Bulletproof: Writing Scripts that Don't Get Shot Down

by David Diamond, David Weissman

The team of Diamond and Weissman have been writing movies and mentoring filmmakers for decades. In this practical guide, they take the aspiring writer by the hand and guide them through the logistics and tools of writing an attention-grabbing, audience-pleasing screenplay. Readers will learn the interests and needs of managers, agents, producers, executives, financiers, directors, and actors. Diamond and Weissman attribute their phenomenal success to a career-long focus on the motives and priorities of film sponsors and benefactors. Whether its a theatrical release or a streaming movie, a major, big-budget tent pole or an intimate, character-driven indie drama, Diamond and Weissman apply their time-tested approach. This fresh way of thinking will resonate with writers, industry professionals, and cinephiles excited to peek under the hood at what makes their favorite films tick. Bulletproof is the rare screenwriting instructional penned by authors with both massive credits and decades of business experience. It is poised to take its place as one of the must-reads of the genre.

Genres: Writing, Nonfiction

180 pages, Paperback

Published May 1, 2019

Reviews

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

Without a doubt the most concise, realistic, life-tested, practical book on storytelling for the screen that I’ve read… and I feel like I’ve done a grad degree on the topic in the last year. Absolutely essential for anyone looking to dive in, or get some great fuel for an existing project.

[Caitlin Buxbaum · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not as amazing as Save the Cat! but still very helpful for a beginning screenwriter.

[Kermet Key · Rating 1 out of 5]

This was a DNF that I remember having a lot of sizzle and no steak. It was one of the first books I sold to half-price books when I was clearing out my shelves over a decade ago.