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| NURTURING FILMMAKERS AND SCREENWRITING TALENT |
"Monika and Rona’s book breaks
down the nuts and bolts of
feature film development,
opening a window onto an all-too
opaque subject. It’s an aspiring
development executive’s primer,
required reading for anyone
interested in how studio movies
really get made."
--Nina Jacobson, former President,
Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
down the nuts and bolts of
feature film development,
opening a window onto an all-too
opaque subject. It’s an aspiring
development executive’s primer,
required reading for anyone
interested in how studio movies
really get made."
--Nina Jacobson, former President,
Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group
| Featuring |
THE REVIEWS
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"...I LIKED IT, DIDN'T
LOVE IT is a uniquely
valuable roadmap to
the brutal fantasyland
we call Hollywood."
--Allen B. Ury, Fade In
magazine
LOVE IT is a uniquely
valuable roadmap to
the brutal fantasyland
we call Hollywood."
--Allen B. Ury, Fade In
magazine
"I loved it (didn't just like it).
This book literally explains
everything an aspiring
screenwriter or filmmaker
needs to know, and in a way
that's constructive, specific,
and consistently interesting to
read. Rona and Monika have a
voice that engages you without
being patronizing, that informs
you without being stodgy, that
enlightens you without being
over your head. I wish this
book had been around when I
was starting out - it would have
saved me years."
-- David Madden, Executive Vice
President, Fox Television Studios/
Producer of Save The Last Dance,
Something The Lord Made
This book literally explains
everything an aspiring
screenwriter or filmmaker
needs to know, and in a way
that's constructive, specific,
and consistently interesting to
read. Rona and Monika have a
voice that engages you without
being patronizing, that informs
you without being stodgy, that
enlightens you without being
over your head. I wish this
book had been around when I
was starting out - it would have
saved me years."
-- David Madden, Executive Vice
President, Fox Television Studios/
Producer of Save The Last Dance,
Something The Lord Made
"I Liked It, Didn't Love
It" is a must-read for
anyone who aspires to
be, or already is,
making the rounds in
any film studio,
television network or
production company.
Edwards and Skerbelis,
both teachers of
feature film
development at UCLA,
tackle the questions of
Hollywood hopefuls
through writing
exercises, techniques
on working with
producers/writers, and
tips for developing and
pitching new ideas.
-- Scr(i)pt magazine
It" is a must-read for
anyone who aspires to
be, or already is,
making the rounds in
any film studio,
television network or
production company.
Edwards and Skerbelis,
both teachers of
feature film
development at UCLA,
tackle the questions of
Hollywood hopefuls
through writing
exercises, techniques
on working with
producers/writers, and
tips for developing and
pitching new ideas.
-- Scr(i)pt magazine
I LIKED IT, DIDN'T LOVE IT (Screenplay Development From The Inside Out!) Written by Rona Edwards & Monika Skerbelis Published by LONE EAGLE/WATSON-GUPTILL PUBLISHING |
"This book doesn't just stop at
who's who and how the
development process works at
studios, production
companies, and agencies, it
also provides insight on how
to land that first job, how to
find new ideas and the
necessary attributes required
to work in the entertainment
industry."
--Zanne Devine, President of
Production, Beacon Pictures
who's who and how the
development process works at
studios, production
companies, and agencies, it
also provides insight on how
to land that first job, how to
find new ideas and the
necessary attributes required
to work in the entertainment
industry."
--Zanne Devine, President of
Production, Beacon Pictures
"Edwards and Skerbelis
provide an incredibly
useful navigational tool
in your journey through
'development hell'...
Ultimately, this book is a
must-have for anyone
interested in
participating in the
development process,
whether as a writer,
producer or executive."
--Grant Stoner, Produced By
magazine
The Official Magazine of the
Producers Guild of America
provide an incredibly
useful navigational tool
in your journey through
'development hell'...
Ultimately, this book is a
must-have for anyone
interested in
participating in the
development process,
whether as a writer,
producer or executive."
--Grant Stoner, Produced By
magazine
The Official Magazine of the
Producers Guild of America
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“Don't waste time wondering
if you're doing it right. Read
this book. Then you'll be
armed with the knowledge of
the pros.”
-- John Larroquette, Actor/Producer
if you're doing it right. Read
this book. Then you'll be
armed with the knowledge of
the pros.”
-- John Larroquette, Actor/Producer
“Rona and Monika have
walked the walk and talked
the talk. They’ve taught
development, worked in
development, gotten movies
produced, and now they’ve
written the first book of its
kind on the development
process from coverage to
screen. This book should be
on every filmmaker’s
bookshelf.”
-- Howard Cohen, former UTA
agent, co-president of
Roadside Attractions
walked the walk and talked
the talk. They’ve taught
development, worked in
development, gotten movies
produced, and now they’ve
written the first book of its
kind on the development
process from coverage to
screen. This book should be
on every filmmaker’s
bookshelf.”
-- Howard Cohen, former UTA
agent, co-president of
Roadside Attractions
"For writers, directors,
aspiring development
gladiators about to enter the
deathsport known as the
movie business, Edwards and
Skerbelis give away the ‘How-
To-Crush-Hollywood’
playbook.”
--Adam Novak, Story Editor/
William Morris Agency
aspiring development
gladiators about to enter the
deathsport known as the
movie business, Edwards and
Skerbelis give away the ‘How-
To-Crush-Hollywood’
playbook.”
--Adam Novak, Story Editor/
William Morris Agency
"...if your script is ready
to be shown, consider
making this the next
book you pick up.It may
well be the thing that
gives you that keen
inside edge over the
other writers who just
pitched before you."
-- Peter Clines, Creative
Screenwriting magazine
to be shown, consider
making this the next
book you pick up.It may
well be the thing that
gives you that keen
inside edge over the
other writers who just
pitched before you."
-- Peter Clines, Creative
Screenwriting magazine
"...'I Liked It, Didn't Love
It' is such a priceless
book for any aspiring
moviemaker or
executive. Authors
Rona Edwards and
Monika Skerbelis have
years and years of
experience between
them in the trenches of
script development,
and they share
everything they know,
and then some, in this
must-have book that
will no doubt help to
open doors for those
with enough drive and
talent."
-- Marie Jones,
AbsoluteWrite.com
It' is such a priceless
book for any aspiring
moviemaker or
executive. Authors
Rona Edwards and
Monika Skerbelis have
years and years of
experience between
them in the trenches of
script development,
and they share
everything they know,
and then some, in this
must-have book that
will no doubt help to
open doors for those
with enough drive and
talent."
-- Marie Jones,
AbsoluteWrite.com
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