Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages

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A great Artist.......2004-05-30

Virgil Finlay was a great artist buy the book and see for yourself. Many stunning pictures.

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Women of the Ages
Virgil Finlay
Manufacturer: Underwood-Miller
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Virgil Finlay's Women of the Ages
Virgil Finlay
Manufacturer: Underwood & Miller
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Women of the Ages
Virgil Finlay
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Women of the Ages
Virgil Finlay
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So You Want to Be a Cartoonist?
Peter Maddocks
Manufacturer: Michael O'Mara Books
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So You Want to be a Cartoonist?
Peter Maddocks
Manufacturer: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
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A comprehensive guide to writing screenplays by an experienced screenwriter and a respected writing teacher. Along with sections on the sreenwriter's craft, basic storytelling, and the parts and objectives of a screenplay, the book is distinguished by detailed analyses of sixteen successful films' screenplays, including the likes of E.T., Some Like It Hot, North by Northwest, Citizen Kane, and Annie Hall.

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In The Tools of Screenwriting, David Howard and Edward Mabley illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling, and reveal the central principles that all good screenplays share. The authors address questions of dramatic structure, plot, dialogue, character development, setting, imagery, and other crucial topics as they apply to the special art of filmmaking.Howard and Mabley also demonstrate how, on a practical level, the tools of screenwriting work in sixteen notable films, including Citizen Cane, E.T., One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Rashomon, The Godfather, North by Northwest, Chinatown, and sex, lies, and videotape.

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Verbose but thoughtful advice.......2007-01-10

Nothing new here and it is wordy. You should read it carefully, underliner in hand, to mark fishing grounds worth remembering.

Good if you've never written anything ever before.......2006-05-10

If you have never written anything, in any genre, in any format, then this book would be an excellent tool to help develop your writing skills. However, as a book on screenwriting, this book gives the very basic of basics. That is, to sum up 97 pages of text, you need to have characters, a plot, conflict, a resolution. Oh, yeah, and it all has to make sense.

Each concept is "delved" into in about two to three pages. Most of this, however, is just primer to the Analysis Section in the back of the book, where the writer now explains how all those elements take place in various movies he considers Good.

Not a great book.

Comprehensive and Practical.......2004-09-29

I think this book stands out from others in the heap of books on screenwriting in at least two salient aspects.

First, it does a fairly good job of defining the terms being used. There is great confusion in screenwriting terminology; different authors have differing definitions for commonly used terms -- or none at all. They just throw out terms as if the reader already knows what it means or the meaning is so intuitively obvious it doesn't need definition. Or they define the term vaguely and apply it inconsistently so it seems to mean one thing in one paragraph, and then something else in another. Terms do need clarification and authors need to be consistent.

Second, whereas some authors emphasize a particular element or technique as a sin qua non -- if not the sin qua non for creating a marketable manuscript -- this book discusses all the basics with no particular emphasis or preference for one.

After surveying the basics, the authors apply their analytical schema to 14 notable films from various genres including The GodFather, Rashomon, Annie Hall, sex lies and videotape and Hamlet. Though I don't always agree as to how they apply their schema, it's a practical schema.

An indispensable Tool........2001-12-14

I can't praise enough this book. The First section explain the Basic about Storytelling, the Second section expose The Screenwriting Tools, the Third Section from the page 100 to the end provide an Analyses of 16 Films using the following tools/elements:

Protagonist and Objective, Conflict, Obstacles, Premise and Opening, Main tension, Culmination and Resolution, Theme, Unity, Exposition, Characterization, Development of the History, Dramatic Irony, Preparation and Aftermath, Planting and Payoff, Plausibility, Action and Activity, Dialogue, Visuals, Dramatic Scenes.

My conclusions:
1) The information is clear and concise explaining the essential elements of a script
2) The Analyses Section provides examples in depth
3) The book is cheap

Is a favorite between my 12 books about Writing, you can't go wrong with this bok even if you are a Pro because the analyses of the films provide you a comparative of the central principles of a good movie.

