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The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System |
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 The 1-3-5 Story Structure Made Simple System: The
Nine Essential Elements of a Sellable Screenplay by Donna Michelle Anderson
review by Robert Piluso
Entitled "Why don't scripts get sold?," Chapter 1 of Donna Michelle
Anderson's (DMA) book is exactly one sentence long: "Scripts don't get sold
because the screenwriter didn't know, understand or respect the process of
selling a script." Then you turn the page. What the rest of Anderson's slim
book reveals is that process in a clear, concise, no-nonsense style. While most
screenwriting books emphasize the artistic aspects of screenplay-writing, Anderson's book is more of a pragmatic screenplay-selling guide. Usually she's
right on the money—the nine elements she presents are solid, sensible
guideposts. You may not know what happens once your screenplay leaves your
trembling hands, but if your screenplay is to have any chance of really going anywhere,
you really should. And DMA is here to tell you, to break down the DNA of a
sellable screenplay. |
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The Show Starter Reality TV Made Simple System |
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 The Show Starter Reality TV Made Simple System by Donna Michelle Anderson
review by Robert Piluso
So you've got an idea for a reality show—did you know there would
most likely be $1000-$3000 of out-of-pocket expenses (as in, "yours") to get it
set up to even pitch? (And these fees would be absolutely necessary so that
your idea would not be stolen, because "you cannot copyright or sell an idea
for a reality show.") This is just one of the many startling, sobering facts
available in Donna Michelle Anderson's book The Show Starter Reality TV Made
Simple System which is the prose-form of/addendum to Anderson's Show
Starter seminar/consulting services readily available via www.tidalwavetv.com/showstarter. |
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Cinematic Storytelling: The 100 Most Powerful Film Conventions Every Filmmaker Must Know |
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 Columnist Sable Jak reviews another recent offering from Michael Wiese Productions. |
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Creating Characters: Let Them Whisper Their Secrets |
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 Columnist Sable Jak reviews a recent offering from Michael Wiese Productions. |
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AFI FEST 2005 |
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 Columnist John Scott Lewinski highlights AFI FEST 2005.
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Quirky versus Non-Quirky |
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 Sable Jak's monthly column |
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