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I bought this book because I am a film major and wanted some supplemental reading to bring into my required reading. I really enjoyed this book because it was straight-forward, easy to read, and insightful. It brought you to the point where you could scrutinize your screenplays and not make "rookie mistakes" that will land your script in the trash can of your potential buyer. I like Flinn's approach because it was something that you can dive right into, whether or not you have had previous film experience or not; at least in my opinion.
One problem a lot of books about writing share is that they assume that you already know what you are doing, and that the book is to help you refine and redefine a portion of your work. This book is just the opposite. It works best if you haven't a clue as to what you are doing, or why, and you need to find out where NOT to step, what NOT to do, how NOT to proceed-- and the more you know, the more obvious the message, the less useful the book. The big problem is that the people who need this the most are the least likely to actually read it. If you don't need it and you read it-- nothing hurt. If you assume you don't need it, that you already know everything-- BUY A COPY. .
Good book to get great ideas
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This points out very clearly what mistakes to avoid when writing your screenplay. Especially good if you are a new writer. Most inexperienced or new screenwriters make numerous mistakes, some of which kill any chance of your script selling. This book goes over all the common and uncommon mistakes and also give excellent examples of the correct way to do things.
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