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Story

Style, Structure, Substance, and the Pri

by Robert McKee ...

Narrated by Robert McKee ...

Abridged

6 hours 12 min

For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. His “Story Seminar” is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the award-winning methods of the man universally regarded as the world's premier teacher on screenwriting and ... Read more

$23.99 USD

For more than 15 years, Robert McKee's students have been taking Hollywood's top honors. His “Story Seminar” is the world's ultimate seminar for screenwriters, filmmakers, and novelists. Now, Robert McKee's Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting reveals the award-winning methods of the man universally regarded as the world's premier teacher on screenwriting and
... Read more
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Dialogue

The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen

by Robert McKee ...

Narrated by Robert McKee ...

Unabridged

11 hours 10 min

**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen* ... Read more

$27.99 USD

**The long-awaited follow-up to the perennially bestselling writers' guide Story, from the most sought-after expert in the art of storytelling."Dialogue is a masterwork. There's nothing harder to teach. Now this book exists. McKee has written an essential book akin to The Elements of Style for all writers." —Margaret Nagle, winner of the Writer's Guild Award, Emmy, NAACP, Golden Globe, and Pen*
... Read more
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Save the Cat!

by Blake Snyder ...

Narrated by George Newbern ...

Series series Save the Cat! Series
Unabridged

5 hours 22 min

Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include these: •The four elements of every winning logline ... Read more

$24.99 USD

Here's what started the phenomenon: the bestseller, for over fifteen years, that's been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business. Save the Cat is just one of many ironclad rules for making your ideas more marketable and your script more satisfying, others include these: •The four elements of every winning logline
... Read more
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The Mothers

Five women. Five secrets. One missing husband.

by Sarah J Naughton ...

Narrated by Nicky Diss ...

Unabridged

8 hours 29 min

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'Cara Hunter**********FIVE WOMEN.They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pr... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times, Crime Book of the Month'A meticulously plotted exploration of friendship, foe-ship and the lies that bind, which builds to a gripping and powerful conclusion'Cara Hunter**********FIVE WOMEN.They meet at their NCT Group. The only thing they have in common is they're all pr...
... Read more
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Immersive Storytelling for Real and Imagined Worlds

A Writer's Guide

by Margaret Kerrison ...

Narrated by Margaret Kerrison ...

Unabridged

5 hours 15 min

The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from telling a story to creating a world? In this book, the ... Read more

$24.99 USD

The emerging discipline of immersive storytelling recognizes the power of creative works that put the viewer at the center of the action. Theme-park designer Margaret Kerrison shares tips and tricks for writers on teams tasked with bringing a narrative to life. How do you take an idea from inspiration to manifestation? How do you move from telling a story to creating a world? In this book, the
... Read more
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The Science of Storytelling

by Will Storr ...

Narrated by James Clamp ...

Unabridged

6 hours 51 min

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains ... Read more

$24.99 USD

How do master storytellers compel us? There have been many attempts to understand what makes a good story, but few have used a scientific approach. In The Science of Storytelling, Will Storr applies dazzling psychological research and cutting-edge neuroscience to our myths and archetypes to show how we can tell better stories, revealing, among other things, how storytellers—and also our brains
... Read more
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Adventures in the Screen Trade

by William Goldman ...

Narrated by Kiff VandenHeuvel ...

Unabridged

13 hours 39 min

Now available as an audiobook for the first time!No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President ... Read more

$31.99 USD

Now available as an audiobook for the first time!No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the bestselling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums...on and behind the scenes for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, All the President
... Read more
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Interview With A Film Investor

What Should Be In Your Package To Raise Funding?

by Anthony Johnson ...

Narrated by Damien Grout, Tom Hess ...

Unabridged

32 min

Audiobook – Interview With A Film InvestorAre You A Indie Filmmaker Or Screenwriter Who Need Funding For Your Film?Are You Looking For Information On How To Raise Money For Your Film Project?Could Your Project Use Extra Funding For Cast, Crew, Pr, Marketing, etc?Why Not Learn The Secrets Of Film Financing From The Professionals?OUR GUEST HAS BEEN A FILM INVESTOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SOME OF THE ... Read more

$10.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Audiobook – Interview With A Film InvestorAre You A Indie Filmmaker Or Screenwriter Who Need Funding For Your Film?Are You Looking For Information On How To Raise Money For Your Film Project?Could Your Project Use Extra Funding For Cast, Crew, Pr, Marketing, etc?Why Not Learn The Secrets Of Film Financing From The Professionals?OUR GUEST HAS BEEN A FILM INVESTOR FOR OVER 20 YEARS. SOME OF THE
... Read more
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How To Write A Screenplay

Your Step By Step Guide To Writing Screenplays

by HowExpert, Travis Seppala ...

Narrated by D.G. Chichester ...

Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

Do you have a Big Movie Idea that you're just dying to write, but aren't quite sure how to do it? Don't know how to compile and organize your ideas in a cohesive manner? Are you unsure of the "rules" of screenwriting, but are willing to learn?HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY, by Travis Seppala, may just be the book for you. In it, Travis outlines very clearly the dos and don'ts of writing a screenplay. ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Do you have a Big Movie Idea that you're just dying to write, but aren't quite sure how to do it? Don't know how to compile and organize your ideas in a cohesive manner? Are you unsure of the "rules" of screenwriting, but are willing to learn?HOW TO WRITE A SCREENPLAY, by Travis Seppala, may just be the book for you. In it, Travis outlines very clearly the dos and don'ts of writing a screenplay.
... Read more
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Box Set: Fast, Cheap and Under Control ... and ... Fast, Cheap and Written That Way

Two Classic Filmmaking Books Together In One Box Set.

by John Gaspard ...

Narrated by John Gaspard, Jim Cunningham, Andy Moratnz, Ash Steel, Chris Clyne, Josh Wallace, Lauren Gobes, Margaret Mikkelson, Nathan Taber ...

Series Audiobook 5 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books
Unabridged

16 hours 23 min

Two classic filmmaking books in one box set:"Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time" Learn the tricks and pitfalls of low-budget filmmaking from 33 successful independent films and the filmmakers who created them. Includes never before published interviews with low-budget mavericks such as Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Henry ... Read more

$19.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Two classic filmmaking books in one box set:"Fast, Cheap and Under Control: Lessons Learned from the Greatest Low-Budget Movies of All Time" Learn the tricks and pitfalls of low-budget filmmaking from 33 successful independent films and the filmmakers who created them. Includes never before published interviews with low-budget mavericks such as Steven Soderbergh, Roger Corman, Jon Favreau, Henry
... Read more
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Guide to Writing a Screenplay: A Beginner’s Step-by-Step Path From First Idea to Final Draft

by Thomas Redford ...

Narrated by Thomas Redford ...

Unabridged

1 hour 47 min

Turn your raw movie idea into an industry-ready feature script with this practical, step-by-step screenwriting guide. Overcome the terror of the blank page by following a single, hypothetical film concept from initial spark to a fully realized final draft. Demystify the storytelling process and master the narrative structural beats that Hollywood professionals expect.Perfect for an inspiring daily ... Read more

$9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Turn your raw movie idea into an industry-ready feature script with this practical, step-by-step screenwriting guide. Overcome the terror of the blank page by following a single, hypothetical film concept from initial spark to a fully realized final draft. Demystify the storytelling process and master the narrative structural beats that Hollywood professionals expect.Perfect for an inspiring daily
... Read more
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Women Make Movies

Interviews with Women in the Industry

by John Gaspard ...

Narrated by Female Synthesized Voices, Male Synthesized Voices ...

Series Audiobook 4 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books
Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Advice from the TrenchesAre you looking to break into the film business?Read valuable lessons from these formidable women about the art and craft of making movies: How to break in, stay in and rise to the top.Eleven women who've found success in the film and television industry (directors, actors, writers, editors, executives) talk about what it took to get them to where they are today.Amy ... Read more

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Advice from the TrenchesAre you looking to break into the film business?Read valuable lessons from these formidable women about the art and craft of making movies: How to break in, stay in and rise to the top.Eleven women who've found success in the film and television industry (directors, actors, writers, editors, executives) talk about what it took to get them to where they are today.Amy
... Read more
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Куда идет герой и что ему мешает? (не) Учебник сценарного ремесла

by Алексей Зюзин ...

Narrated by Никита Шевчук ...

Series series Книга профессионала
Unabridged

4 hours 59 min

Алексей Зюзин, сценарист, режиссёр и продюсер, размышляет о структуре киносценариев и об особенностях сценарного ремесла. Имея за плечами более двух десятилетий работы на телевидении и в кино, автор, неожиданно для читателя, анализирует построение сюжетных линий и героев на примере детских сказок. Книга разделена на две смысловые части: первая – это ироничный разбор ошибок тех, кто уже написал ... Read more

$13.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Алексей Зюзин, сценарист, режиссёр и продюсер, размышляет о структуре киносценариев и об особенностях сценарного ремесла. Имея за плечами более двух десятилетий работы на телевидении и в кино, автор, неожиданно для читателя, анализирует построение сюжетных линий и героев на примере детских сказок. Книга разделена на две смысловые части: первая – это ироничный разбор ошибок тех, кто уже написал
... Read more
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El guión. Story

Sustancia, estructura, estilo y principios de la escritura de guiones "Style, Structure, Substance, and the Principles of Screenwriting"

by Robert McKee ...

Narrated by Pedro M. Sánchez ...

