Bestsellers
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Kill the Dog
- The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth
- By: Paul Guyot
- Narrated by: Paul Guyot
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwriter. Award-winning screenwriter Paul Guyot exposes the lies other screenwriting books have told, and presents authentic, essential instruction and motivation....
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Not a lot learned. Here's a summary.
- By Samuel D R on 01-28-24
By: Paul Guyot
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business....
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Don't waste your time
- By Amazon Customer on 02-05-20
By: Blake Snyder
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Screenplay
- The Foundations of Screenwriting
- By: Syd Field
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Syd Field is revered as the original master of screenplay story structure, and this guide continues to be the industry's gold standard for learning the foundations of screenwriting.
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That Voice That Tells You To Just Simply Write It!
- By Anonymous User on 11-21-24
By: Syd Field
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- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track....
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Only 5 Chapters
- By Anonymous User on 02-15-11
By: Robert McKee
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The Anatomy of Genres
- How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
- By: John Truby
- Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.
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Insightful
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-24
By: John Truby
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
- The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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There is one sure-fire way of improving your novel fast...You may know the fundamentals of how to write fiction. You may be more than competent in plot, structure and characters. But if your dialogue is dull it will drag the whole story down....
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Good course, subpar audio quality
- By Anonymous User on 03-21-20
By: James Scott Bell
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Kill the Dog
- The First Book on Screenwriting to Tell You the Truth
- By: Paul Guyot
- Narrated by: Paul Guyot
- Length: 7 hrs
- Unabridged
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Kill the Dog is the first book on screenwriting written by an actual working professional screenwriter. Award-winning screenwriter Paul Guyot exposes the lies other screenwriting books have told, and presents authentic, essential instruction and motivation....
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Not a lot learned. Here's a summary.
- By Samuel D R on 01-28-24
By: Paul Guyot
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Save the Cat!
- The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Here's what started the phenomenon: This book has been a best seller for over 15 years and has been used by screenwriters around the world! Blake Snyder tells all in this fast, funny, and candid look inside the movie business....
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Don't waste your time
- By Amazon Customer on 02-05-20
By: Blake Snyder
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Screenplay
- The Foundations of Screenwriting
- By: Syd Field
- Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
- Length: 11 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged
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Syd Field is revered as the original master of screenplay story structure, and this guide continues to be the industry's gold standard for learning the foundations of screenwriting.
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That Voice That Tells You To Just Simply Write It!
- By Anonymous User on 11-21-24
By: Syd Field
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Story
- Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 6 hrs and 12 mins
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Robert McKee's screenwriting workshops have earned him an international reputation for inspiring novices, refining works in progress, and putting major screenwriting careers back on track....
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Only 5 Chapters
- By Anonymous User on 02-15-11
By: Robert McKee
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The Anatomy of Genres
- How Story Forms Explain the Way the World Works
- By: John Truby
- Narrated by: Nick Mondelli
- Length: 22 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged
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Legendary writing teacher and author of The Anatomy of Story John Truby provides a guide to understanding the major genres of the story world.
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Insightful
- By Anonymous User on 11-04-24
By: John Truby
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How to Write Dazzling Dialogue
- The Fastest Way to Improve Any Manuscript
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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There is one sure-fire way of improving your novel fast...You may know the fundamentals of how to write fiction. You may be more than competent in plot, structure and characters. But if your dialogue is dull it will drag the whole story down....
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Good course, subpar audio quality
- By Anonymous User on 03-21-20
By: James Scott Bell
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Adventures in the Screen Trade
- By: William Goldman
- Narrated by: Kiff VandenHeuvel
- Length: 13 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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No one knows the writer's Hollywood more intimately than William Goldman. Two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter and the best-selling author of Marathon Man, Tinsel, Boys and Girls Together, and other novels, Goldman now takes you into Hollywood's inner sanctums....
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Stone cold Hollywood classic with one of the better Narrations you’ll ever hear
- By Anonymous User on 10-14-22
By: William Goldman
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Easy Riders, Raging Bulls
- How the Sex-Drugs-and-Rock 'N' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood
- By: Peter Biskind
- Narrated by: Dick Hill
- Length: 23 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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This audiobook follows the wild ride that was Hollywood in the 70s - an unabashed celebration of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll and a climate where innovation reigned supreme....
