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The Last Formula You'll Ever Need - [12 Feb 2010]
I'm not so smitten with the legion of "how to" screenplay books that are essentially just restatements of the same tired formula that hasn't changed since Aristotle. But of all those formula books, this is most certainly the best. And that's not intended...
restatements of the same tired formula that hasn't changed since Aristotle. But of all those...
www.amazon.com/review/R2YGE6KL5...
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A Must Have - [03 Feb 2010]
I admit that I am new to the screenwriting game. Frankly, I'm just doing it because April is Script Frenzy and I'm looking for a new hobby. With that said, I've read over a dozen books getting ready for Script Frenzy ([...]), and Blake's book was by far...
is Script Frenzy and I'm looking for a new hobby. With that said, I've read over a dozen books...
www.amazon.com/review/RANOR06F0...
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The Last Book on Screenwriting You Should Ever Buy - [23 Jan 2010]
Snyder's book is, as another viewer noted, a guide to screenSELLING. Judging by Snyder's advice and illustrious career (yeah right), it's apparent that he believes in making cheesy, gimmicky family comedies with stupid premises, selling them for millions...
and illustrious career (yeah right), it's apparent that he believes in making cheesy,...
www.amazon.com/review/R1X0C6D9EKFU...
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Great process for screenwriting! - [16 Jan 2010]
My disclaimer: As with any opinion, it is only my opinion and these reviews will vary depending on who reads the book and what the reader is looking for. I look for ways to improve businesses, sales, and my life. This book falls under my life where I ...
on who reads the book and what the reader is looking for. I look for ways to improve ...
www.amazon.com/review/R3RUARPF5...
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Structural Integrity Ho - [03 Jan 2010]
This book is at its best when it's arguing why "Schindler's List" and "Die Hard" should belong in the same basic category, or drawing up 15-beat lists that a good script should shoot for. Not so much when it repeatedly references the author's own 'Blank...
in the same basic category, or drawing up 15-beat lists that a good script should shoot...
www.amazon.com/review/R3N8S402PW...
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Pretty Darn Good Book to Jump Start Your Writing Career - [11 Dec 2009]
I used to love to write, but I can thank a college professor for putting the kabash on that one. Until recently, that is. I often think of wonderful story ideas, and write them down when they are more than just okay. But then I don't know what to do with...
one. Until recently, that is. I often think of wonderful story ideas, and write them down...
www.amazon.com/review/R19FV62M5...
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An amazing read. - [22 Nov 2009]
As I'm sure it is with most people, once you pick up a good book and you start reading, you can't stop until you finish it. It's how it happened with "Save the Cat." It is without a doubt one of the most interesting books about film-making I have read...
can't stop until you finish it. It's how it happened with "Save the Cat." It is without a...
www.amazon.com/review/R3S2LII09...
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Save the Cat on how to save your Screenplay - [20 Oct 2009]
Save the Cat just might very well save your scripts from being round-filed before they read page 10. I heard about the late Blake Snyder at the Willamette Writers Conference from a professional script reader. I bought this book and his sequel called, ...
page 10. I heard about the late Blake Snyder at the Willamette Writers Conference from a ...
www.amazon.com/review/RAS7A0XTIX...
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A young writer's inspiration! - [16 Oct 2009]
Excuse me while I name drop, but I was referred to read this book by one of Jamie Foxx's good friends, Johnny MF Mac, and I have to say that I have not regretted spending my limited down time to stop and read a few chapters a week. Even though I'm still...
friends, Johnny MF Mac, and I have to say that I have not regretted spending my limited...
www.amazon.com/review/R2MEAH5HFOG...
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Blake will be missed but his work lives on! - [10 Oct 2009]
"Save the Cat" offers a whole new way of looking at story structure rather than the same old fuddy duddy standard we've used over the years. It's a fun read and behind every word is an excitement and enthusiasm that comes straight from the author himself...
fuddy duddy standard we've used over the years. It's a fun read and behind every word is...
www.amazon.com/review/R14RJS5OS...
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