How to Write a Movie in 21 Days (Paperback)
Posted by adminAug 25
Amazon.com Review
No book can find your ideas for you, but this one provides a great service in helping you discover and develop a story, and to come up with the completed script. King helps you learn to think cinematically, in the language of the movies, and to keep asking the essential questions as they work: What’s the story? Who is the story about? Do you care about the characters? Does anyone? King also tries to help you survive not just the structural pitfalls that can d (more…)
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Makes the task doable
How do you write a script in 21 days, while you’re reading the book on how to do it? King gives exercises to find your inner story and get it down before your inner critic has a…
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Follow this book, don’t just read it.
I bought this book from Amazon in July. I have made 2 feature length films before, but these were mostly improvised (Horror!
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You CAN write a movie in 21 days!
I tried to write a screenplay 10 years before I actually wrote one! This easy to follow, insightful and clever book both showed me how to begin and most importantly FINISH a…
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So far it’s a wonderful book!
I am almost finished with this book, and so far it has been amazing! All of the information has been really helpful when it comes to actually starting and getting a script…
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Best Resource I’ve ever used for scripts and even short stories. Ever!!
I’ve read many writing books and this is one that works for any type of writing. With this book, you can write a script or at least a decent rough draft in 21 days.
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Practical and motivating
The book does a good job of going over the common blocks to finishing a screenplay and how to overcome them. I love the writing prompts.
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Good Things In Small Packages
Don’t let the size of this book fool you, there is a lot of valuable knowledge locked within its covers.
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The only screenwriting course you need
HOW TO WRITE A MOVIE IN 21 DAYS take the complete novice to a level of competency I never thought possible from a single book. It is clear, concise and very readable.
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The perfect guide
This book is the perfect guide to not just screen writing, but also writing in general. In contains exercises of finding and getting to know your characters.
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If you can’t get past page 60…
I am a working screenwriter, and this is the only screenwriting book I recommend. Why? Most of the screenwriting books out there are very useful – for rewriting.