format and style on the market. Written by an author team with extensive professional and academic credentials and based on a unique step-by-step approach, this book features:
A systematic approach to formatting a screenplay
An accessible style beginners can easily grasp
Accurate information on current industry practices
Methods for creating professional-looking scripts
Illustrations of common problems and their solutions
Cross-referenced index
Customer Reviews
Average Customer Review
For those new to Screenwriting Formats a Must!, February 15, 2008
By
Lisa M. Kucharski (Chicago, IL USA)
Writing a screenplay requires understanding specific formatting rules, especially if you intend to try and have that screenplay sold or produced. I have just ventured into writing screenplays and this book certainly helps answer a lot of basic questions of formatting. Beyond the basics, it also gives advanced and varied options to communicate ideas. The use of examples is very helpful. At the end, common errors are reviewed and corrected in various ways. It is a book that helps you use the format to most effectively communicate your ideas. Certainly good to have has a reference once you get acclimated to the structure.
Best Screenwriting Manual on Market, August 20, 2007
By
K. SmithThis book is definitely the best screenwriting manual on the market, and anyone who dreams -- even in their wildest imagination -- that they might someday want to write a screenplay must have this book. It should also be part of the reference library for anybody who is currently in the script writing business.
EXCELENT REFERENCE TO WRITE SCRIPTS, January 9, 2007
By
H. Figueredo (Barcelona, Spain)
I was in the process of writting a script and had lots of questions on the Hollywood format, almost all were answer by this excelent book.
Do not look in here for dramatical structure, this you need to look for somewere else.
A Great Easy Access Reference, January 6, 2007
By
Mollie (Hampton, VA)
I recommend this as a reference for anyone who wants to find answers quickly. I have several screenplay formatting books and this one is definitely one of my faves. I don't think that any one book is the be-all-and-end -all guide to writing screenplays, but this is a must have for you collection. It allows you to reference information without searching for hours and having to read all of the preceeding information.
