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Dialogue

The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

by Robert McKee ...

**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen* ... Read more

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**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen*
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Oscar Wars

A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat, and Tears

by Michael Schulman ...

The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes ... Read more

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The author of the New York Times bestseller Her Again: Becoming Meryl Streep returns with a lively history of the Academy Awards, focusing on the brutal battles, the starry rivalries, and the colorful behind-the-scenes Hollywood drama.America does not have royalty. It has the Academy Awards. For nine decades, perfectly coiffed starlets, debonair leading men, and producers with gold in their eyes
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The Anatomy of Genres

How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works

by John Truby ...

A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people ... Read more

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A guide to understanding the major genres of the story world by the legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story, John Truby.Most people think genres are simply categories on Netflix or Amazon that provide a helpful guide to making entertainment choices. Most people are wrong. Genre stories aren’t just a small subset of the films, video games, TV shows, and books that people
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

by Mark Twain ...

Mark Twain’s tale of a boy’s picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work has done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the ‘sivilizing’ Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous ‘Duke’ and ... Read more

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Mark Twain’s tale of a boy’s picaresque journey down the Mississippi on a raft conveyed the voice and experience of the American frontier as no other work has done before. When Huck escapes from his drunken father and the ‘sivilizing’ Widow Douglas with the runaway slave Jim, he embarks on a series of adventures that draw him to feuding families and the trickery of the unscrupulous ‘Duke’ and
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Creativity, Inc. (The Expanded Edition)

Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration

by Ed Catmull, Amy Wallace ...

**The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.“Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.” ... Read more

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**The co-founder and longtime president of Pixar updates and expands his 2014 New York Times bestseller on creative leadership, reflecting on the management principles that built Pixar’s singularly successful culture, and on all he learned during the past nine years that allowed Pixar to retain its creative culture while continuing to evolve.“Might be the most thoughtful management book ever.”
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Starting Point: 1979-1996

by Hayao Miyazaki ...

Series series Starting Point: 1979-1996
In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried ... Read more

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In the first two decades of his career, filmmaker Hayao Miyazaki laid the groundwork for his legendary movies. Starting Point is a collection of essays, interviews, and memoirs that go back to the roots of Miyazaki's childhood, the formulation of his theories of animation, and the founding of Studio Ghibli.Before directing such acclaimed films as Spirited Away, Miyazaki was just another salaried
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The Abide Guide

Living Like Lebowski

by Oliver Benjamin, Dwayne Eutsey ...

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ethan and Joel Coen's cinematic triumph The Big Lebowski with this ultimate guide to life from the founders of the Church of Latter-Day Dude.When you seek salvation from this stressed-out, uptight world, there's only one man to go to for guidance―the Dude. With a new introduction and updated content from the Dudeism priests and founders at the Church of Latter ... Read more

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Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Ethan and Joel Coen's cinematic triumph The Big Lebowski with this ultimate guide to life from the founders of the Church of Latter-Day Dude.When you seek salvation from this stressed-out, uptight world, there's only one man to go to for guidance―the Dude. With a new introduction and updated content from the Dudeism priests and founders at the Church of Latter
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Stop Memorizing Your Lines

Be Undeniable and Ready for “Action!”

by Loren E. Chadima ...

Series series Routledge Advances in Theatre & Performance Studies
In Stop Memorizing Your Lines, acclaimed Director and Acting coach Loren E. Chadima introduces an innovative methodology tailored precisely for the rapid demands of contemporary acting work.Unlike traditional methods that assume weeks of rehearsal time, Chadima's system equips actors to deliver compelling performances with less than 24 hours' notice. This practical guide distils the wisdom of ... Read more

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In Stop Memorizing Your Lines, acclaimed Director and Acting coach Loren E. Chadima introduces an innovative methodology tailored precisely for the rapid demands of contemporary acting work.Unlike traditional methods that assume weeks of rehearsal time, Chadima's system equips actors to deliver compelling performances with less than 24 hours' notice. This practical guide distils the wisdom of
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The Kid Stays in the Picture

A Notorious Life

by Robert Evans ...

Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture is universally recognized as the greatest, most outrageous, and most unforgettable show business memoir ever written. The basis of an award-winning documentary film, it remains the gold standard of Hollywood storytelling.With black-and-white photographs from the author's archive and a new introduction by the legendary actor, producer, and Hollywood studio ... Read more

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Robert Evans' The Kid Stays in the Picture is universally recognized as the greatest, most outrageous, and most unforgettable show business memoir ever written. The basis of an award-winning documentary film, it remains the gold standard of Hollywood storytelling.With black-and-white photographs from the author's archive and a new introduction by the legendary actor, producer, and Hollywood studio
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Superspy Science

Science, Death and Tech in the World of James Bond

by Kathryn Harkup ...

