Making a Good Script Great: Revised & Expanded
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- Author：Linda Seger
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Summary
Making a Good Script Great takes you through the whole screenwriting process—from initial concept through final rewrite—providing specific methods that will help you craft tighter， stronger， and more salable scripts。
In this expanded， revised， and updated third edition， Linda Seger removes the chapter on myth， covered more thoroughly in other books， and adds three new chapters: discussions of point of view and of creating cinematic images and dialogue， and a new case study of screenwriter Paul Haggis。
In this expanded， revised， and updated third edition， Linda Seger removes the chapter on myth， covered more thoroughly in other books， and adds three new chapters: discussions of point of view and of creating cinematic images and dialogue， and a new case study of screenwriter Paul Haggis。
Reviews
Aly
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Ottimo libro per principianti。 Tratta quasi esclusivamente di sceneggiatura e costruzione delle storie con una analisi approfondita degli elementi che la costituiscono。 C'è qualche esercizio e riflessione interessante per chi ha bisogno di esercizio。 Consigliato Ottimo libro per principianti。 Tratta quasi esclusivamente di sceneggiatura e costruzione delle storie con una analisi approfondita degli elementi che la costituiscono。 C'è qualche esercizio e riflessione interessante per chi ha bisogno di esercizio。 Consigliato 。。。more
Jorge
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Its a really really basic book。 In a way that is almost a vague theory。 I read this book to write my first book。 My constant feeling reading Linda is that she forces the book have more pages than necessary。 It's like it's embarrassing to only have 20 pages （the honest content would be in a number like this）。For me， it was a waste of my time。 Its a really really basic book。 In a way that is almost a vague theory。 I read this book to write my first book。 My constant feeling reading Linda is that she forces the book have more pages than necessary。 It's like it's embarrassing to only have 20 pages （the honest content would be in a number like this）。For me， it was a waste of my time。 。。。more
P。G。 Sundling
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This was a UCLA textbook for film classes in the early 1990s， so I bought the first edition。 The advice had aged well， despite the example movies being a little old （like Romancing the Stone and Witness）。 I don't know if later editions are for more current films， but the same rules apply。 This was a UCLA textbook for film classes in the early 1990s， so I bought the first edition。 The advice had aged well， despite the example movies being a little old （like Romancing the Stone and Witness）。 I don't know if later editions are for more current films， but the same rules apply。 。。。more
Ryan Berger
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I've run into the problem as a new writer （who isn't going back to school） where I feel the need to keep reading every single resource possible so that my writing doesn't come off as amateurish。 Every time I read one book that leaves me excited and brimming with ideas and knowledge， I haven't been feeling the hunger to write， but instead to pick up another book or watch another hour-long video or listen to a podcast。 I think this is the book I will point to when I think I realized I've got the b I've run into the problem as a new writer （who isn't going back to school） where I feel the need to keep reading every single resource possible so that my writing doesn't come off as amateurish。 Every time I read one book that leaves me excited and brimming with ideas and knowledge， I haven't been feeling the hunger to write， but instead to pick up another book or watch another hour-long video or listen to a podcast。 I think this is the book I will point to when I think I realized I've got the basics down。 There are other books that talk and think about screenwriting at a higher level， and while this book does have a lot of good insight （The checklists at the end of each chapter will be a useful tool for rewrites， earning it a spot right next to my desk）， it does seem like a lot of meat-and-potatoes insight。 It sounds harsh but I can't imagine someone writing a script that is even "good" if this book was a revelation to them。 Identifying what a conflict "is" feels like a failure of the American public school education。 That said， the concept of the book is solid and is always loops back to how to check over what you just wrote and make sure it all works。 Useful to have around。 。。。more
Raúl
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Muy bueno el repaso de diferentes conceptos de escritura desde la trama y narrativa de la historia， hasta la construcción de personajes y sus conflictos。
Matt Andrus
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Great book， and very informative。
Michael Margaryan
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I'm amazed。 I'm amazed。 。。。more
Davide Orrù
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Una buona mappatura di alcuni strumenti fondamentali per scrivere una sceneggiatura， con esempi molto interessanti， in particolare quelli tratti dai film "Tootsie" e "Witness"。 Forse un po' troppo convenzionale e schematico nel dire quali sceneggiature funzionino e quali no。 Una buona mappatura di alcuni strumenti fondamentali per scrivere una sceneggiatura， con esempi molto interessanti， in particolare quelli tratti dai film "Tootsie" e "Witness"。 Forse un po' troppo convenzionale e schematico nel dire quali sceneggiature funzionino e quali no。 。。。more
Karla Pravia
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Si quieres contar una historia para el cine y tienes duda de cómo revisar tu idea este es el mejor libro que he podido leer sobre guionismo。No se queda solo en repasar conceptos sino que Linda Seger explica con ejemplos claros las fallas y aciertos de algunos guiones y que puede servir de mucha luz para quienes sueñan escribir para la gran o pequeña pantalla。
