Can teens be taught to write scripts for the movies? Absolutely This 'for teens only' informative text demonstrates how any student can create a salable screen play, idea or script. After telling the reader how to sell their work in Hollywood this workbook gives nuts and bolts instruction in all basic writing principles for visual media. The activity assignments provided with every chapter may be used in a full cIassroom or for independent study. Inspirational interviews with successful Hollywood writers of all ages accompany most of the fourteen chapters. This book is helpful for adults as...

Each chapter of 'Screenwriting for Teens' defines a concept, illustrates it with examples of current and/or classic films, and challenges its readers with creative writing, analytical, and discussion exercises. The material has application to coursework in English, media, theatre, journalism, and psychology.

FOLLOW CHARLIES JOURNEY FROM ORPHAN IN ITALY FROM BOY TO MAN: TO AMERICA, CITIZENSHIP AND SUCCESS Born during World War II and orphaned, Charlie's journey takes you through the pain of losing his whole family as a young boy. Travel with him through danger; watch him confront hardship with humor, humility and wisdom. Come with him as he comes of age in America, finds a new family, a path to citizenship and success. Cry, laugh and cheer as you come of age with him along this boy to man hero's journey.

It was the best of times: The giddy excitement of launching your first solo business and being your own boss. It was the worst of times: The stress-inducing panic of realizing there's no one to whom you can delegate all of the marketing, accounting and housekeeping tasks necessary to make that business a success. "Office For One: The Sole Proprietor's Survival Guide" is an indispensable resource for any entrepreneur who wants to go it alone without getting lonely. Within these pages, over 30 experts from around the world offer tips and advice on topics such as tuning out the naysayers,...

There's no question in anyone's mind that Dr. Muriel Morrison has had a good life. Unfortunately, the capacity of her own mind to remember any of it is being rapidly diminished by the onset of Alzheimer's. In a fragile race against time, her younger daughter seeks to record as many memories as she can. Muriel's older daughter, however, believes that some elements of the past can't be erased nearly fast enough.

"Lights " "Camera " "Action " Before any of these commands can be shouted on a soundstage, somebody's got to come up with a great idea that everyone else will want to be a part of. Whether their job is to cry on cue, focus the camera, or ensure that none of the paychecks bounce, they're all in the picture because of one person - the screenwriter whose imagination gave them an exciting starting point. Could that person be you? Within these pages, you'll not only discover what skills are required to write a screenplay for today's market but also what kind of factors dictate which ideas get...

"Will do anything legal for $50,000." When a flighty young heiress answers his classified ad for emergency funds to repair his fishing boat, it's almost a dream come true for Nantucket native Kevin Dunbar. Unfortunately, it's the worst nightmare imaginable for the spoiled and self-absorbed Rachel McCarrick. Intent on temporarily passing Kevin off as her fiance until the real love of her life can commit to marrying her, the last thing Rachel ever expected was that both her mother and her cynical grandfather would actually warm up to this guy and welcome him to their Santa Barbara estate. Her...

It was George Bernard Shaw who once wrote that there are two tragedies in life: One is to lose your heart's desire. The other is to gain it. Shaw wasn't being deep. He was talking about dating. At any given moment anywhere in the world, someone is falling in love, falling out of love, or falling to pieces because of not getting what was really wanted or not wanting what was actually delivered. Yet for all of the tears, fears and challenges that the quest for everlasting love so often engenders, romantics repeatedly throw themselves into the sea in order to confirm - or dispel - the rumor that...