Tracy Ruckman

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My MFA Textbooks

I tried putting together a fancy little widget from Amazon to show our textbooks, but the code doesn't seem to like me at the moment.

Instead, I'll list my textbooks, software, and equipment here, and update the list each semester.

Semester 1

Books Required:

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Story

 by Robert McKee

(required for two classes)

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The Hollywood Standard

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Screenwriter's Bible

 by Dave Trotter

(newest edition)

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The Visual Story

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Reel Spirituality

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The TV Writer's Workbook

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Writing the TV Drama Series

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Faith, Film and Philosophy:

Big Ideas and the Big Screen

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Anatomy of a Film

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The Routledge Companion to Religion and Film

Software Required:

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Movie Magic Screenwriter

A couple of years ago when I took my first screenwriting class, I purchased Movie Magic 6 for two reasons: platform and cost. MM6 works on either Mac or PC - at the time, I knew I would be switching computers, and MM6 worked easily to accommodate both computers. At the time, it also cost quite a bit less than Final Draft. Today, they're closer in price, but you still have to choose one or the other platforms on Final Draft - you don't have the option of using one purchase for either/or.

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Final Draft

We are also required to use SKYPE this year for some communication with our professors.