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The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting

The Definitive Beginner's Guide
Story, Format and Business

"The perfect screenwriting book for new film writers.
Sharp prose and practical advice in simple English
with all the nuts, bolts, and screws you'll need.”
-Ravi Malhotra (Academy Award winning film producer, West Bank Story)

The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting
ISBN-13: 978-0-9795102-0-5
LCCN:  2007901125
Page count: 104
Size: 6" x 9"
First Edition
Performing Arts/Film and Video/Screenwriting
Retail Price: US $16.75
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“The best ‘Bootcamp’ lesson for screenwriters available.”
Katherine Hopkins (Australian Screenwriter)

“Josh has crafted the most realistic scriptwriting book
dealing with film plot, script format, and the reality of marketing my screenplay.
It takes the confusion away.”
Michael Klima (Editor, Lucasfilm and Co-owner, Eyestorm Productions)

“I’ve studied dozens of screenwriting books for film, wasting money and time.
The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is all you need.
A no BS approach that works. And it’s under 100 pages! The best film school resource.”
Jordan Bromely (NYU film student)

A Screenwriting book that uses a ‘let’s-get-down-to-brass-tacks’ approach to feature film scriptwriting concentrated on the foundation of essential creative, technical and film business principles in the screenwriting business. Written in a simple, straight-forward witty prose style, The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is a guide for beginning screenwriters interested in learning how to write screenplays packed with tips, tricks, advice, rules, road-maps and pitfalls to avoid when writing your first script. For beginning screenwriters and intermediate screenwriters interested in learning the screenwriting process, how to craft story for film, script format, how to write a feature film script, and how to sell a screenplay, get literary agent representation, negotiate, The Bare Bones Book of Screenwriting is the only realistic, simple and easy to read guidebook that teaches all aspects of the scriptwriting trade while taking you to the next step in your career. Learn how to develop characters, write dialoge and construct scenes while editing the fat. Get inside tips for pitching your story to Hollywood, pitchfests, agents and managers, the WGA, contracts, selling your script, producers and directors, script options, pitchfests, screenwriting contests, filmschool, and movie business trade advice. Discover the rules of screenwriting from first draft to final draft to sales pitch to credits and royalties. Tools for writing your oulting/treatment, synopisis, logline, beat sheet and script rewriting.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

J.T. Clark studied screenwriting and film production at USC’s School Of Cinema-Television (#1 rated film school in the nation). He went on to write short films featured in film festivals around the world, feature film screenplays and TV scripts for top rated shows, Emmy Award winning programming and Academy Award winning film producers. His screenwriting and film experience ranges from working as a scriptwriter for film, story producer, story analyst and story editor for Television Networks, Film Production Studios and independent film producers including MTV Networks, Patriot Pictures (“Lord Of War, Patriot Games”) Interscope records, Marilyn Manson and ABC.

Visit Written By Clark, Screenplay Consultant for information on screenplay consulting and screenwriting help

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