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A go-to guide to directing films, updated here on the twenty-fifth anniversary of its initial release. Looks at processes of celebrated auteurs.

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Originally an influential memo Vogler wrote for Walt Disney Animation executives regarding The Lion King, The Writer's Journey details a twelve-stage, myth-inspired method that has galvanized Hollywood's treatment of cinematic storytelling. A form...

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Presents rules for making your ideas marketablle and your script satisfying, and saleable, including: the four elements of every winning logline; the seven immutable laws of screenplay physics; the ten genres and why they're important to your movi...

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Judith says, "In the years since the original edition of Directing Actors was published, the technical side of filmmaking has become much more easily accessible. Directors tell me that dealing with actors is the last frontier¿the scariest par...

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This revised and updated edition is a complete resource for anyone who wants to write and produce for television drama series or create an original series, as well as for teachers in screenwriting classes and workshops. It leads the reader step-by...

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Intended to be kept at a screenwriter's fingertips, The Hollywood Standard provides what even the best script software can't: clear, concise instructions and hundreds of examples to take the guesswork out of a multitude of formatting questions tha...

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The film director is the guide, the inspiration, the focus that can shepherd hundreds of artists into the creation of a single work of art. This book takes the reader step-by-step into the process of film-making, including reading scripts, determi...

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Building on the success of the bestselling "Master Shots," this volume goes much deeper, revealing the great directors' secrets for making the most of the visual during the usual static dialogue scene. Includes more than 200 diagrams ill...

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Collaborating with actors is, for many filmmakers, the last frontier―the scariest part and the part they long for―the human part, the place where connection happens. Directing Actors: 25th Anniversary Edition covers the challenges of t...

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Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay - the "23 Steps All Great Heroes Must Take." It's an easy to understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful stor...

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Helps directors, actors, writers, designers, producers and executives tap into the imagination and instincts, which help them create the films they always dreamed of. This book is a material for the film, television and theatre professional.

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Sam O'Steen was the editor who helped create some of the most important films during the golden age of cinema, including The Graduate and Cool Hand Luke. In this book, he talks about working and playing with some of Hollywood's biggest stars.

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Aimed at both the head and the heart, The Defining Moment plumbs the depths of the most memorable characters ever to appear on the screen, the stage or the page. The book focuses on those moments so pivotal in a character's formation that they cre...

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With sound becoming more important in cinema exhibition and DVD release, this book offers user-friendly knowledge and stimulating exercises to help compose a story, develop characters and create emotion through skilful creation of the sound track.

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A comic hero or heroine also goes on a journey, but for the comic hero, it's often quite, quite different. The hero decides to go on the adventure; the comic hero often has no choice. The hero has a wise old man; the comic hero often meets an idio...

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2nd edition.

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Updated to reflect the technology and business environment of independent filmmaking in the 1990s, this is a step-by-step guide for the beginning producer who is serious about filmmaking, not only as a craft but also as a business.

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An analysis of over 50 US and foreign films in every cinematic genre, including drama, westerns, horror, action-adventure, romance, comedy, romantic comedy, suspense-thriller and fantasy-science fiction. It reveals why some films continue to touch...

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Directing is a high wire act. For first time directors the pressures can be magnified a hundred fold, since they usually have only one shot to make a splash in the independent film community. This book teaches first time directors how to make the ...

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Using sequences from an array of films, this book teaches you how editing can make a good film better. This is a how-to guide - adaptable to tools and technologies - to make you a better editor of film or video.

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A Shaman's Tale is the autobiographical narrative about one man's journey to spiritual awareness. This journey is not a religious or political one, but one that transcends dimension, space, and time. Through his experience as a shaman and his enco...

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Mankind is on the threshold of the next evolutionary phase - the era of the Spiritual Human. In Living Beyond The Five Senses Teresa L. DeCicco, PhD, describes the processes of how this transformation will unfold. The recognition of any desire for...

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Sales HookIf there could ever be a definitive book on Ayahuasca, this would be it!Authoritative treatise on the use, history, culture, and art of the sacred plant medicine Ayahuasca. Key ContentAyahuasca is the strongest shamanic plant medicine. B...

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This ultimate insider's guide reveals the secrets that none dare admit, told by a show biz veteran who's proven that you can sell your script if you can save the cat!

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In the long-awaited sequel to his surprise bestseller, "e;Save the Cat!,"e; author and screenwriter Snyder returns to form in a fast-paced follow-up that proves why his is the most talked-about approach to screenwriting in years.

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What the industry's most succcessful writers and directors have in common is that they have mastered the cinematic conventions specific to the medium.

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The most comprehensive book on the principles, methods, and strategies vital to the creative art of film editing.

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Filmmakers and cinema fans can turn to this visual encyclopedia for an array of creative camera setups and moves. More than 200 storyboards with simple descriptions show how to achieve many effects, images, and compositions.

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The book reveals how the editor like a magician manipulates his audience by using sleight of hand and seduces them by anticipating their needs and desires. Only then can he create those invisible cuts that grab them and keep them on the edge of th...

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