Unabridged

20 hours 33 min

Partiendo de conceptos básicos (¿qué es una escena?, ¿qué es una secuencia?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax deun acto?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de una película?) McKee muestra el misterio de las estructuras, explica lascaracterísticas de cada género, define la importancia de la ambientación, la diferencia entre la caracterizacióny la realidad de un personaje, en suma, todo aquello que hace que un guión ... Read more

$30.99 USD

Partiendo de conceptos básicos (¿qué es una escena?, ¿qué es una secuencia?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax deun acto?, ¿cómo lograr el clímax de una película?) McKee muestra el misterio de las estructuras, explica lascaracterísticas de cada género, define la importancia de la ambientación, la diferencia entre la caracterizacióny la realidad de un personaje, en suma, todo aquello que hace que un guión
... Read more
Audiobook

Storytelling for Writers and Screenwriters

by Abstract Media ...

Narrated by John Castello ...

Series series Abstract Media Audiobooks
Unabridged

45 min

Thanks to this guided storytelling course you will learn how to create and structure a story from beginning to end, following the archetypes of storytelling, the so-called "hero's journey".If you have a book in your drawer, if you are missing some incipits or some narrative features, this is the path for you. You will learn to create blocks to fill in order to make your story compelling and ... Read more

$9.00 USD

Thanks to this guided storytelling course you will learn how to create and structure a story from beginning to end, following the archetypes of storytelling, the so-called "hero's journey".If you have a book in your drawer, if you are missing some incipits or some narrative features, this is the path for you. You will learn to create blocks to fill in order to make your story compelling and
... Read more
Audiobook

Cách Viết Truyện Bùng Nổ Với Phương Pháp Hoa Tuyết

by Randy Ingermanson ...

Narrated by Nguyen Chu Nam Phuong ...

Unabridged

3 hours 58 min

Bạn có biết hầu hết tiểu thuyết bán chạy, đều do “thiết kế”?Bạn có một câu chuyện thú vị nhưng chưa biết kể thế nào? Bạn đã viết một chút, nhưng sửa đi sửa lại mãi chưa ưng ý? Bạn nghĩ cái ngày trở thành tác giả sách vẫn còn xa lắm?Sẽ ra sao nếu bạn có thể "thiết kế" những câu chuyện cuốn hút?Bạn biết chắc câu chuyện đó hay thế nào trước cả khi bắt tay vào viết. Độc giả sẽ lật trang liên tục, và ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Bạn có biết hầu hết tiểu thuyết bán chạy, đều do “thiết kế”?Bạn có một câu chuyện thú vị nhưng chưa biết kể thế nào? Bạn đã viết một chút, nhưng sửa đi sửa lại mãi chưa ưng ý? Bạn nghĩ cái ngày trở thành tác giả sách vẫn còn xa lắm?Sẽ ra sao nếu bạn có thể "thiết kế" những câu chuyện cuốn hút?Bạn biết chắc câu chuyện đó hay thế nào trước cả khi bắt tay vào viết. Độc giả sẽ lật trang liên tục, và
... Read more
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Character

The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen

by Robert McKee ...

Narrated by Robert McKee ...

Unabridged

15 hours 44 min

The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction.Following up his perennially bestselling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts.CHARACTER explores the design of a character ... Read more

$31.99 USD

The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction.Following up his perennially bestselling writers' guide Story and his inspiring exploration of the art of verbal action in Dialogue, the most sought-after expert in the storytelling brings his insights to the creation of compelling characters and the design of their casts.CHARACTER explores the design of a character
... Read more
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Создание персонажей фильмов и сериалов. От главного до второстепенных героев

by Оливье Котт ...

Narrated by Александр Слуцкий ...

Series series Пиши и сочиняй. Книги по сценарному и писательскому мастерству
Unabridged

8 hours 7 min

Когда мы смотрим кино, что запоминается больше всего? Операторская работа? Сюжетные повороты? Изящество диалогов? Нет! В первую очередь в нашу память врезаются персонажи! Ведь если нет героя — нет и истории. Создать действительно запоминающегося персонажа непросто. Это целая наука! Он должен нравится зрителю, но иметь недостатки. У него должна быть мотивация, но не слишком сложная. Он должен ... Read more

$8.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Когда мы смотрим кино, что запоминается больше всего? Операторская работа? Сюжетные повороты? Изящество диалогов? Нет! В первую очередь в нашу память врезаются персонажи! Ведь если нет героя — нет и истории. Создать действительно запоминающегося персонажа непросто. Это целая наука! Он должен нравится зрителю, но иметь недостатки. У него должна быть мотивация, но не слишком сложная. Он должен
... Read more
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The Craft of Scene Writing

Beat by Beat to a Better Script

by Jim Mercurio ...

Narrated by Stephen Bowlby ...