'Witty and well researched.' THE TIMES'A scientific dose of reality.' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A fun and comprehensive exploration.' LINDA McROBBIE'Endlessly fascinating.'LIBRARY JOURNALThe science behind James Bond's exploits – armaments, tactics, plots and enemy tech.The adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casi... ... Read more

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'Witty and well researched.' THE TIMES'A scientific dose of reality.' MAIL ON SUNDAY'A fun and comprehensive exploration.' LINDA McROBBIE'Endlessly fascinating.'LIBRARY JOURNALThe science behind James Bond's exploits – armaments, tactics, plots and enemy tech.The adventures of James Bond have thrilled readers since Ian Fleming's novel Casi...
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Wuthering Heights

by Emily Brontë ...

Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Brontë, was asked to pay some of the publication costs. Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father. After Mr Earnshaw’s ... Read more

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Considered lurid and shocking by mid-19th-century standards, Wuthering Heights was initially thought to be such a publishing risk that its author, Emily Brontë, was asked to pay some of the publication costs. Wuthering Heights is a wild, passionate story of the intense and almost demonic love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, a foundling adopted by Catherine’s father. After Mr Earnshaw’s
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The Anatomy of Story

22 Steps to Becoming a Master Storyteller

by John Truby ...

John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all of his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class, ... Read more

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John Truby is one of the most respected and sought-after story consultants in the film industry, and his students have gone on to pen some of Hollywood's most successful films, including Sleepless in Seattle, Scream, and Shrek. The Anatomy of Story is his long-awaited first book, and it shares all of his secrets for writing a compelling script. Based on the lessons in his award-winning class,
... Read more
Stay in the Light

the chilling sequel to hit horror novel THE WATCHERS

by A.M. Shine ...

ORDER A.M. SHINE'S CHILLING NEW NOVEL GRACE - OUT NOW!The sequel to THE WATCHERS, now adapted into a major motion picture, from critically acclaimed Irish horror writer A.M. Shine.YOU MAY HAVE ESCAPED... BUT YOU'LL NEVER BE FREE.After her terrifying experience at the hands of the Watchers, Mina has escaped to a cottage on the west coast of Ireland. She obsessively ... ... Read more

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ORDER A.M. SHINE'S CHILLING NEW NOVEL GRACE - OUT NOW!The sequel to THE WATCHERS, now adapted into a major motion picture, from critically acclaimed Irish horror writer A.M. Shine.YOU MAY HAVE ESCAPED... BUT YOU'LL NEVER BE FREE.After her terrifying experience at the hands of the Watchers, Mina has escaped to a cottage on the west coast of Ireland. She obsessively ...
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Burn It Down

Power, Complicity, and a Call for Change in Hollywood

by Maureen Ryan ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the YearIn this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the lid off patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignited.It... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • LOS ANGELES TIMES BESTSELLERAn NPR Best Book of the YearIn this spectacular, newsmaking exposé that has the entertainment industry abuzz and on its heels, Vanity Fair's Maureen Ryan blows the lid off patterns of harassment and bias in Hollywood, the grassroots reforms under way, and the labor and activist revolutions that recent scandals have ignited.It...
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Star Wars Women of the Galaxy Updated and Expanded

by Amy Ratcliffe ...

Series series Star Wars
Now in paperback, fully revised and updated with characters from Disney+ shows including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, as well as The High Republic, Jedi: Fallen Order, and more, this is the essential celebration of the powerful female characters of Star Wars.They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, and pilots. The women of ... Read more

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Now in paperback, fully revised and updated with characters from Disney+ shows including The Mandalorian, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, as well as The High Republic, Jedi: Fallen Order, and more, this is the essential celebration of the powerful female characters of Star Wars.They are heroes and villains, Sith and Jedi, senators and scoundrels, mothers, mercenaries, artists, and pilots. The women of
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The Complete Anne of Green Gables Collection

by Lucy Maud Montgomery ...

This book contains several HTML tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the Anne of Green ... Read more

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This book contains several HTML tables of contents. The first table of contents (at the very beginning of the ebook) lists the titles of all novels included in this volume. By clicking on one of those titles you will be redirected to the beginning of that work, where you'll find a new TOC that lists all the chapters and sub-chapters of that specific work. Here you will find the Anne of Green
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Picture Composition

by Peter Ward ...

