David Howard
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Acclaimed USC screenwriting teacher David Howard has guided hundreds of students to careers in writing for film and television. Drawing on decades of practical experience and savvy, How to Build a Great Screenplay deconstructs the craft of screenwriting and carefully reveals how to build a good story from the ground up. Howard eschews the "system" offered by other books, emphasizing that a great screenplay requires dozens of unique decisions by the...
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Screenwriting is the art of telling stories dramatically - and it can be learned. Although there is no standard formula for writing a screenplay, there are central principles that all good screenplays share. In The Tools of screenwriting, the authors illuminate the essential elements of cinematic storytelling. These elements are guideposts for the aspiring screenwriter, and they can be used in different ways to accomplish a variety of ends. Questions...
3) Galaxy Quest
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The unemployed actors of the Galaxy Quest television series are reduced to convention appearances and store openings. But when a distressed interstellar cadre of benevolent aliens beam Jason Nesmith and his crew of has-beens onto their ship, they have the misguided hope that these 'historical documents' can defeat a genocidal space warlord.
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"Trek follows a young mormon teenager named Tom and his friends on their modern handcart adventure. Along the way, they try to smuggle in unsanctioned food, battle sibling rivalry, encounter a 'special ops' Young men's leader, match wits with a Twinkie-loving skunk, and ponder doctrinal brain teasers like, 'Do General Authorities go to PG-13 movies?' But when they encounter unexpected trouble, their faith is tested, much like their pioneer ancestors."--...