Essentials of screenwriting : the art, craft, and business of film and television writing
(2010)
Nonfiction
Book
Call Numbers:
808.23/WALTER,R
Availability
Details
PUBLISHED
New York, N.Y. : Plume, [2010]
©2010
©2010
DESCRIPTION
xx, 376 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN/ISSN
9780452296275 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0452296277 (pbk. : alk. paper)
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Includes material previously published in Screenwriting and The whole picture
Introduction -- Art. Seven naughty words -- Audience: the status of the observer -- The personal screenplay -- Creative choices : idea, story, theme, and identity -- Conflict : violence and sex -- Illusion : real versus reel -- Story : tale assembly -- Character -- Dialogue -- Action and setting -- Format -- Feedback : notes on notes -- Craft. The writing habit -- Emotion -- Crazy art -- Business. Cooperation and collaboration -- Script sales strategies -- The whole picture