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Selling Your Story in 60 Seconds: The Guaranteed Way to Get Your Screenplay or Novel Read
Michael Hauge
Michael Wiese Productions, 2006
Irena Tully
Writers are lucky to have this book available - it provides them with much specific & essential guidance on their quest for perfection and success. And it makes things easier for us - film company executives - as well, because dealing with writers who have been ...
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Directing Actors: Creating Memorable Performances for Film & Television
Judith Weston
Michael Wiese Productions, 1999
Simple techniques that WORK!
Judith Weston has outlined for the director (of any performance, not just film) quick and effective ways to communicate and elicit the performance you want... at the very least, you will get something different. I am an actress who has had the privilege of working with ...
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The Writers Journey: Mythic Structure for Writers, 3rd Edition
Christopher Vogler
Michael Wiese Productions, 2007
A via negativa?
As a teacher my interest in the book was not so much in the hopes I would learn how to write a smashing new hit for Hollywood as how I could better see the patterns in narrative and relate them to my students. Certainly Campbell will remain a first choice in that ...
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Sound Design: The Expressive Power of Music, Voice and Sound Effects in Cinema
David Sonnenschein
Michael Wiese Productions, 2001
I have often taken inspiration from the book
The book "Sound Design", the expressive power of music, voice, and sound effects in cinema, is one of my favorite in my collection. I always recommend it to colleagues and customer. During my technical seminars-workshop and product training sessions, I have often taken ...
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The Power of the Dark Side: Creating Great Villains, Dangerous Situations, & Dramatic Conflict
Pamela Jaye Smith
Michael Wiese Productions, 2008
Amazingly insightful
As a video game designer, writer and sometimes-actor, I found Inner Drives to be incredibly useful in outlining stories and breathing life into complex protagonists -- and now Ms. Smith has outdone herself. Though stories in general can come in many different forms, ...
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Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know
Jennifer Van Sijll
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
Spectacular
To call me a newbie screenwriter would be to insult newbie screenwriters. I'm a fledgling, nascent, inchoate, and very bad screenwriter. And if you would read the mere one-page script I wrote yesterday, you'd call me some choice names but I daresay 'screenwriter' will ...
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Save The Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
The ever elusive Second act... is here
If you are a seasoned "reader" of screenwriting books, you must have noticed something: every author mentions the difficulty on writing a good second act. But they don't tell you how to write one.
Blake does. Every page in this book is valuable for one reason or ...
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Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions)
Steven Katz
Michael Wiese Productions, 1991
Chicken scratches vs. Detailed Storyboards
I have used this book numerous times for my teachings in which students go through the process of making a short film with certain limitations being imposed. It is part of a process that I call "fast filmmaking". I like the examples that Katz presents, specifically ...
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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies: The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
Blake Snyder
Michael Wiese Productions, 2007
The Secret to Screenwriting Exposed!
This book is awesome!
If you want to write a spec script that will get sold then READ THIS BOOK and it's companion (the original Save the Cat book). This book literally blows the roof off the "secrets" behind successful screenwriting.
My collection of ...
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Your Screenplay Sucks!: 100 Ways to Make It Great
William M Akers
Michael Wiese Productions, 2008
Getting to the point
I'm in advertising. A creative. I have to make an emotional connection with readers in 6-8 words or I'll lose them. I found William Aker's book very helpful in getting my points edited down to the bare essentials and still communicate clearly. I also found the ...
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Cut by Cut: Editing Your Film or Video
Gael Chandler
Michael Wiese Productions, 2004
Jam packed full of 'how to', tips and advice. Great Stuff.
This book is a reminder that there's more to editing than meets the eye.
Chandler methodically details editing practice and thoery in an easy to understand way. There's so much here for the interested hobbyist to the aspiring editor.
An indespensible resource.
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Myth & the Movies: Discovering the Myth Structure of 50 Unforgettable Films
Stuart Voytilla
Michael Wiese Productions, 1999
A Phenomenal Guide for Screenwriters
I am a huge fan of this book. It invites you into a secret club of those special people who can read a script or watch a film and and decipher all of its great qualities and not-so-great qualities. It gives you a complete template of how to write a succesful story so ...
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The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style
Christopher Riley
Michael Wiese Productions, 2005
Very good
I only disagreed with the format used for montages. You don't need alphabetized bullets for each montage sequence. Readers aren't that dumb. Otherwise I refer to it constantly.
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The Film Director's Intuition: Script Analysis and Rehearsal Techniques
Judith Weston
Michael Wiese Productions, 2003
An Essential Book For Working with Actors
I took a class many years ago from Judith Weston. She was always prepared, well-spoken and focused. Her book is the same. This book is critical in working with actors - a much underutilized skill in today's world of technology emphasis. If you want to create a ...
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Writing the TV Drama Series: How to Succeed as a Professional Writer in TV
Pamela Douglas
Michael Wiese Productions, 2007
Buy the book, read it, study it and your favorite TV shows, and get writing!
I have read many books on writing for film and TV and this is by far the most comprehensive and best organized TV writing book on the market. I have required my class of Advanced Short Scriptwriting/TV Writing students at the University of New Hampshire to purchase ...
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