Masterful! Brilliant! Amazing!.......1999-07-22

Forget all of the other books out there...or, buy the other books, but make this one first on your list. Howard and Mabley are both accomplished professional writers and they know their tools of the craft, which they now share with you. This book succeeds immensely simply because it lists the elements of a screenplay and tells how each is best used and why. It has all of the basic elements: Dialogue, Dramatic Irony, etc. But ever heard of "Preparation and Aftermath", "Future and Advertising", "Planting and Payoff", or "Plausibility"? If not, then learn how to include them in YOUR screenplay to make it better, more exciting, and more fulfilling in a dramatic and universal way. Absolutely the best book on screenwriting. Period. Buy it now. I have read it a countless number of times and each time I learn something new or it spurs my imagination to create something new in the world of my screenplay. Please do yourself a favor and get a hold of this book. A masterpiece of screenplay instruction.

The Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film and Television Writers

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An excellent guide for writers.

The Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film and Television Writers
Irwin R. Blacker
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
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An excellent guide for writers........1999-08-31

Although the title would seem to aim this book at a specialized market, this is in fact an excellent guide for writers in all markets. The theme of the book is that a well-written story will be much easier to sell than a poorly written one. The majority of the book is devoted to guidelines for plot and character development in the context of the specialized requirements of film and television. Many of the directions in the book are applicable to writing aimed at a wide variety of markets. There are several useful examples of actual scripts and other industry-specific forms that serve as bluprints for the aspiring film and television writer. There are also examples of synopsis and treatments as they are used in the industry. The second half of the book is devoted to the mechanics of the visual entertainment industry and how the script and writer fit in. The appendices deal with the Writers Guild and include an agency list. This book is a must-have for the aspiring film and television writer.

Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays

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The author can't write, and I am pretty sure has never had a screenplay produced
As Essential to Screenwriters as Strunk & White is to All Writers
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THE Screenplay Writer's Guide
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Elements of Style for Screenwriters: The Essential Manual for Writers of Screenplays
Paul Argentini
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For many first-time screenwriters, the most daunting aspect of getting underway is learning the proper format. Paul Argentini lends a helping hand with Elements of Style for Screenwriters. It's a good nuts-and-bolts introduction to the terminology of filmmaking and a step-by-step guide to making sure your opus is properly formatted. Argentini starts with a short sample screenplay as a concrete example, peppered with annotations as simple as "use plain Arabic numbers" and as complex as "(continuing) not needed here--LUDVINNIA (O.S.) and LUDVINNIA are separate elements." Don't worry, when it's all laid out on the script it makes a lot of sense. Most of the book is set up as a glossary of film terms, though Argentini does not stop at mere definitions, also filling the book with practical advice. He explains that a "talking heads" scene refers to one that is all dialogue and no action and points out that it will doom your script. The second portion of the book--considerably smaller--lays out the elements of style for playwriting in a similar sample and glossary fashion. Argentini also helpfully explains the broader differences between writing for the stage and writing for the screen (in a nutshell, the playwright can get away with those talking-head scenes.) A good, practical manual that should take a lot of the fear out of diving into that first script. --Ali Davis

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How to design and format manuscripts to impress any film school professor, story editor, agent, producer or studio executive.

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The author can't write, and I am pretty sure has never had a screenplay produced.......2007-09-10

This book is so incoherently and terribly written that I only got through the 3rd page of the intorduction out of morbid fascination. Consider a sentence from the author's biography that illustrates, simultaneously, his lack of grammatical ability and credits:

"Awarded a Playwriting Fellowship by the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, he is a former Boston and Washington D.C. editor, reporter and photographer."

That is, by the way, the most specific sentence of his four-sentence bio, besides "He graduated from Boston University".

A few sentences from the introduction:

"There will be some repetitious information on these pages. But, there are no wrong examples to remember. The Elements of Style for Screenwriters was not written to teach screenwriting, or to give you an insight into the dramatic art, although it might come close and I beg your forgiveness."

I accidentally bent the cover, but I am sure Barnes and Noble will take it back out of shame.

As Essential to Screenwriters as Strunk & White is to All Writers.......2007-02-11

Yes, you'll use this book fewer times as you keep writing screenplays simply because you'll commit more of it to memory. Yes, you'll want one for your shelves, one for your briefcase, and one for your office. Yes, they'll all be well used. And yes, this will be as invaluable a tool to you as your best loved dictionary and thesaurus. I require it of all my screenwriting students who are discouraged from ever selling it back to the bookstore, especially if they plan to take an advanced class with me. I also recommend this to all my workshop participants.

