The Screenwriter Within: How to Turn the Movie in Your Head into a Saleable Screenplay

Book Info


enlarge picture	*The Screenwriter Within: How to Turn the Movie in Your Head into a Saleable Screenplay*
	Author:	D.B. B. Gilles
	ISBN:	0609804952
	Format:	Handover
	Publish Date:	June, 2005




Book Review


*The New York Screenwriter (Edna Barnes)* "What sets The Screenwriter Within apart is Gilles' approach to storytelling...deserves a place on every writer's reading list." *Review* "Clever, concise, educational and entertaining. A must for every young writer . . . and some of us older ones, too." -- Richard Wesley, screenwriter, Native Son "No book can teach you how to become passionate about screenwriting. No other book can better help you focus that passion than The Screenwriter Within. It captures D.B.'s unique ability to instill technique while evoking big-ass belly laughs." -- Andrew Gurland, 1998 Grand Jury Prize Winner, Sundance Film Festival *DoneDeal@scriptsales.com (Jason Antebi)* "Wow! A screenwriting guide that manages to be clever, entertaining and absolutely fun." *Review* "Clever, concise, educational and entertaining. A must for every young writer . . . and some of us older ones, too." -- Richard Wesley, screenwriter, Native Son "No book can teach you how to become passionate about screenwriting. No other book can better help you focus that passion than The Screenwriter Within. It captures D.B.'s unique ability to instill technique while evoking big-ass belly laughs." -- Andrew Gurland, 1998 Grand Jury Prize Winner, Sundance Film Festival *Book Description* If you've ever dreamed of writing a screenplay, The Screenwriter Within is the book for you. Insightful, inspirational, and wildly irreverent, it takes you through all the stages of the writing process, using references to hit movies and the author's personal experience to show you how to: Turn everyday events into big-screen successes Find the best stories to turn into screenplays Develop strong characters Write compelling dialogue Find your niche as a screenwriter . . . and much more. *From the Inside Flap* If you've ever dreamed of writing a screenplay, The Screenwriter Within is the book for you. Insightful, inspirational, and wildly irreverent, it takes you through all the stages of the writing process, using references to hit movies and the author's personal experience to show you how to: Turn everyday events into big-screen successes Find the best stories to turn into screenplays Develop strong characters Write compelling dialogue Find your niche as a screenwriter . . . and much more. *From the Back Cover* "Clever, concise, educational and entertaining. A must for every young writer . . . and some of us older ones, too." -- Richard Wesley, screenwriter, Native Son "No book can teach you how to become passionate about screenwriting. No other book can better help you focus that passion than The Screenwriter Within. It captures D.B.'s unique ability to instill technique while evoking big-ass belly laughs." -- Andrew Gurland, 1998 Grand Jury Prize Winner, Sundance Film Festival *About the Author* D. B. Gilles is both a professor and a produced writer, having written for the stage, television, and screen. He teaches in the Dramatic Writing Program and the Film and Television Department at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, widely considered the number one film school in the country. In The Screenwriter Within, he uses his intensive experience in the classroom to give beginning screenwriters the confidence and enthusiasm they need. The Screenwriter Within: How to Turn the Movie in Your Head into a Saleable Screenplay FROM THE PUBLISHER If you've ever dreamed of writing a screenplay, The Screenwriter Within is the book for you. Insightful, inspirational, and wildly irreverent, it takes you through all the stages of the writing process, using references to hit movies and the author's personal experience to show you how to FROM THE CRITICS Christopher Vogler - author The Writer's Journey, Mythic Structure for Storytellers and Screenwriters D.B. Gilles' breezy, informal style makes the imposing task of writing a script seem manageable and even fun, and yet he slips in some pretty profound life observations that can give your scripts emotional depth and weight. Edna Barnes - The New York Screenwriter What sets The Screenwriter Within apart is Gilles' approach to storytelling...deserves a place on every writer's reading list. WritersStore.com A great read. Gilles' ideas for finding stories and translating them to the screen are fascinating.