Behind each shot there lies an idea or purpose. When setting up a shot, the camera operator can employ a range of visual techniques that will clearly communicate the idea to an audience. Composition is the bedrock of the operator's craft, yet is seldom taught in training courses in the belief that it is an intuitive, personal skill. Peter Ward shows how composition can be learned, to enhance the ... Read more

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Behind each shot there lies an idea or purpose. When setting up a shot, the camera operator can employ a range of visual techniques that will clearly communicate the idea to an audience. Composition is the bedrock of the operator's craft, yet is seldom taught in training courses in the belief that it is an intuitive, personal skill. Peter Ward shows how composition can be learned, to enhance the
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The Story of Film

by Mark Cousins ...

An updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.Filmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas ... Read more

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An updated edition – with completely new chapters – of the most accessible and compelling history of the cinema yet published, and complements Mark Cousins' fascinating 15-hour film documentary The Story of Film: An Odyssey.Filmmaker and author Mark Cousins shows how filmmakers are influenced both by the historical events of their times, and by each other. He demonstrates, for example, how Douglas
... Read more
"What Do You Mean, Murder?" Clue and the Making of a Cult Classic

by John Hatch ...

When the film Clue came out in 1985, audiences were baffled. A movie based on a board game, with three different endings, and you had to pick which one to go see? Bad reviews compounded the problem, and instead of choosing one ending, most people stayed away entirely. Clue, outgrossed at the box office by films that had been released months earlier, quickly faded away. When it unceremoniously ... Read more

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When the film Clue came out in 1985, audiences were baffled. A movie based on a board game, with three different endings, and you had to pick which one to go see? Bad reviews compounded the problem, and instead of choosing one ending, most people stayed away entirely. Clue, outgrossed at the box office by films that had been released months earlier, quickly faded away. When it unceremoniously
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Causes Won, Lost, and Forgotten

How Hollywood and Popular Art Shape What We Know about the Civil War

by Gary W. Gallagher ...

Series series The Steven and Janice Brose Lectures in the Civil War Era
More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war — why it was fought, what was won, what was lost — not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected ... Read more

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More than 60,000 books have been published on the Civil War. Most Americans, though, get their ideas about the war — why it was fought, what was won, what was lost — not from books but from movies, television, and other popular media. In an engaging and accessible survey, Gary W. Gallagher guides readers through the stories told in recent film and art, showing how these stories have both reflected
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Little Women

by Louisa May Alcott ...

Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together they are the March sisters. Even though money is short, times are tough and their father is away at war, their infectious sense of fun sweeps everyone up in their adventures — including Laurie, ... Read more

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Meg is the eldest and on the brink of love. Then there’s tomboy Jo who longs to be a writer. Sweet-natured Beth always puts others first, and finally there’s Amy, the youngest and most precocious. Together they are the March sisters. Even though money is short, times are tough and their father is away at war, their infectious sense of fun sweeps everyone up in their adventures — including Laurie,
... Read more
Rapid Story Development #1: Commercial Pace in Fiction and Creative Nonfiction

Rapid Story Development, #1

by Jeff Lyons ...

Series Book 1 - Rapid Story Development
Narrative pace can make or break the reading experience, but few people describe what real pace is or how you can achieve it. Most just discuss writing, style, and sentence structure, but pacing in any story is so much more than that. This e-book gives a clear explanation of pacing and then shows you how to achieve a solid commercial pace for any story, thus assuring reader engagement and more ... Read more

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Narrative pace can make or break the reading experience, but few people describe what real pace is or how you can achieve it. Most just discuss writing, style, and sentence structure, but pacing in any story is so much more than that. This e-book gives a clear explanation of pacing and then shows you how to achieve a solid commercial pace for any story, thus assuring reader engagement and more
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Cinematic Storytelling

by Van Sijll Jennifer ...

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

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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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A View from the Bottom

Asian American Masculinity and Sexual Representation

by Tân Hoàng Nguyen ...

Series series Perverse modernities
A View from the Bottom offers a major critical reassessment of male effeminacy and its racialization in visual culture. Examining portrayals of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood cinema, European art film, gay pornography, and experimental documentary, Nguyen Tan Hoang explores the cultural meanings that accrue to sexual positions. He shows how cultural fantasies around the position of the ... Read more

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A View from the Bottom offers a major critical reassessment of male effeminacy and its racialization in visual culture. Examining portrayals of Asian and Asian American men in Hollywood cinema, European art film, gay pornography, and experimental documentary, Nguyen Tan Hoang explores the cultural meanings that accrue to sexual positions. He shows how cultural fantasies around the position of the
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