Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting

Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting

by John Marland (Author), Robert Edgar (Author)

Synopsis

Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting is the second in the Basics Film-Making series and is aimed both at students on film production courses, as well as those wishing to write a short film. The book teaches the key elements of screenwriting through examining areas such as dialogue, sound, setting, shots and structure. It also provides advice to new film-makers on how to market their productions. This is an essential guide to screenwriting and will teach the reader to write and produce artistically satisfying shorts.

$29.66

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 208
Edition: 01
Publisher: AVA Publishing
Published: 18 May 2009

ISBN 10: 2940373892
ISBN 13: 9782940373895

Media Reviews
Perfect for teaching - especially allocating chapters. Enough concise information for my course. - Ellie Land, Northumbria University, UK. It is concise, well thought out, clearly laid out and reader-friendly. - Charles daCosta, Savannah College of Art and Design, USA. It is very succint and offers quick access to information. Daniel Jacobo, Chaffey Community College, USA.
Author Bio
Robert Edgar-Hunt is programme head of Film and TV Production at York St John University. He also practises as a screenwriter and has research interests in creative writing, postmodernism and film directing. John Marland is senior lecturer in Film and TV Production at York St John University. His research interests include the relationship between film and psychoanalysis. James Richards is a lecturer in Screenwriting at York St John University and a freelance writer for television, film and radio as well as journalism and corporate videos. He won a Bafta award and has worked as a writer and script editor on soaps, dramas and documentaries.