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Gilles' \u003ci\u003eThe Portable Film School\u003c\/i\u003e: a wonderful on-paper process that shows you how to write screenplays and make both short and long films. Ideal for anyone who doesn't go to film school.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—Lew Hunter, screenwriter, author of \u003ci\u003eLew Hunter's Screenwriting 434\u003c\/i\u003e, and UCLA Screenwriting Professor and Chair Emeritus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Will completely de-mystify the process of making a movie. 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Drawing on many years of experience as a screenwriting professor and story analyst, Gilles (NYU Tisch Sch. of the Arts; The Screenwriter Within) now attempts to venture into a broader topic: the experience of going through film school. Readers hoping for a comprehensive encapsulation will be disappointed. Direction is only touched on and technical aspects are barely considered in favor of a focus on writing (not a bad strategy for film beginners to adopt). Included are essays on finding script ideas, writing exercises, writing short scripts, and rewriting, as well as extensive guidance on treatment writing and outlining and advice about working with agents. Filmmakers Mark and Michael Polish employ a drastically different style and method, culling their experience writing, producing, and directing three moderately successful feature films-Norfolk, Jackpot, and Twin Falls Idaho. 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