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absolute rubbishSeptember 7, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book is crap.
It annoys me so much when I see the Hollywood hanger-on community not only making money out of public ignorance but also promoting themselves as experts. It really is modern commercial evil. Even a humble mechanic has to provide some kind of guarantee of his work, but a woman like Linda Seger can dress up personal opinion as valuable teaching and get away with it. She needs to be called on it by a warrior from the real world and a tough negative review is one way to begin.
There isn't ONE insight in this book that is worth paying for. Linda Seger has no understanding of how stories work, why audiences are attracted to anything, or what makes a movie function. She might as well be saying, 'I really like my convertible because when the roof is down I can feel the wind in my hair.' This kind of comment is not on the same level as that of the engineer who describes how the body of the car was strengthened to compensate for the fact that the metal connections in the roof had been removed.
It is crucial for any serious writer to ignore this book and the kind of thinking that has produced it. It is dangerous to engage with Linda Seger's thinking in the belief that such engagement will produce better writing. Reject the work of this con artist.
InavluableAugust 28, 2008 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Truly great advice for intermediate level writers and above. For those of us who have mastered three-act structure and who understand the importance of character development, this book is a welcome breath of fresh air that can blow the cobwebs out of any dusty old script. With detailed notes on concepts such as the transformational arc and "making a script commercial", Linda Seger deals precisely with what many other books skirt around with woolly phraseology. The most useful feature for me was a very practical "application" section at the end of each chapter. I honestly don't know how I did without this book for so long, as it elevates your writing to a whole new level. Well worth investing in.
Simple guidance that helps a great dealMay 20, 2003 15 out of 15 found this review helpful
The best thing about this book is that it breaks down the structures and tools found in a screenplay and gives you enough information to feel confident enough to use them yourself.
The examples are clear and all help to illustrate the point.
I found this book extremely useful both for improving an existing screenplay and starting another.
It does not dictate how to write, but teaches you the tricks of the trade so that you can use them in whatever way you wish.
A superb structural reference manual - buy it.
a great bookNovember 27, 2000 15 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've only read about five scriptwriting books, but in terms of story structuring this ranks top. Great book.
Ignore the previous review. I don't know what magical scriptwriting bible this person's got but, in terms of story structuring, no book I've read goes into any more depth than this, and all the books I've read got 5 star averages.
Only for Beginners and Not Even All of ThemApril 3, 2000 8 out of 15 found this review helpful
I found the content of this book to be far too basic for anyone but an absolute neophyte writer. Writers with some experience will not gain much from the material this book presents. I think anyone who is capable of turning out a good script is way, way beyond the scope of this book.
