The Screenwriter's Primer

7 hrs. 1 min.

Miscellaneous

Language Russian

Author Aleksandr Molchanov

Narrator Viktor Babkov

Description

This is an improved and expanded edition of Alexander Molchanov’s book for those who want to learn to write according to the rules of cinema.

The edition consists of two main parts and appendices. The first part describes the specifics of working on a screenplay, and the second—techniques for writing a series.

It isn’t a textbook—it’s an engaging conversation with a professional, and as a result you’ll learn to write films.

Entertaining content, liveliness of writing, and wit are not quite the qualities we usually expect from a book titled “Primer.” It would simply be clear and useful—and so what. However, Alexander Molchanov’s “Screenwriter’s Primer” is a rare exception to this rule: clear, convenient, and in a good way utilitarian, it is at the same time wonderfully pleasant, witty, and engaging reading—even for those who, in even their most ambitious dreams, don’t see themselves as a screenwriter striding with springy steps down the red carpet toward a well-deserved award.

Alexander Molchanov’s book is a convenient self-tutor for creating screenplays for those who need it, and an exciting anatomy of cinema for everyone else. (Galina Yuzefovich)