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I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out |
Author: Rona Edwards
Published: 2005-05-01 |
List price: $18.95
Our price: $14.21
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Customer comments on this selection.
 LOVED it!
Didn't like it, LOVED it!
"I Liked It, Didn't Love It" demystifies the world of Hollywood. This is an essential book for anyone who has hopes of selling a script or an idea. The chapter on the art of pitching shows how to create a dramatic and tantalizing summary of a book or screenplay and is worth the price of the book. Carolyn Hart
 I liked it
Interesting insight to the biz of Hollywood. The title is a little misleading -- it doesn't really tell you the reasons an exec may or may not like your screenplay. Maybe borrow from a friend first if not sure. I can't change the star rating above, but it should be 3 stars, not 4. Oh well.
I LOVE THIS BOOK
Okay, so there are a lot of books on the movie business and a lot of books on screenwriting, but there are no books on what happens after you've written the screenplay, or optioned a project - this book tells it all like no other before it - Written with humor and strong examples, it not only demystifies the development process but it creates an understanding so whether you're new to the business or even been around for awhile - you get it, and you can go out there with confidence knowing who everyone is, what their function is and what to expect in the business of Hollywood - Edwards & Skerbelis have written a book that should be one of the top 5 books on any one's bookshelf about the movie industry.
"I loved it, didn't just like it."
"I Liked It, Didn't Love It."
Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis
I'm an actor, transitioning to the other side of the camera, and have found that the script I am working on is benefiting from having read this book. Rona and Monika tell the story of what really happens to a script and how it becomes a movie or T.V. show. They detail with wit, humor, and hard honesty, just what goes on in screenplay development, and that is eye opening.
I've read the book, and will keep it handy for reference as I enter "development hell." Hope to see you on the other side.
Good behind-the-scenes look
As a writer who has yet to sell a script, I've been told snippets of the information in this book by my agent and manager, but I never had the whole picture of what happens when my script leaves my hands. It was both sobering and comforting to get what sounds like a very accurate description. I also see now what I did--both right and wrong--the time a script of mine, a romantic comedy, went out and didn't sell but got me meetings. There is a useful diagram of the Hollywood food chain, descriptions of the different players and what makes each tick, and on a bonus creative note, a seemingly simplistic but ultimately quite useful template for finding and fleshing out new story ideas. I have a lot of books about scrrenwriting, but none explains the business as well as this one. It was also an entertaining read. Thanks Rona!
Lisa Rothstein
www.yourwriterforhire.com
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