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The Definitive Guide to Screenwriting
Syd Field
Syd Field is well-known as a screenwriting guru across the world and is highly sought after as a teacher. In this in-depth guide he covers the screenwriting process from start to finish. Informative, entertaining, and packed with examples from the movies, this is about as close as most of us will get to attending one of his classes.
£10.49^* - save 30%

How to Adapt Anything into a Screenplay
Richard Krevolin
Drawing on his own experiences of adaptations and on fourteen years of teaching, Richard Krevolin presents his seven-step process for aspiring screenwriters on how to adapt anything - from novels and short stories to newspaper articles and poems - into a screenplay. The author asserts that writers of adaptations owe little to the original material. Instead, like all screenwriters, they owe audiences the best possible movie. This clearly-written and engaging book not only discusses the art and craft of adaptation but also reminds us of the essentials of drama and why we want to tell stories in the first place.
£8.05* - save 30%

The Screenwriter's Bible
David Trottier
Presents the fundamentals of screenwriting, an overview of the entire writing process, script formatting, speculative writing style, sales and marketing strategies, and a resource guide of addresses and contacts.
£10.03* - save 9%

500 Ways to Beat the Hollywood Script Reader
Jennifer Lerch
Writing the screenplay the reader will recommend. Jennifer Lerch is an insider who offers great advice for getting results. She keeps the book focused on the most important thing in screenwriting - the audience. And the most important audience you'll have is the script reader.
£6.78^* - save 9%

How to Write a Selling Screenplay
Christopher Keane
A step-by-step approach to developing your story and writing your screenplay by one of today's most successful screenwriters and teachers. Covers the basics of scriptwriting, from deciding on a story and characters to the finished work, and analyses a sample script.
£8.45^* - save 9%

Alternative Scriptwriting
Ken Dancyger, Jeff Rush
Going beyond the conventional three-act structure and exploring more inventive approaches, this text aims to challenge readers to take creative risks with genre, tone, character and structure. It explores mainstream, personal and experimental narrative forms and tries to link scriptwriting to other forms of storytelling.
£16.94^* - save 9%

Making a Good Writer Great
Linda Seger
Teaches writers how to be creative within the craft of screenwriting, and discusses theme development, sensation-thinking, dream images, character opposition, and personal vision.
Only £12.99!^*

The Big Deal
Thom Taylor
Hollywood's million-dollar spec script market. Offers behind-the-scenes stories from writers, agents, directors, producers, and studio executives describing the realities of selling scripts in Hollywood.
Only £9.04!^*

Developing Characters for Script Writing
Rib Davis
Deals with the creation and writing of characters for the script media of stage, radio and screen. Citing numerous examples, chapters address the character's roots, complexity, relationship with plot, and audience identification.
£7.99^* - save 20%

Screenwriting 101
Neill Hicks
Provides writers with the tools necessary to write and market a successful screenplay. Elements include: structure; characters; style; the business of screenwriting; the economics of film; and agents, attorneys and the screenwriter.
Only £14.99!^*

The Tools of Screenwriting
David Howard, Edward Mabley
A writer's guide to the craft and the elements of a screenplay. It has all the basic elements: Dialogue, Dramatic Irony, etc. But ever heard of "Preparation and Aftermath", "Future and Advertising", "Planting and Payoff", or "Plausibility"? Learn how to include them in your screenplay to make it better, more exciting, and more fulfilling.
£8.45^* - save 9%

Scriptwriting for the Screen
Charlie Moritz
An accessible guide to writing for film and television. Covers the first principles of screenwriting and advises how to identify and formulate a story and develop ideas to build a vivid, animated and entertaining script. The book introduces the essential skills of writing good drama. Includes many examples, ranging from American Beauty to Coronation Street.
Only £9.99!^*

How to Write a Movie in 21 Days
The Inner Movie Method
Viki King
How to create a story idea, use the correct screenplay format, develop plot, portray characters, write realistic dialogue, handle writer's block, and submit a manuscript. The Inner Movie Method is a step-by-step process designed to get the story within the writer onto the page. Includes: how to clarify the idea you don't quite have yet, how to tell if your idea is really a movie, how to move from what you want to say to saying it, how to stop getting ready and start. Once you know what to write, the Inner Movie Method will show you how to write it. Written in an upbeat, friendly style, it's like having a first-rate writing partner every step of the way.
£5.59^* - save 20%

Good Scripts, Bad Scripts
Tom Pope
Learning the craft of screenwriting through 25 of the best and worst films in history. Explains how to structure a screenplay and develop characters for film. The 25 superb film appraisals reveal a more critical understanding of what they are (or should be) striving to achieve. This book will give you new eyes, and consolidate your knowledge of film dynamics.
£7.69^* - save 10%

Writing the Short Film
Ken Dancyger, Patricia Cooper
This book takes the student and novice screenwriter through the storytelling process, from conception, through visualisation, dramatisation, characterisation and dialogue. This revised edition contains a new chapter on character development and discusses the different kinds of dramas.
Only £20.99!^*

The Screenwriter's Workbook
Syd Field
Exercises and step-by-step instruction for creating a successful screenplay.
£8.45^* - save 9%

Making a Good Script Great
Linda Seger
Highly recommended by writing tutors, this book is useful for both beginning and experienced writers. Shows how to navigate the difficulties of dramatic structure, revise and improve your first draft, and enhance storytelling.
Only £11.50!^*

Screenplay : The Foundations of Screenwriting
Syd Field
Providing examples from well-known movies, the author explains the structural and stylistic elements as well as writing techniques needed to create a successful film script.
£8.45^* - save 9%

The Screenwriter's Problem Solver
Syd Field
How to recognise, identify, and define screenwriting problems. Explains what makes stories work, looks at specific screenplays as models of correct form, tells how to use action to develop character, and includes tips on overcoming writer's block.
£8.45^* - save 9%

Writing Dialogue for Scripts
Rib Davis
Deals with the genres of stage, radio, television and film, providing examples and giving practical advice. Chapters deal with conversation, naturalistic and stylised dialogue, pace and variation, scripted narration, comic dialogue and presentation.
Only £9.01!^*

Writing Treatments That Sell
Kenneth Atchity, Chi-Li Wong
How to create and market your story ideas to the motion picture and TV industry. Describes the structure and function of a treatment, discusses character, setting, theme, action, and copyright protection.
Only £9.04!^*

The Complete Guide to Standard Script Formats
Hilis R. Cole, Judith H. Haag
An exhaustive guide to the hows and whys of formatting screenplays. The authors have been running their own script typing service for years.
Only £16.50!^*

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