"The
102nd thing taught in film
school should be 'Read this
book.'"
—David Koepp,
screenwriter of Spider
Man, Jurassic Park,
and Panic Room
The essentials of
screenplay, structure,
storytelling,
directing, editing,
production and more
What are the essentials of
screenplay structure? What's the
difference between plot, story,
and theme? What's the best camera
angle to convey inner psychology?
How are movie finances structured?
These questions and more are
answered in this exquisitely
packaged book by Neil Landau, an
experienced screenwriter and
script consultant to the major
movie studios. Presented in the
familiar format of the popular 101
THINGS I LEARNED® book series, 101
THINGS I LEARNED IN FILM SCHOOL's
two-page, illustrated lessons will
engage, inform, and inspire film
school students, amateur
filmmakers, high school grads,
industry professionals, and casual
aficionados.
Neil Landau has
written and produced for
Universal, Disney, Columbia, and
20th Century Fox. He is the
screenwriter of the teen comedy
"Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's
Dead," and
has worked on "Melrose
Place," "Doogie Howser MD,"
and MTV's "Undressed." He recently
completed his second book, The
Screenwriter's
Roadmap
(Focal Press, 2012). He teaches at UCLA.
See the
entire series of 101 Things I
Learned books
