Screenwriters discuss their craft, the writer's role in the finished film, and collaborations with legendary directors and producers. Includes: Nunnally Johnson, I.A.L. Diamond, Buck Henry, Fay Kanin, Ring Lardner, Jr., Walter Brown Newman, Edward Anhalt, Stirling Silliphant, Lewis John Carlino, David Giler, William Bowers, Jonathan Axelrod.

Screenwriter Looks at the Screenwriter

Froug, William

Literature & Fiction

Silman-James Press

Visual narrative formulas for anyone involved in the film and tape industry.

Grammar of the Film Language

Humor & Entertainment

Arijon, Daniel

Movies

Unlocks the mysteries of commercially successful screen drama.

Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade (Revised)

Contracts for the Film and Television Industry

Business & Money

Mark Litwak

Industries

A comprehensive look at how today's Hollywood works -- who has the power and how deals are made. Drawing on interviews with more than 200 Hollywood insiders -- writers, directors, performers, agents, producers and journalists -- Litwak leads us through the maze of Hollywood politics. Well written and filled with case histories of specific films, Reel Power ears down myths and reveals the inner workings of the Hollywood film business.

Reel Power: The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood

Litwak, Mark

A workbook approach to comedy writing as creative problem-solving. It offers tools of the trade such as Clash of Context, Tension and Release, The Law of Comic Opposites, The Wildly Inappropriate Response, and The Myth of the Last Great Idea to writers, comics, and anyone else who wants to be funny.

The Comic Toolbox How to Be Funny Even If You're Not

Vorhaus, John

The author reveals his views on the art of film editing

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing

Coppola, Francis Ford

Murch, Walter

Robert Wise's life in the film industry has spanned 6 decades and, before embarking on his directorial career, included editing such films as Citizen Cane and The Magnificent Ambersons.

Robert Wise on His Films: From Editing Room to Director's Chair

Biographies & Memoirs

Leeman, Sergio

Directors Guild of America

Arts & Literature

The Screenwriter's Bible; A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

The Screenwriter's Bible; A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

Trottier, David

Surveys the history of Hollywood film music and highlights major composers who have shaped its development

Music for the Movies (Expanded)

Thomas, Tony.

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Books by Silman-James Press

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Screenwriter Looks at the Screenwriter

Grammar of the Film Language

Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade (Revised)

Contracts for the Film and Television Industry

Reel Power: The Struggle for Influence and Success in the New Hollywood

The Comic Toolbox How to Be Funny Even If You're Not

In the Blink of an Eye: A Perspective on Film Editing

Robert Wise on His Films: From Editing Room to Director's Chair

The Screenwriter's Bible; A Complete Guide to Writing, Formatting, and Selling Your Script

Music for the Movies (Expanded)