Blake Snyder’s “Save the Cat” covers all the usual screenwriting suspects (topics). You’ll find advice on loglines, structure, beats, heroes and villains, character arcs, dialogue, subtext, troubleshooting, pitching and marketing. Given that there are plenty of other helpful guides (I own more than a score), why has this book occupied the #1 screenwriting spot at Amazon…
read more →LIFE CAMERA ACTION is both an inspiring manifesto and a practical guide. The manifesto part urges readers to join the mobile moviemaking revolution, which has democratized filmmaking. Now anyone with a smartphone or tablet can make quality sports programs, commercials, news shows, instructional videos, and narratives. You don’t need to go to film school to entertain…
read more →Many years ago James Morrow (now a celebrated sci fi novelist) and I had an idea for a book that would teach the basics of film grammar: shots, cuts, lighting, framing, sound, and so on. Our concept was to illustrate the techniques using comic-book panels. But we didn’t want to use just any comic book…
read more →There are plenty of books on making movies. I own quite a few of them. But in my opinion, Diane Bell’s SHOOT FROM THE HEART is the best guide available for someone working in the indie arena. I say this as a film school graduate and as someone who has had a feature film produced.…
read more →Following “The End” of an indie movie I recently saw, there came the credits for the cast and crew. But then came what might be thought of as “The Beginning”— scores of people whom the filmmaker thanked for making film possible. Perhaps some gave notes on early versions of the script. Others may have offered…
read more →This clear acting guide will put novices on the way to mastering their craft.
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