A lifetime member of the Writer’s Guild of America who has had three feature films produced from his screenplays, Akers offers beginning writers the tools they need to get their screenplay noticed.

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Take a journey into the world of laughter and discover how you can craft better comedy. Using concise examples from Preston Sturges to the Farrelly Brothers, from Duck Soup to American Pie, Voytilla shows you how to apply the “tenets of laughter” to your comedy writing. Learn the successful mechanics and characteristics of the essential comic story forms, how to plant effective comic setups and payoffs, visual and verbal bits and gags, and much more. KEY FEATURES: * Pr (more…)

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“A superb book. Straight, to-the-point, and loaded with facts — this book is a must read!” — Dov S-S Simens – Founder, Hollywood Film Institute and WebFilmSchool.com”Writing Movies gets it all right. You must read this book before you write your first or next screenplay.” — Stuart Beattie – Screenwriter,”Writing Movies gives tons of practical advice, but also acknowledges that writing screenplays is ultimately an artistic endeavor.” — Keith Gordon – Screenwriter/Director, (more…)

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“…for the more technically minded this weighty tome is invaluable.” – Black Filmmaker”It is a tough call to sell the script of a short film to a film production company, and your script needs to be outstanding both in concept and execution. If you are a scriptwriter who aims to tackle this tough brief, then here is the book to help you.” – Writing Magazine

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One of the few screenwriting books on the challenging short-form genre

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Whoever wrote “Make ‘em laugh!” knew that it’s easier said than done. But people love to laugh, and good comedy will always sell. With the help of this complete and entertaining guide, writers and would-be writers for film and television can look forward to writing comedy that goes far beyond stereotypic jokes and characters. In Laughing Out Loud, award-winning screenwriter and author Andrew Horton blends history, theory, and analysis of comedy with invaluable advice.Using examples (more…)

A well-written screenplay is the single most important ingredient in making a successful motion picture or television show. Alan Armer mixes time-honored theory with down-to-earth practical advice, giving beginning and advanced students the benefits of his experiences in both the entertainment industry and the college classroom. He balances professional screenwriting methods with techniques that explain and clarify those methods for students. What truly makes this text vital is hi (more…)

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An instructional manual combined with proprietary worksheets, charts and fill-in lists designed to give screenwriters a better way to focus on the task of writing a screenplay.

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From Library Journal
If you’ve got a half-finished screenplay in the drawer, these two unflaggingly optimistic additions to the how-to literature will make you want to dig it out and get to work. Aimed at beginners, both are by academics who not only teach the subject, but are professional screenwriters themselves. In agreement on most of the basic points, each gives a solid discussion of the craftcharacters, story development, etc.and industry; lays out the all-important details of (more…)

This is a complete screenwriting course — from developing a theme, researching a story, plotting and structuring a script, developing characters, and plying methods that aid the actual writing and rewriting processes to understanding the ins and outs of marketing and pitching scripts. Well-written, comprehensive, and filled with illustrative screenplay examples, both innovative and tried-and-true writing techniques, sage advice from veteran writers, and pertinent writing anecdotes (more…)

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…)