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The TV Writer's Workbook: A Creative Approach To Television Scripts
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780385340502; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.; <a title='Condition Guide' href='/content/Condition_and_Shipping_Guide.htm' target='_blank'>Click here to view our Condition Guide and Shipping Prices</a> ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-03-10 Summary: Wonderful book by an amazing writer! ... I can highly recommend Ellen Sandler's book. It is so good you wish you could keep it to yourself while absorbing all the clever and inspiring tips Ellen provides. A must if you want to learn anything at all about writing for television! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-25 Summary: Amazing book ... I was very fortunate to be able to take a class that Ellen taught on story structure and she used all of the elements in her book. It was an amazing class and I learned something very important and that was to write for at least 2 minutes every day! If you love her book, try to sign up for one of her classes. She is a human dynamo! ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-07-10 Summary: Fantastic! ... This is one of the most thorough and entertaining books I've read on the subject of TV writing. Sandler deftly utilizes her experience in the industry to provide examples that are relatable and understandable. Her writing is concise allowing the reader to breeze through the book. She also includes various writing exercises which I found to be particularly helpful to the writing process and offered new, creative ways to not only write stories, but to get ideas as well. This is a fantastic book and one I would highly ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Why is TV writing different from any other kind of writing? How will writing a spec script open doors? What do I have to do to get a job writing for TV? Writing for television is a business. And, like any business, there are proven strategies for success. In this unique hands-on guide, television writer and producer Ellen Sandler shares the trade secrets she learned while writing for hit shows like Everybody Loves Raymond and Coach . She offers concrete advice on everything from finding...more
Write to TV: Out of Your Head and onto the Screen
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-03-28 Summary: A Reality Check for Writing for TV ... A comprehensive guide to anyone aspiring to become a TV writer. This book provides detailed informatin and indepth insight in all areas of the genre - from episodic to children's TV. This should be required reading for indiviuals seriously considering TV writing as a career. ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-05-17 Summary: Simply the best book on writing for television! ... If you want to write for television and get only one book, let this be the book! I feel that it is the best nuts and bolts book out there to help you on the right path. It is the place to start. Read this before writing anything and you will save yourself tremendous amounts of time and aggravation. Tips on writing for sitcoms, drama, miniseries, movies of the week, plus others are all included. Besides the author's own words, experiences and ideas, the book is peppered with pearls of wisdom from the industry greats. ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-04-08 Summary: Cook's Book a "Recipe" For Scriptwriting Success! ... This is one of the best books on TV writing I've seen. Cook walks us through an easy to follow step-by-step process of writing a professional television script. She also gives all kinds of tips on how to get your script into the hands of a producer and/or agent. I also found the advice from industry insiders like Jay Leno, Paul Haggis and writers from shows like The Simpsons and Grey's Anatomy extremely interesting and useful. If you want to be a television writer, this is one book you definitely want to read. Marilyn ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of television formats, including comedy, animation, drama, movies of the week, pilots, reality television, TV news magazine, and children's programming. Using the tools the author provides: checklists, sample outlines and treatments for each format, sample script pages, war stories from writers and executives, and a sample query letter to introduce finished script pages to agents, you'll avoid common pitfalls and come across...more
Reality TV: Remaking Television Culture
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Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | The Apprentice . Project Runway . The Bachelor . My Life on the D-list . Extreme Makeover . American Idol . It is virtually impossible to turn on a television without coming across some sort of reality programming. Yet, while this genre has rapidly moved from the fringes of television culture to its lucrative core, critical attention has not kept pace. Beginning by unearthing its historical roots in early reality shows like Candid Camera and wending its way through An American Family...more
The Berenstain Bears and Too Much TV (First Time Books(R))
Feature: ... ISBN13: 9780394865706; Condition: NEW; Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark. ...more
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2009-03-09 Summary: Great lesson! ... My six year old son loves this book!! He's not ready to try the whole week without a TV thing. But it's something about this book he really likes? ...more
[2] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-09-12 Summary: My kids loved these books ... My kids have enjoyed every one of the Berenstain books and I like them too because they all teach a lesson in a non-preachy way. Unfortunately. the other lesson they all teach is that Papa is at best just another child, and at worst a buffoon. Sort of like the foolish fathers on the sitcoms. ...more
[3] Rating: 4 Date: 2007-06-01 Summary: Problems with TV? ... When the bears have a problem with too much tv, mamma bear goes into action. The bears learn that too much tv is not a good thing. ...more
Editorial Reviews — ... Product Description | When Mama Bear decides her family spends too much time in front of the TV, she bans it for a week. Then the Bear family finds other ways to have fun and keep busy, so they watch less when TV is allowed again--and they don't even miss it....more
TV Sets: Fantasy Blueprints of Classic TV Homes
Customer Reviews — [1] Rating: 5 Date: 2006-05-13 Summary: Great! ... This book is as close as you'll get to actually entering the beloved houses of the programs we all loved as kids. Neat-o!!! ...more
[2] Rating: 5 Date: 2010-01-30 Summary: Fun! ... While you can't exactly submit these plans to obtain a building permit, this book is great fun for those of us who enjoying looking at the sets as much as we enjoy watching the actors on our favorite shows. Many of the floor plans answer the burning question: to where does that hallway/staircase/doorway lead? The author's sincere enthusiasm makes the descriptive text fun to read. I've had this book for years and still flip through it when I catch a rerun on TV Land - I never get tired of looking around the Brady's ...more
[3] Rating: 5 Date: 2007-06-14 Summary: blueprints of your favorite homes ... Reall a fun romp into the old past favorites. I really loved seeing the plans for the Addams family and Mr. Ed. If you always wondered, now you'll know whats behind that door! ...more
Editorial Reviews — [1] ... Product Description | Author and artist Mark Bennett compiles his entertaining collection of blueprints extrapolated from the storylines and sets of the 1950s to 1980s television sitcom homes millions of Americans grew up with. An extraordinary work of imagination, these blueprints of TV homes that are as familiar to us as our neighbor's den and backyard give us a fascinating "real life" view that the camera angles never offered. From Ward and June Cleaver's house to Rob and Laura Petrie's apartment to Mary...more
[2] ... Review | This book of architectural blueprints is a loving, if obsessive, tribute to the minutiae of televised domestic life. Author Mark Bennett's excrutiatingly detailed plans span 25 years of television history, from Tiger's doghouse on The Brady Bunch to The Addams Family 's entire manor, including Lurch's harpsichord, Gomez's train set, and Uncle Fester's laboratory. Also included are Laverne and Shirley 's bachelorette pad, The Jetson 's space unit, and Archie and Edith Bunker's Queens row house. Incredibly,...more