motion picture authorship

Presents a comprehensive manual on writing a screenplay written in the form of a screenplay, and describes the steps to preparing a first draft, character development, dialogue, and more.

Explores the craft of screenplay writing, the history of film, the process of writing a screenplay from beginning to end, and includes writing exercises.

Presents a collection of twenty-seven thousand humorous movie plot combinations and ideas.

Fifty screenwriters, including William Goldman, Ron Shelton, and Paul Schrader, provide details about their careers, discussing breaking into the business, the development of ideas, helping actors become movie stars, awards, and other related topics.