Get this book, read it through cover to cover once, and then flip through the alphabetized screenwriting terms when you need to refresh yourself as you write your script. Good luck with your project!

Look at me! Look at my cap........2005-10-04

This book is basically an extensive glossary of screenwriting terms, and will help the beginning (and the experienced) screenwriter make sure that his or her screenplay is formatted correctly and that it uses the correct terms. The book is arranged alphabetically, so if you need to look up "Fade In" or "Margins," you can turn right to the correct pages.
The book lists a lot of terms, however, that you should never use in a spec script that you just want to show to producers and investors. Use this in conjuction with other screenwriting books to get a better idea of this.
The book is not always perfectly written either--and don't let its title fool you into thinking it has anything to do with Strunk and White--but it is helpful, and when I'm writing a screenplay, I use it often.

THE Screenplay Writer's Guide.......2005-05-07

If you're into writing screenplays, this is THE Essential Screenplay Writer's Guide. I used it to write a couple of screenplays for Triggerstreet.com. In all of the feedback I received, not one person knocked the style of my works.

Writing.......2005-01-22

Maybe I'm crazy, but I tend not to like writing reference books that are terribly written.

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The Elements of Screenwriting a Guide for Film and Television Writers
Irwin R. Blacker
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Co.
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Binding: Hardcover

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The Elements of Screenwriting

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The Elements of Screenwriting
Irwin Blacker
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The Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film and Television Writers
Irwin R.; b494 Blacker
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The Tools of Screenwriting (A Writer's Guide to the Craft and the Elements of a Screenplay)

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The Tools of Screenwriting (A Writer's Guide to the Craft and the Elements of a Screenplay)
David/ Mabley, Edward Howard
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTLJKW

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One of the most pressing challenges of the 21st century is to develop a means of satisfying the water demands of an ever-expanding human population while at the same time protecting the aquatic ecosystems and ecological services upon which all life depends.

Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems brings together experts from a wide range of disciplines to present key insights and information on sustainable freshwater systems. Contributors represent a variety of perspectives and expertise, helping to illuminate the multiple connections and concerns involved with freshwater systems. Throughout they focus on the idea that freshwater systems lie at the heart of many different environmental and societal concerns. Achieving sustainability will require a heightened understanding of the connections among those concerns, and a willingness for experts and stakeholders to work together across areas of interest.

For both scientists and managers, Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems represents an important new resource for formulating site-specific solutions to problems involving natural resource sustainability.

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An excellent and timely collection.......2003-09-19

The collaborative editorial effort of Marjorie M. Holland (Director of the Center for Water and Wetland Resources, University of Mississippi - Oxford); Elizabeth R. Blood (Research Scientist at the J. W. Jones Ecological Research Center, Newton, Georgia); and Lawrence R. Shaffer (Biology Instructor, Northwest Mississippi Community College and Adjunct Faculty Member, Department of Biology, University of Mississippi), Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: A Web Of Connections is a informed and informative collection of erudite essays from diverse authors and specialists studying the problems that beset freshwater ecosystems and addressing the means to deal with the thorny issues concerning environmental preservation. From regional water strategies; to the history of wetlands laws; to wetland restoration and forestry, Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems is an excellent and timely collection which is especially recommended for inclusion into academic and governmental Environmental Studies reference collections -- especially for those wanting to directly address contemporary Freshwater Systems remedial and restoration issues.

Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: a web of connections [A book review from: Ecological Economics]

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Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: a web of connections [A book review from: Ecological Economics]
P.P. Schot
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Ecological Economics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Achieving Sustainable Freshwater Systems: A Web of Connections

Manufacturer: Island Press, Washington DC
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The World Economic Outlook, published twice a year in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic, presents IMF staff economists' analyses of global economic developments during the near and medium term. Chapters give an overview as well as more detailed analysis of the world economy; consider issues affecting industrial countries, developing countries, and economies in transition to market; and address topics of pressing current interest. Annexes, boxes, charts, and an extensive statistical appendix augment the text. A Special Issue, titled The Global Economy After September 11, was published in December 2001 as an update of the October 2001 forecast.

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