J vS
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Excellent read！ Recommended to me by a good friend。 Really breaks down the theory behind what it takes to make a script great。 Essential for any script writer。
Pablo Gomez Borbon
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Best book about screeplays read， so far。。。
M M
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Hired Linda to do notes on a script。 Total rip off。 Horrible distractive disrespectful so-called notes。 Didn’t even look as though she read the script。 She used old worn out platitudes。 She was also very rude。 After she got the money， she was even more disrespectful and hard to reach。 Others knew of her so-called notes and thought they were also terrible and inappropriate。 Threw her book in the trash given there are so many better books。 Linda Seger just wanted to criticize everything and just t Hired Linda to do notes on a script。 Total rip off。 Horrible distractive disrespectful so-called notes。 Didn’t even look as though she read the script。 She used old worn out platitudes。 She was also very rude。 After she got the money， she was even more disrespectful and hard to reach。 Others knew of her so-called notes and thought they were also terrible and inappropriate。 Threw her book in the trash given there are so many better books。 Linda Seger just wanted to criticize everything and just to keep the writer on the string by being abusive and making worthless comments， and Linda Seger could have cared less about doing a good job that she was hired for。 Arrogant。 Buyer beware。 Truly the rudest most disrespectful person I’ve ever hired for anything - total rip off。 She acted like the writer worked for her。 Not worth it is an understatement。 。。。more
Ariadna Álvarez
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Linda Seger consigue enseñar lo más básico en un libro corto y sencillo de entender。 Lo que explica， aunque pensado para cine， se puede aplicar a cualquier obta de narrativa， lo que aumenta su valor en este contexto de "personas iniciadas que buscan algo con lo que empezar"。 Sobre todo habla de estructura y de personajes。 Linda Seger consigue enseñar lo más básico en un libro corto y sencillo de entender。 Lo que explica， aunque pensado para cine， se puede aplicar a cualquier obta de narrativa， lo que aumenta su valor en este contexto de "personas iniciadas que buscan algo con lo que empezar"。 Sobre todo habla de estructura y de personajes。 。。。more
Amanda
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I think this is a great read if anyone is interested in producing their own screenplay or just writing their own work--whatever format that may be-- in general。 I read this because I am interested in writing a screenplay and/or just wanting more creative writing tips。 It's a good book to get your feet wet if you are unfamiliar with screenwriting。 I have to check out more books on screenwriting， in my opinion， it is a pretty tricky and complex process！ I think this is a great read if anyone is interested in producing their own screenplay or just writing their own work--whatever format that may be-- in general。 I read this because I am interested in writing a screenplay and/or just wanting more creative writing tips。 It's a good book to get your feet wet if you are unfamiliar with screenwriting。 I have to check out more books on screenwriting， in my opinion， it is a pretty tricky and complex process！ 。。。more
deb
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3，5/5
Evie Basically
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Awesome I know I'll be referring back to this book more than any other。 And i have read a lot of screenwriting books！ Easy to read and these methods for fixing screenplay problems are spot on。 Awesome I know I'll be referring back to this book more than any other。 And i have read a lot of screenwriting books！ Easy to read and these methods for fixing screenplay problems are spot on。 。。。more
Vincent Konrad
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v practical tool for figuring out what to change。 like most good advice， it's stuff that seems obvious once one reads it but that one would not have thought of otherwise。 v practical tool for figuring out what to change。 like most good advice， it's stuff that seems obvious once one reads it but that one would not have thought of otherwise。 。。。more
Maurick Starkvind
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Después de leerme este libro， tengo la impresión de que he de tirar a la basura todas las tonterías que he escrito y volver a empezar。 Eso sí， mejor。
Alina
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Дуже гарна книга з купою практичних порад щодо написання сценаріїв。 Починаючи від самих азів （перша ідея， розробка персонажів， красномовні деталі） і до остаточного шліфування。У чіткій та зрозумілій формі розкриваються прийоми， за допомогою яких можна формувати очікування аудиторії， готувати до розв'язки/обманювати публіку， викликати симпатію до персонажа， змушувати співчувати та вболівати за нього。 На реальних прикладах розбираються принципи композиції （особливо - взаємодія кількох логічно завер Дуже гарна книга з купою практичних порад щодо написання сценаріїв。 Починаючи від самих азів （перша ідея， розробка персонажів， красномовні деталі） і до остаточного шліфування。У чіткій та зрозумілій формі розкриваються прийоми， за допомогою яких можна формувати очікування аудиторії， готувати до розв'язки/обманювати публіку， викликати симпатію до персонажа， змушувати співчувати та вболівати за нього。 На реальних прикладах розбираються принципи композиції （особливо - взаємодія кількох логічно завершених та повноцінних сюжетних ліній， що працюють на одну， головну історію）， маніпулювання точками зору （втішає розбір невдалого рішення у фільмі "Підміна" та пропозиції， як можна було цієї помилки уникнути）， правильна підготовка сюжетних поворотів， що мають не лише вражати публіку， а й досконало вписуватись у розказану історію。 