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Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1979
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
3.99
9k+
Screenplay Summary
Screenplay 89%
The structural template that turned screenwriting into a learnable craft, from setup to final draft.
by Syd Field 1979
3.99
9k+ ratings
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking
by Brian Dunnigan • 2020
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
3.33
3
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking Summary
Screenwriting Is Filmmaking 89%
Write screenplays that think like a camera: the craft of making films from the page up.
by Brian Dunnigan 2020
3.33
3 ratings
Making a Good Script Great
by Linda Seger • 1987
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
3.88
1k+
Making a Good Script Great Summary
Making a Good Script Great 89%
Script doctor's toolkit: structure fixes, subplot craft, and momentum rules that sell a screenplay.
by Linda Seger 1987
3.88
1k+ ratings
Writing Short Films
by Linda J. Cowgill • 1997
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
3.70
303
Writing Short Films Summary
Writing Short Films 89%
Minutes, not hours. The structural rules for short films that features never taught you.
by Linda J. Cowgill 1997
3.70
303 ratings
Memo from the Story Department
by Christopher Vogler • 2011
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
4.16
171
Memo from the Story Department Summary
Memo from the Story Department 88%
How myths, archetypes, and vaudeville timing built the architecture of every great screenplay.
by Christopher Vogler 2011
4.16
171 ratings
The Anatomy of Story
by John Truby • 2007
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
4.25
7k+
The Anatomy of Story Summary
The Anatomy of Story 87%
The organic alternative to formula: how character, plot, and theme grow from a single premise's DNA.
by John Truby 2007
4.25
7k+ ratings
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
by Blake Snyder • 2007
Fifty films, ten master genres, one hidden template: the blueprint behind every story that works.
4.00
2k+
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies Summary
Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies 87%
Fifty films, ten master genres, one hidden template: the blueprint behind every story that works.
by Blake Snyder 2007
4.00
2k+ ratings
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2018
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
4.33
634
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Dynamite Scene Using the Snowflake Method 87%
Two scene patterns drive every novel: one forces a setback, the other forces a hard choice.
by Randy Ingermanson 2018
4.33
634 ratings
Writing for Emotional Impact
by Karl Iglesias • 2005
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
4.27
710
Writing for Emotional Impact Summary
Writing for Emotional Impact 87%
Only ink on the page. Emotional techniques for making a script reader feel what movie would.
by Karl Iglesias 2005
4.27
710 ratings
Techniques of the Selling Writer
by Dwight V. Swain • 1965
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
4.33
2k+
Techniques of the Selling Writer Summary
Techniques of the Selling Writer 87%
Master the rhythm of conflict and emotional reaction that makes any story impossible to put down.
by Dwight V. Swain 1965
4.33
2k+ ratings
The Art of Character
by David Corbett • 2013
The five things every unforgettable character has, and why questionnaires will never uncover them.
4.25
681
The Art of Character Summary
The Art of Character 87%
The five things every unforgettable character has, and why questionnaires will never uncover them.
by David Corbett 2013
4.25
681 ratings
Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R
by Syd Field • 1998
Ten ways a screenplay breaks, and the concrete fix for each.
3.82
373
Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R Summary
Screenwriters Problem Solver How To R 87%
Ten ways a screenplay breaks, and the concrete fix for each.
by Syd Field 1998
3.82
373 ratings
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations
by Georges Polti • 1921
Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.
3.45
222
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations Summary
The Thirty Six Dramatic Situations 87%
Every story fits into 36 conflicts. The art is in how you combine them.
by Georges Polti 1921
3.45
222 ratings
Pixar Storytelling
by Dean Movshovitz • 2017
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
3.95
903
Pixar Storytelling Summary
Pixar Storytelling 87%
Pixar's narrative playbook: what makes a concept rich, a character stick, and an ending feel earned.
by Dean Movshovitz 2017
3.95
903 ratings
Action
by Robert McKee • 2022
Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.
4.29
126
Action Summary
Action 87%
Excitement on page and screen has rules. The villain’s scheme, not the spectacle, is its engine.
by Robert McKee 2022
4.29
126 ratings
Crafty Screenwriting
by Alex Epstein • 2002
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
3.85
120
Crafty Screenwriting Summary
Crafty Screenwriting 87%
Write the hook they can't forget and the package they can't resist: the rules of screenwriting.
by Alex Epstein 2002
3.85
120 ratings
Story
by Robert McKee • 1997
How to design the moments where expectations collide with reality and everything flips.
