Book: On Story — Screenwriters and their profession

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On Story: screenwriters and their profession distills advice from renowned, award-winning screenwriters who have appeared on On Story and attended the annual Austin Film Festival conference. Authors include, but are not limited to, John August, John Lee Hancock, Lawrence Kasdan, Daniel Petrie, Jr., Whit Stillman, Robin Swicord, and Randall Wallace with a special foreword by Brian Helgeland. In their own vivid lyrics and stories transcribed from interviews and panel discussions, they cover the entire development of a screenplay, from inspiration, story, process, structure, characters and from dialogue to rewriting and collaboration. Their advice is fresh, practical and proven – these writers know how to tell a story on screen. Enjoy this collection of ideas and use it to start your own screenwriting career.

196pages

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On Story: screenwriters and their profession distills advice from renowned, award-winning screenwriters who have appeared on On Story and attended the annual Austin Film Festival conference. Authors include, but are not limited to, John August, John Lee Hancock, Lawrence Kasdan, Daniel Petrie, Jr., Whit Stillman, Robin Swicord, and Randall Wallace with a special foreword by Brian Helgeland. In their own vivid lyrics and stories transcribed from interviews and panel discussions, they cover the entire development of a screenplay, from inspiration, story, process, structure, characters and from dialogue to rewriting and collaboration. Their advice is fresh, practical and proven – these writers know how to tell a story on screen. Enjoy this collection of ideas and use it to start your own screenwriting career.

196pages

You can also purchase directly from UT Press by clicking here.