Окрема подяка авторові за постійно й наочно повторюваний принцип: "Показувати， не розповідати"， неслідування якому зіпсувало вже не одну кінострічку/роман。Втім， є невеличкі зауваження стосовно перекладу。 Місцями перекладач чи то поспішав， чи просто полінувався дослідити питання， і це виливається у фрази на зразок "Ми бачимо як Ейміш （замість "аміші"） йдуть додому"。 Постійна "кавказька раса" замість "європеоїдної" не лише муляє око， а подейкуди й збиває сприйняття （все ж на "кавказьку зовнішність" асоціації інші）。 У останньому розділі кількість помилок та неточностей раптово зростає， складається враження， що книжку треба було негайно здавати до друку， і редактура не була доведена до кінця належним чином。 У той же час деякі місця дуже втішили адекватною адаптацією， взяти хоча б "кружку/філіжанку кави" як приклад регіонально-специфічного лексикону。Загалом: рекомендую всім， хто хоче створювати історії （не обов'язково сценарії - для романів， ігор， коміксів майже всі поради залишаться актуальними， хіба що метод їхнього застосування дещо зміниться）。 。。。more
Jeffrey Martin
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The single best book on screenwriting you will find。 It surpasses Robert McKee in my opinion。 I know， gasp！
Charles
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Insights to writing， not just for scripts and screenplays， but also for novels。 Best book I've read so far that helps。 Insights to writing， not just for scripts and screenplays， but also for novels。 Best book I've read so far that helps。 。。。more
Sergio Mira Jordán
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Todo se resume en: reescribir， reescribir y reescribir。 Partiendo de una buena y cuidada estructura， claro。 Si la trama no funciona como un reloj suizo la historia terminará haciendo aguas antes o después。 Este manual （que presupone que estamos frente a una buena historia） nos habla de películas， pero sus recomendaciones se pueden extrapolar a la narrativa en general。 Hay cientos de libros sobre el tema， aunque todos vienen a decir lo mismo: consigue que la historia no se estanque y triunfarás。 Todo se resume en: reescribir， reescribir y reescribir。 Partiendo de una buena y cuidada estructura， claro。 Si la trama no funciona como un reloj suizo la historia terminará haciendo aguas antes o después。 Este manual （que presupone que estamos frente a una buena historia） nos habla de películas， pero sus recomendaciones se pueden extrapolar a la narrativa en general。 Hay cientos de libros sobre el tema， aunque todos vienen a decir lo mismo: consigue que la historia no se estanque y triunfarás。 Como si fuera tan fácil， ¿no？ 。。。more
Emmanuel Oberg
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In this accessible yet insightful book， Seger， one of the most well-known script consultants， gives first-class advice on screenwriting， especially regarding character development and the rewriting process。When I first read her book two decades ago， Seger’s description of the link between character evolution and story structure planted one of the early seeds for the Developing a Character-Led Story chapter in Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure。 In this accessible yet insightful book， Seger， one of the most well-known script consultants， gives first-class advice on screenwriting， especially regarding character development and the rewriting process。When I first read her book two decades ago， Seger’s description of the link between character evolution and story structure planted one of the early seeds for the Developing a Character-Led Story chapter in Screenwriting Unchained: Reclaim Your Creative Freedom and Master Story Structure。 。。。more
Elvira Bianchi
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Un buon manuale per principianti con tanti esempi pratici e dritte concrete， avrei solo voluto veder riportati diversi film e non sempre gli stessi， ma capisco l'esigenza di fare un'analisi più o meno a tutto tondo di ognuno。 Consigliato agli appassionati e a chi si avventura in queste acque per la prima volta！ Un buon manuale per principianti con tanti esempi pratici e dritte concrete， avrei solo voluto veder riportati diversi film e non sempre gli stessi， ma capisco l'esigenza di fare un'analisi più o meno a tutto tondo di ognuno。 Consigliato agli appassionati e a chi si avventura in queste acque per la prima volta！ 。。。more
Shelly Yo
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This book was recommended by my screenwriting professor and was really great informative book on the process of rewriting。 It held a lot of basic and new information that requires review in the second draft of any screenplay that I hope to carry on in my own rewrite。
Caitlin Simm
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I read the first two chapters for university because I have an Image and Sound exam that I'm studying for。 I know it's not the whole book， but if it's a part of a book then I will always add it to my read shelf and my reading challenge。 The perks of going to university is that I can add the books I read a part of to the challenge I read the first two chapters for university because I have an Image and Sound exam that I'm studying for。 I know it's not the whole book， but if it's a part of a book then I will always add it to my read shelf and my reading challenge。 The perks of going to university is that I can add the books I read a part of to the challenge 。。。more
Jessamyn Leigh
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Lots of straightforward， practical tips in here。
Jamie Grefe
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Second time through， still holds up， and always a good move to review the foundations。 I especially like Seger's work on conflict types。 Second time through， still holds up， and always a good move to review the foundations。 I especially like Seger's work on conflict types。 。。。more
Julian Bueno Sánchez
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Simply a masterpiece of screenwriting
Clivemichael
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