4.27
18k+
Story Summary
Story 87%
How to design the moments where expectations collide with reality and everything flips.
by Robert McKee 1997
4.27
18k+ ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2021
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
4.67
3
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 87%
How to align visual structure with story: seven components, one law, and a shot-by-shot system.
by Bruce Block 2021
4.67
3 ratings
The Story Solution
by Eric Edson • 2012
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
4.32
222
The Story Solution Summary
The Story Solution 87%
The 23-step structural blueprint that turns a screenplay into an emotional ride.
by Eric Edson 2012
4.32
222 ratings
The Anatomy of Genres
by John Truby • 2022
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
4.21
607
The Anatomy of Genres Summary
The Anatomy of Genres 87%
Genres are philosophies disguised as story types. Crack the beats and you crack writing and life.
by John Truby 2022
4.21
607 ratings
Film Directing Shot by Shot
by Steven D. Katz • 1991
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
4.00
2k+
Film Directing Shot by Shot Summary
Film Directing Shot by Shot 87%
Storyboards, staging patterns, and the cut: a director's visual grammar from script to screen.
by Steven D. Katz 1991
4.00
2k+ ratings
Documentary Storytelling
by Sheila Curran Bernard • 2010
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
4.00
148
Documentary Storytelling Summary
Documentary Storytelling 87%
From research to final cut: the craft rules for making nonfiction films that grip like fiction.
by Sheila Curran Bernard 2010
4.00
148 ratings
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters
by Michael Tierno • 2002
The screenwriting manual hiding inside a 2,300-year-old Greek text, decoded for your next draft.
3.84
639
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters Summary
Aristotle's Poetics for Screenwriters 87%
The screenwriting manual hiding inside a 2,300-year-old Greek text, decoded for your next draft.
by Michael Tierno 2002
3.84
639 ratings
Story Engineering
by Larry Brooks • 2011
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
4.10
3k+
Story Engineering Summary
Story Engineering 87%
Six storytelling skills and a four-part map that transform an idea into a novel that works.
by Larry Brooks 2011
4.10
3k+ ratings
Invisible Ink
by Brian McDonald • 2010
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
4.38
2k+
Invisible Ink Summary
Invisible Ink 87%
Forget formulas: the deep craft of story is a hidden framework of theme, pain, and dramatic irony.
by Brian McDonald 2010
4.38
2k+ ratings
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson • 2015
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
4.50
8
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay Summary
Write It, Pitch It, Sell Your Screenplay 87%
The story framework and pitch strategy industry insiders expect, from a former script evaluator.
by DMA/Donna Michelle Anderson 2015
4.50
8 ratings
Hooked
by Les Edgerton • 2007
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
4.02
2k+
Hooked Summary
Hooked 86%
The inciting incident is page one. Cut the backstory and open with trouble: here is how.
by Les Edgerton 2007
4.02
2k+ ratings
Save the Cat!
by Blake Snyder • 2005
Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.
4.01
22k+
Save the Cat! Summary
Save the Cat! 86%
Fifteen beats, forty cards, and one rule to make your hero likeable on page ten.
by Blake Snyder 2005
4.01
22k+ ratings
Creating Character Arcs
by K.M. Weiland • 2016
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
4.31
4k+
Creating Character Arcs Summary
Creating Character Arcs 86%
Why your character believes a lie, and how that single flaw designs your entire plot.
by K.M. Weiland 2016
4.31
4k+ ratings
The Story Grid
by Shawn Coyne • 2015
Why stories fail, scene by scene: an editor's diagnostic that finds the break and the fix.
4.30
2k+
The Story Grid Summary
The Story Grid 86%
Why stories fail, scene by scene: an editor's diagnostic that finds the break and the fix.
by Shawn Coyne 2015
4.30
2k+ ratings
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect
by Claudia Hunter Johnson • 2000
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
3.91
150
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect Summary
Crafting Short Screenplays That Connect 86%
Conflict isn't enough for short screenplays. Find resonant moments in your own life.
by Claudia Hunter Johnson 2000
3.91
150 ratings
Into the Woods
by John Yorke • 2013
Every story hides a fractal skeleton. From Greek tragedy to prestige TV, the bones are identical.
4.18
5k+
Into the Woods Summary
Into the Woods 86%
Every story hides a fractal skeleton. From Greek tragedy to prestige TV, the bones are identical.
by John Yorke 2013
4.18
5k+ ratings
Cinematic Storytelling
by Jennifer Van Sijll • 2005
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
4.01
878
Cinematic Storytelling Summary
Cinematic Storytelling 86%
The hundred visual decisions that tell your story before anyone opens their mouth.
by Jennifer Van Sijll 2005
4.01
878 ratings
Directing Actors
by Judith Weston • 1996
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
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2k+
Directing Actors Summary
Directing Actors 86%
Most directors give actors adjectives. The ones who get great performances give them verbs.
by Judith Weston 1996
4.36
2k+ ratings
Dialogue
by Robert McKee • 2016
Your dialogue problem is really a scene problem. The fix starts underneath the words.
