Teach Yourself Screenwriting Third Edition

by RayFrensham (Author)

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  Paperback
  2008

  $3.25

  Teach Yourself Screenwriting is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide for all budding screenwriters. Its aim is not just to guide you through the techniques and skills you need to write for the screen (film and television), but also to give you guidance on how to approach the industry as a whole. Focusing on every aspect of screenwriting from how to set about the writing process and develop your characters, plot and structure to how to break into this highly competitive industry and make a career for yourself as a writer, this book uncovers all. This new edition has been completey updated to include discussion of the most recent developments in this incredibly fast-moving industry. It also includes a foreword by Andrew Davies.

• Used

  Paperback
  2003

  $3.25

  Teach Yourself Screenwriting is the ideal introduction for someone who wants to break into the field, but is unsure of how it all works. This book explains the processes involved in transforming your creative ideas into a format that will really work on screen, and offers specialist advice on various issues, such as characterisation and the use of visual language. Ray Frensham shares his extensive knowledge to help both the beginner and those with some prior knowledge of screenwriting to have the best possible start for success. This book is an essential read for the budding screenwriter and does not only guide the reader through the intricacies and craft of writing for the screen, but also advises on how to approach the industry.