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Great Dish, Sketchy Analysis
- By Dubi on 12-14-13
By: Peter Biskind
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Save the Cat! Goes to the Movies
- The Screenwriter's Guide to Every Story Ever Told
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: George Newbern
- Length: 8 hrs and 47 mins
- Unabridged
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In the perfect companion piece to his first book, Blake Snyder delivers even more insider information gleaned from a 20-year track record as one of Hollywood's most successful spec screenwriters....
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Actionable and entertaining
- By Anonymous User on 06-07-20
By: Blake Snyder
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Character
- The Art of Role and Cast Design for Page, Stage, and Screen
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 15 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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The long-awaited third volume of Robert McKee’s trilogy on the art of fiction....
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I question whether Robert wrote it
- By C. Deputy on 06-27-21
By: Robert McKee
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The Godfather Notebook
- By: Francis Ford Coppola
- Narrated by: Francis Ford Coppola, Joe Mantegna
- Length: 1 hr and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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The never-before-published edition of Francis Ford Coppola's notes and annotations on The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo reveals the story behind one of the world's most iconic films....
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Pleasurable peek into the scriptwriting process
- By tru britty on 11-16-16
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The Last Fifty Pages
- The Art and Craft of Unforgettable Endings
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
- Unabridged
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What are the secrets for writing a great ending for your novel? How do you leave readers so satisfied that they'll want another book by you, right now? What tools and techniques can shape your last 50 pages into a powerful, unforgettable experience? Listen to find out more....
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Not Great and Out Of Touch With The Times
- By Anonymous User on 12-22-20
By: James Scott Bell
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Save the Cat!® Writes for TV
- The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need
- By: Jamie Nash
- Narrated by: Jamie Nash
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Blake Snyder's Save the Cat!, the world's top-selling story method for filmmakers and novelists, introduces The Last Book on Creating Binge-Worthy Content You'll Ever Need....
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Great info, but I rather have the book
- By CharlieG on 08-31-23
By: Jamie Nash
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Dialogue
- The Art of Verbal Action for Page, Stage, and Screen
- By: Robert McKee
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
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In Dialogue, Robert McKee offers in-depth analysis for how characters speak on the screen, on the stage, and on the page in believable and engaging ways....
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Not suited for audio
- By Anonymous User on 03-04-17
By: Robert McKee
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Suspense with a Camera
- A Filmmaker's Guide to Hitchcock's Techniques
- By: Jeffrey Michael Bays
- Narrated by: Forris Day Jr.
- Length: 6 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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In today's busy world, preventing audience boredom is more important than ever. Now screenwriters and directors have an easy guidebook for making their films more captivating, spine tingling, and suspenseful.
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Action
- The Art of Excitement for Screen, Page, and Game
- By: Robert McKee, Bassim El-Wakil
- Narrated by: Robert McKee
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Action explores the ways that a modern-day writer can successfully tell an action story that not only stands apart, but wins the war on clichés....
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Even More of the Same
- By Eric Marecek on 07-24-24
By: Robert McKee, and others
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Everywhere an Oink Oink
- An Embittered, Dyspeptic, and Accurate Report of Forty Years in Hollywood
- By: David Mamet
- Narrated by: Jim Frangione
- Length: 6 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Award-winning playwright, screenwriter, and director David Mamet shares his “smart, addictive, hilarious, and insightful” (Breitbart) tales from his four decades in Hollywood where he worked with some of the biggest names in movies.
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Poor Mr. Mamet
- By Anonymous User on 02-03-24
By: David Mamet
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Super Structure
- The Key to Unleashing the Power of Story
- By: James Scott Bell
- Narrated by: James Scott Bell
- Length: 3 hrs and 9 mins
- Unabridged
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Super Structure represents over two decades of research on what makes a novel or screenplay entertaining, commercial, original, and irresistible. Contrary to what some may think, structure is not a nasty inhibitor of creativity....
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Help for crafting a great story
- By Anonymous User on 01-09-21
By: James Scott Bell
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Save the Cat! Strikes Back
- By: Blake Snyder
- Narrated by: MacLeod Andrews
- Length: 6 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Blake listened to you and provides new tips, tactics, and techniques to solve your writing problems and create stories that resonate....
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The Thrill of the Creative!
- By Gillian on 12-10-15
By: Blake Snyder
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Nora Ephron
- A Biography
- By: Kristin Marguerite Doidge
- Narrated by: Hillary Huber
- Length: 8 hrs
- Unabridged
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Based on more than 30 interviews with some of Ephron’s closest friends, family, collaborators, and colleagues, as well as numerous interviews Ephron herself gave, Doidge has written a riveting story of the life of a creative writer who revolutionized journalism, comedy, and film....