4.32
2k+
Dialogue Summary
Dialogue 86%
Your dialogue problem is really a scene problem. The fix starts underneath the words.
by Robert McKee 2016
4.32
2k+ ratings
Directors Tell the Story
by Bethany Rooney • 2011
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
4.47
74
Directors Tell the Story Summary
Directors Tell the Story 86%
A working director's guide to running a set, shaping performances, and surviving the edit room.
by Bethany Rooney 2011
4.47
74 ratings
Save the Cat! Strikes Back
by Blake Snyder • 2009
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
4.17
1k+
Save the Cat! Strikes Back Summary
Save the Cat! Strikes Back 86%
Script problems aren't failure. They're the raw material of every breakthrough draft.
by Blake Snyder 2009
4.17
1k+ ratings
Now Write! Screenwriting
by Sherry Ellis • 2010
Screenwriting taught by doing: exercises from working writers that build what theory only describes.
4.09
116
Now Write! Screenwriting Summary
Now Write! Screenwriting 86%
Screenwriting taught by doing: exercises from working writers that build what theory only describes.
by Sherry Ellis 2010
4.09
116 ratings
Plot Perfect
by Paula Munier • 2014
Build novels scene by scene, using theme as your compass and emotional rhythm as your engine.
4.25
461
Plot Perfect Summary
Plot Perfect 86%
Build novels scene by scene, using theme as your compass and emotional rhythm as your engine.
by Paula Munier 2014
4.25
461 ratings
An Actor Prepares
by Constantin Stanislavski • 1936
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
4.09
5k+
An Actor Prepares Summary
An Actor Prepares 86%
Feelings cannot be commanded. But the conditions that summon them can be.
by Constantin Stanislavski 1936
4.09
5k+ ratings
The Art of Acting
by Stella Adler • 2000
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
4.21
2k+
The Art of Acting Summary
The Art of Acting 86%
Acting is craft, not confession: the legendary teacher's philosophy that reshaped American theatre.
by Stella Adler 2000
4.21
2k+ ratings
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish
by Joseph Bates • 2015
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
4.21
184
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish Summary
Writing Your Novel from Start to Finish 86%
Your novel, start to finish: a guide that treats structure as discovery's framework, not a cage.
by Joseph Bates 2015
4.21
184 ratings
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method
by Randy Ingermanson • 2014
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
4.24
3k+
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method Summary
How to Write a Novel Using the Snowflake Method 86%
From one sentence to a full novel draft, one step at a time, without the pain.
by Randy Ingermanson 2014
4.24
3k+ ratings
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character
by William Esper • 2014
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
4.59
200
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character Summary
The Actor's Guide to Creating a Character 86%
William Esper's Meisner: build a character through playable actions, not emotional guesswork.
by William Esper 2014
4.59
200 ratings
Intent to Live
by Larry Moss • 2004
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
4.49
772
Intent to Live Summary
Intent to Live 86%
A master coach on acting: find a script's secret, build the character, make the audience lean in.
by Larry Moss 2004
4.49
772 ratings
Audition
by Michael Shurtleff • 1978
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
4.22
3k+
Audition Summary
Audition 86%
The audition belongs to you, not a character: bring your contradictions and your fight.
by Michael Shurtleff 1978
4.22
3k+ ratings
Selling a Screenplay
by Syd Field • 1989
Three acts, two plot points, one rule: decide your ending before you write your opening.
3.70
91
Selling a Screenplay Summary
Selling a Screenplay 86%
Three acts, two plot points, one rule: decide your ending before you write your opening.
by Syd Field 1989
3.70
91 ratings
Story Structure Architect
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt • 2005
55 plot scenarios, 11 narrative blueprints, and the character types that populate them.
3.83
890
Story Structure Architect Summary
Story Structure Architect 86%
55 plot scenarios, 11 narrative blueprints, and the character types that populate them.
by Victoria Lynn Schmidt 2005
3.83
890 ratings
The Visual Story
by Bruce Block • 2007
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
4.30
772
The Visual Story Summary
The Visual Story 86%
Stop guessing at visual impact. A system for making every frame serve your story deliberately.
by Bruce Block 2007
4.30
772 ratings
Video Game Storytelling
by Evan Skolnick • 2014
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
3.99
503
Video Game Storytelling Summary
Video Game Storytelling 86%
Screenwriting's classic tools applied to games, so story and gameplay pull the same direction.
by Evan Skolnick 2014
3.99
503 ratings
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