The only writing guide a film student will ever need
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Writing about Movies
Two DVDs complement and elaborate on key concepts in the text.
For in this book, Sidney Lumet, one of our most consistently acclaimed directors, gives us both a professional memoir and a definitive guide to the art, craft, and business of the motion picture.
Providing students with basic background information on the home cultures and auteurs of world cinema, this engrossing text allows them to appreciate the significance of each film on its own terms.
To distract the young man from making a serious mistake, the barber digs into his past and tells a story of a key moment that changed I read about these deserters from the U.S. Military that were seeking sanctuary in Canada.
Written with clarity and humor, this book teaches the craft of writing short screenplays by guiding the student through carefully focused writing exercises of increasing length and complexity.
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This best-selling text is a succinct guide to thinking critically and writing precisely about film.