I read The foundation of screenwriting 3 months ago. It's my first book about screenwriting. And I learn a lot of cinematic knowledge from this books, for instance, what you should do to find a subject and how to build a character. Actually, it's a basic book summarizing what a paradigm of screenplay should be. If you are a newbie in screenwriting, The foundation of screenwriting is the first choice you should choose in order to draw a blueprint about script in your heart.
And now I'm reading Robert Mckee's Story(Chinese Edition). It definitely hit my heart and leave a deep impression in my mind when i read it. Story is different from The foundation of screenwriting. The author divides a script in several pieces. You will have a deeper thought about screenplays from this book. Last weekend I saw the movie, The Shallow, the movie reminded me of Story, because i found so many elements mentioned in Story. At that time, I feel that the knowledge in books is real. I can see it. I can hear it. I can touch it. I can find it. It gives me confidence to keep learning. I believe Stroy will give you so many surprise, when you read it.
BTW, I will finish Story this week and I just bought 2 books, Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay and The Screenwriter's Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems, written by Syd Field, from amazon. Can't wait!!!
And now I'm reading Robert Mckee's Story(Chinese Edition). It definitely hit my heart and leave a deep impression in my mind when i read it. Story is different from The foundation of screenwriting. The author divides a script in several pieces. You will have a deeper thought about screenplays from this book. Last weekend I saw the movie, The Shallow, the movie reminded me of Story, because i found so many elements mentioned in Story. At that time, I feel that the knowledge in books is real. I can see it. I can hear it. I can touch it. I can find it. It gives me confidence to keep learning. I believe Stroy will give you so many surprise, when you read it.
BTW, I will finish Story this week and I just bought 2 books, Four Screenplays: Studies in the American Screenplay and The Screenwriter's Problem Solver: How to Recognize, Identify, and Define Screenwriting Problems, written by Syd Field, from amazon. Can't wait!!!
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