Kategoria BISAC: Performing Arts >> Film - Screenwriting

Veteran script consultant Jill Chamberlain discovered in her work that an astounding 99 percent of first-time screenwriters don't know how to tell a story. These writers may know how to format a script, write snappy dialogue, and set a scene. They may have interesting characters and perhaps some clever plot devices. But, invariably, while they may have the kernel of a good idea for a screenplay, they fail to tell a story. What the 99 percent do instead is present a situation. In order to explain the difference, Chamberlain created the Nutshell Technique, a method whereby...

Some of the greatest movies and television series have been written by script partners. "Script Partners, Second Edition" brings together the experience, knowledge, and winning techniques of Hollywood s most productive partnerships including Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild" ), Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack ("Dallas Buyers Club), "and Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen ("Friends"). Established and aspiring screenwriters will learn how to pick the right partner and the right project, co-create character and story structure, co-draft and revise a script, collaborate in film...

Some of the greatest movies and television series have been written by script partners. "Script Partners, Second Edition" brings together the experience, knowledge, and winning techniques of Hollywood s most productive partnerships including Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin ("Beasts of the Southern Wild" ), Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack ("Dallas Buyers Club), "and Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen ("Friends"). Established and aspiring screenwriters will learn how to pick the right partner and the right project, co-create character and story structure, co-draft and revise a script, collaborate in film...

Have you written the script for the next box office blockbuster or hit TV show and just need the right agent to sell it? Not sure whether to accept an if-come deal or a script commitment? Debating which manager is the right choice to steer your career? Well, worry no more...

How to Manage Your Agent is a fun, friendly guide to the world of literary representation. Enter the inner sanctums of Hollywood's power-brokers and learn how they influence what pitches get bought, what projects get sold, and which writers get hired.

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A Masterclass in Dramatic Writing addresses all three genres of dramatic writing - for theatre, film and TV - in a comprehensive, one-semester, 14-week masterclass for the dramatic writer.

Including new material alongside revised, extended selections from Janet Neipris' original and much loved book To Be A Playwright, this volume takes the writer week-by-week up to a first draft and rewrite of a dramatic work.

Brand new chapters include:

• Beginnings
• Focus and Theme
• Comedy
• Writing for Television
• To Be A Dramatic Writer

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