Unabridged

11 hours 49 min

A professional screenwriter's master class in writing the most critical and challenging script element—the individual scene.No one comes out of a movie talking about structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes. Marlon Brando in the back seat in On the Waterfront giving his "I could'a been a contender" speech. Meg Ryan's fake orgasm in Katz's Deli in When Harry Met ... Read more

$24.99 USD

A professional screenwriter's master class in writing the most critical and challenging script element—the individual scene.No one comes out of a movie talking about structure. What audiences love and remember about a movie are great scenes. Marlon Brando in the back seat in On the Waterfront giving his "I could'a been a contender" speech. Meg Ryan's fake orgasm in Katz's Deli in When Harry Met
... Read more
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Ben Hecht

Fighting Words, Moving Pictures

by Adina Hoffman ...

Narrated by Adina Hoffman ...

Unabridged

6 hours 17 min

A vibrant portrait of one of the most accomplished and prolific American screenwriters, by an award-winning biographer and essayist.He was, according to Pauline Kael, "the greatest American screenwriter." Jean-Luc Godard called him "a genius" who "invented eighty percent of what is used in Hollywood movies today." Besides tossing off dozens of now-classic scripts—including Scarface, Twentieth ... Read more

$19.99 USD

A vibrant portrait of one of the most accomplished and prolific American screenwriters, by an award-winning biographer and essayist.He was, according to Pauline Kael, "the greatest American screenwriter." Jean-Luc Godard called him "a genius" who "invented eighty percent of what is used in Hollywood movies today." Besides tossing off dozens of now-classic scripts—including Scarface, Twentieth
... Read more
Audiobook

Screenwriting for Hollywood

by Michael Hauge ...

Narrated by Michael Hauge ...

Unabridged

2 hours 56 min

Voted Best Screenwriting Seminar– Freelance Screenwriters' ForumStep right up and write your best screenplay. Here's your step-by-step guide to writing AND selling to the movies and TV. SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD offers the highlights of Michael Hauge's acclaimed two-day, intensive screenwriting seminar. Finalist in AudioWorld's Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio. ... Read more

$14.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Voted Best Screenwriting Seminar– Freelance Screenwriters' ForumStep right up and write your best screenplay. Here's your step-by-step guide to writing AND selling to the movies and TV. SCREENWRITING FOR HOLLYWOOD offers the highlights of Michael Hauge's acclaimed two-day, intensive screenwriting seminar. Finalist in AudioWorld's Golden Headsets Awards for Best Self-Help/Inspirational Audio.
... Read more
Audiobook

The Festival

by Sarah J Naughton ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

9 hours 9 min

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times'Gripping and powerful'Cara Hunter**********FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny's 40th birthday, plus Orly and ... ... Read more

$24.99 USD

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR'Dazzlingly inventive'Sunday Times'Gripping and powerful'Cara Hunter**********FOUR WOMEN.Orly, Lenny, Mel and Thea have been best friends since school. But now it is 20 years later and inevitably they have drifted apart.ONE WEEKEND.It is Lenny's 40th birthday, plus Orly and ...
... Read more
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Forgive the Bride

A Parody of Kill Bill Volume 3

by Dr. Stanley Quincy Upjohn ...

Narrated by Nikki Belle ...

Unabridged

3 hours 1 min

What if the most important story in the Kill Bill universe was never told? At just four years old, Nikki Belle witnessed her mother, Copperhead, killed by The Bride. Decades later, the child left in the kitchen returns as a woman carrying trauma, questions, and the weight of legacy. This is not another revenge tale—it is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual finale to the Kill Bill saga. ... Read more

$11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

What if the most important story in the Kill Bill universe was never told? At just four years old, Nikki Belle witnessed her mother, Copperhead, killed by The Bride. Decades later, the child left in the kitchen returns as a woman carrying trauma, questions, and the weight of legacy. This is not another revenge tale—it is the emotional, psychological, and spiritual finale to the Kill Bill saga.
... Read more
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Fast, Cheap & Written That Way

Top Screenwriters on Writing for Low-Budget Movies

by John Gaspard ...

Narrated by Jim Cunningham, Andy Morantz, Ash Steel, Nathan Taber, Margaret Mikkelson, Chris Clyne, Lauren Gobes, Josh Wallace, Nick Preston ...

Series Audiobook 2 - Fast, Cheap Filmmaking Books
Unabridged

8 hours 43 min

Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice."I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."Stuart Gordon, Director, ... Read more

$12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

Write Your Screenplay with the Help of Top Screenwriters!It’s like taking a Master Class in screenwriting … all in one book!Discover the pitfalls of writing to fit a budget from screenwriters who have successfully navigated these waters already. Learn from their mistakes and improve your script with their expert advice."I wish I'd read this book before I made Re-Animator."Stuart Gordon, Director,
... Read more

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