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- Product Spotlight: Writing
- Industry Event: Cold Reading Series: Episode 7
- Movie Contest: Fruitvale Station
| | PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT: | | Dan O'Bannon's Guide to Screenplay Structure by Dan O'Bannon and Matt Lohr  Learn the secrets behind Alien, Total Recall, and Return of the Living Dead! With a foreword by Roger Corman, this masterful collection shares, for the first time, the wisdom of the late, great Dan O'Bannon and the storytelling techniques he used in his mega-hit motion pictures. Dan O'Bannon famously crafted his screenplays using a self-designed system which he called "dynamic structure." This book outlines how O'Bannon's method differs from those of other well-known screenwriting gurus, and illustrates with examples from classic (and not-so-classic) films how dynamic structure can be applied to craft narrative and character. O'Bannon also includes his insights on subjects such as the logic of the three-act structure, the role of the producer in screenplay development, and the psychological principle known as "hedonic adaptation," which has a unique effect on the structuring of screen stories. Our Price: $28.95 Forensic Speak by Jennifer Dornbush  It's all in the details... How to Write Realistic Crime Dramas Crime stories have always intrigued viewers and storytellers. Today, crime shows rule the airwaves and there is truly a procedural drama out there for every personality — and every writer. Born out of the author Jennifer Dornbush's real-life experiences growing up around death investigation, Forensic Speak: How to Write Realistic Crime Dramas unlocks the secrets of forensic science for writers and fans alike. With a filmography of 100 film and TV examples and 80 additional resources, the book provides writers direct access to hundred of ways to make their crime writing more authentic. Our Price: $31.95 The Hidden Tools of Comedy by Steve Kaplan  Show me the funny! While other books give you tips on how to write funny, The Hidden Tools Of Comedy offers a paradigm shift in understanding the mechanics and art of comedy itself, and the proven, practical tools that help writers translate that understanding into successful, commercial scripts. Steve Kaplan unlocks the unique secrets and techniques of writing comedy, deconstructing sequences in popular films and television to show when comedy works, when it doesn't, and why. Our Price: $28.95 | | INDUSTRY EVENT: | | Cold Reading Series - 20th Anniversary Season - Episode 7 BizBooks.net is pleased to support The Cold Reading Series during its 20th anniversary season, which continues on Monday, July 29th at The Backstage Lounge!  We are already at the ides of the CRS 20th season! Join us this Monday to kick off the second half with a fun evening of mystery, mayhem, music, mirth...and robots...
Birthday Blues - final act of a feature film by Michelle Muldoon
In the Knee of the Curve - first excerpt of a stage play by David Dumaresq
The Evolving Script Challenge - This week's writers: Jeffrey Wallace, Alan Forsythe, and Lesli Brownlee
...and the smooth acoustic melodies of Scott Perrie... Date: Monday July 29th (and every Monday until Sept. 2nd) Time: Doors at 7 pm, Casting at 7:30 pm, Show at 8 pm Admission: $5 (Suggested Donation) Address: The Backstage Lounge (at Granville Island) For more information, please visit ColdReadingSeries.com | | MOVIE CONTEST: | | Fruitvale Station  BizBooks.net is offering the chance to attend the advance screening of Fruitvale Station in Vancouver. Fruitvale Station was the winner of both the Grand Jury Prize for dramatic feature and the Audience Award for U.S. dramatic film at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. This is the true story of Oscar, a 22-year-old Bay Area resident who wakes up on the morning of December 31, 2008 and feels something in the air. Not sure what it is, he takes it as a sign to get a head start on his resolutions: being a better son to his mother, whose birthday falls on New Year's Eve, being a better partner to his girlfriend, who he hasn't been completely honest with as of late, and being a better father to T, their beautiful 4- year- old- daughter. He starts out well, but as the day goes on, he realizes that change is not going to come easy. He crosses paths with friends, family, and strangers, each exchange showing us that there is much more to Oscar than meets the eye. But it would be his final encounter of the day, with police officers at the Fruitvale BART station that would shake the Bay Area to its very core, and cause the entire nation to be witnesses to the story of Oscar Grant. Click here to read more about the film and your chance to win! |
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