Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434: The Industry's Premier Teacher Reveals the Secrets of the Successful Screenplay

Editorial Review:

For decades, Lew Hunter's Screenwriting 434 class at UCLA has been the premier screenwriting course, launching a generation of the industry's most frequently produced writers. Here, he shares the secrets of his course on the screenwriting process by actually writing an original script, step by step, that appears in the book.

Customer Reviews:

Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

easier said than done:

This is as good a book as there is of the dozens on screenwriting. It won't write your script for you, but will certainly help look at complted work in a constructvive way.

cringeworthy:

This book's title should be - "How to write a formulaic TV movie of the week screenplay"
Quote from the book:
"...is the main reason why flashbacks, flashforwards, and narration are generally undesirable as storytelling devices today. These devices call the audience's attention to the fact that they are watching a movie..."
-Sorry Lew, this may be true in writing flavor of the week made for TV films (which is what Lew is famous for) which thrive on mundane factoids and hype from news stories,... more info

Skip class, just read this book:

This is basically Hunter's class that he teaches at UCLA. It really is great stuff and invaluable for screenwriters. Take heed all of the advice given between the covers. 434 will show you the ways and means to finish a screenplay. The only thing this book lacks is a close knit group of creative minds to read and edit your work.

helpful, practical and inspiring:

Very helpful. Takes you through the screenwriting process step-by-step. Inspiring and grounded in Lew's own experience as an award winning screenwriter. He's one of the few authors of screenwriting how-to books who's actually made a living as a successful screenwriter himself.

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