The Screenwriter's Handbook: The Essential Companion for All Screenwriters

ISBN-13: 9780312379544 / Angielski / Miękka / 2008 / 352 str.

Barry Turner

Opis

From the writers, editors and compilers of the highly successful The Writer's Handbook comes the first edition of The Screenwriter's Handbook, an indispensible companion for everyone who commissions screenwriters, works with them or writes (or wants their chance to write) for the screen.
Containing thousands of entries covering every aspect of scriptwriting, with provocative articles and useful advice from leading representatives of the trade, this practical, straightforward guide, with indexes to aid quick searches, provides full details on the core markets and the way the television and film industries are going. In addition to the key areas of UK and US film and TV agents and production companies, writers' courses and circles, festivals, grants and prizes, the guide also offers invaluable expert advice on contracts, copyright, and taxation.

O autorze

BARRY TURNER is the seventh editor in the 142-year history of' The Statesman's Yearbook'. He has a PhD in Political History and has been a full-time writer for 30 years. He has worked as a journalist and broadcaster in the field of politics, biography, travel and education, and is the author of over 20 books. He is a regular contributor to'The Times'as a book reviewer and serializer, and is the editor of the annual 'Writer's Handbook'.