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Informative & touching. You need to read it.
- By Anonymous User on 08-27-22
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How to Write a Movie Script With Characters That Don't Suck (ScriptBully Book Series)
- By: Michael Rogan
- Narrated by: Gregory Zarcone
- Length: 1 hr and 8 mins
- Unabridged
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Learning how to write a movie script is more than just figuring out the margins and hitting a few plot points along the way. (Sorry, Syd Field.)
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Perfect Toolkit for Character Creation
- By Robert Cook Jr. on 04-08-23
By: Michael Rogan
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Story Solution
- 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take
- By: Eric Edson
- Narrated by: Eric Edson
- Length: 10 hrs and 27 mins
- Unabridged
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Eric Edson has developed a new tool for bringing depth and passion to any screenplay or novel - the 23 Actions All Great Heroes Must Take. It's an easy-to-understand paradigm that provides writers and filmmakers the interconnecting, powerful storytelling elements they need....
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Great book! For every writer.
- By Anonymous User on 12-07-22
By: Eric Edson
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How to Write a Screenplay That Doesn't Suck and Will Actually Sell
- ScriptBully Book Series
- By: Michael Rogan
- Narrated by: Greg Zarcone
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Want to learn how to write a screenplay that doesn't suck and can actually make you money? Listen to this audiobook....
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The a$$ kissers guide to Hollywood
- By Anonymous User on 09-29-17
By: Michael Rogan
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The Executive Chair
- A Writer’s Guide to TV Series Development
- By: Kelly Edwards
- Narrated by: Kelly Edwards
- Length: 3 hrs and 44 mins
- Unabridged
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While there are plenty of books about the mechanics of writing, this is the first time an insider has detailed the invaluable TV executive perspective. As key pieces of the entertainment puzzle, executives hold institutional wisdom that seldom gets disseminated outside network walls....
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Wonderfully insightful and informative.
- By Anonymous User on 03-09-22
By: Kelly Edwards
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How Not to Make a Short Film
- Secrets from a Sundance Programmer
- By: Roberta Marie Munroe
- Narrated by: Roberta Marie Munroe
- Length: 6 hrs and 38 mins
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Roberta walks you through the minefield of mistakes that an aspiring filmmaker can make - so that you don't have to make them yourself....
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picked up before a 48 hour film fest
- By norman rogers on 05-06-15
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Without Lying Down
- By: Cari Beauchamp
- Narrated by: Holly Palance
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
- Unabridged
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Cari Beauchamp masterfully combines biography with social and cultural history to examine the lives of Frances Marion and her many female colleagues who shaped filmmaking from the early teens through the 1940s....
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A Must Read
- By Anonymous User on 03-19-19
By: Cari Beauchamp
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Writing, Directing, and Producing Documentary Films and Digital Videos
- Fifth Edition
- By: Alan Rosenthal, Ned Eckhardt
- Narrated by: 5395 MEDIA LLC
- Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Rosenthal and Eckhardt discuss the myriad ways in which technological changes have impacted the creation process of documentary films....
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Not the best for beginners, and a tough listen
- By Anonymous User on 07-04-18
By: Alan Rosenthal, and others
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Script Writing 101: Selling a Screenplay in the 21st Century
- ScriptBully Book Series
- By: Michael Rogan
- Narrated by: Greg Zarcone
- Length: 1 hr and 25 mins
- Unabridged
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The truth is: there has never been a better time to get your screenplay read, noticed and ultimately sold....
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Valuable.
- By Anonymous User on 01-05-15
By: Michael Rogan
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Fast, Cheap and Under Control...and...Fast, Cheap and Written That Way
- Two Classic Filmmaking Books Together in One Box Set
- By: John Gaspard
- Narrated by: John Gaspard, Jim Cunningham, Andy Morantz, and others
- Length: 16 hrs and 23 mins
- Unabridged
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Two classic filmmaking books in one box set...
By: John Gaspard
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The Hollywood Pitching Bible
- By: Ken Aguado, Douglas Eboch
- Narrated by: Krystal P
- Length: 9 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Finally, a book that tells the truth about the pitching process in Hollywood. This highly detailed guide is intended for writers, producers and directors, or anyone who wants to work in the intensely competitive, creative side of the entertainment industry....
By: Ken Aguado, and others