Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting

by Alpha Books (Author), Skip Press (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $3.24

  Launch your dreams - get your words on to the page, then off it and into actors' mouths! This superb, comprehensive guide takes you through creating a screenplay, from devising your story and formatting it as a script to pitching your project to producers. Contents include: an analysis of the specific elements of a screenplay; creating and sticking to a writing schedule and advice on drafting, editing and rewriting. The differences between writing for TV and film are examined with expert tips on how to get your work noticed by the right people. And there is also invaluable information on how digital filmmaking has taken the industry by storm - and what it means for the screenwriter.

• Used

  Paperback
  2000

  $4.32

  This guide is for anyone who has ever thought of screenwriting. Written by someone who has been there, done that, and lived to tell the tale, it reveals the most popular genres, explains how stories need to be structured for feature films and TV movies, offers the freshest look at workshops and online classes, and disusses how to set up a step-by-step path to success.