This guide for screenwriters and those interested in the screenwriting process has important information on every facet of the screenwriter's trade. Introductory chapters discuss skills essential for all screenwriters. The second part covers various options available to screenwriters (such as different genres, indie films, adaptation) with important methods for each. Part Three is a collection of revealing interviews by the author with several established and seasoned professionals. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
This guide for screenwriters and those interested in the screenwriting process has important information on every facet of the screenwriter's trade. Introductory chapters discuss skills essential for all screenwriters. The second part covers various options available to screenwriters (such as different genres, indie films, adaptation) with important methods for each. Part Three is a collection of revealing interviews by the author with several established and seasoned professionals. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.
Shelly Frome is a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor and a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Litchfield, Connecticut.
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Table of Contents Preface Introduction Notes on Content PART I-THE ESSENTIALS 1. An Eye for the Camera 2. A Knack for Juggling 3. A Touch of the Actor 4. A Storyteller's Vision PART II-OPTIONS AND METHODS: RUNNING THE GAMUT 5. Genre as a Niche 6. Alternative Routes and Strategies 7. The Indie Option 8. Intrepid Merchandising 9. The Adaptation Chronicles 10. Taking on the Novel 11. Piecework at the Factory 12. The Screenwriter at Work: Guidelines and Gauges 13. Scripting, Polishing and Other Nuts and Bolts PART III-INTERVIEWS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE The Top Flight Agent Coverage and the Script Reader The Hollywood Producer The Independent Producer The Film Festival Director The Actor for All Seasons The Versatile Writer-Director The Hollywood Writing Partners The Emmy-Winning Chronicler The Master Storyteller The Screenwriter and the High Road Afterword Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Conventional Three-Act Format Appendix C: Hollywood Mythic Formula Appendix D: Resources Selected Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Preface Introduction Notes on Content PART I-THE ESSENTIALS 1. An Eye for the Camera 2. A Knack for Juggling 3. A Touch of the Actor 4. A Storyteller's Vision PART II-OPTIONS AND METHODS: RUNNING THE GAMUT 5. Genre as a Niche 6. Alternative Routes and Strategies 7. The Indie Option 8. Intrepid Merchandising 9. The Adaptation Chronicles 10. Taking on the Novel 11. Piecework at the Factory 12. The Screenwriter at Work: Guidelines and Gauges 13. Scripting, Polishing and Other Nuts and Bolts PART III-INTERVIEWS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE The Top Flight Agent Coverage and the Script Reader The Hollywood Producer The Independent Producer The Film Festival Director The Actor for All Seasons The Versatile Writer-Director The Hollywood Writing Partners The Emmy-Winning Chronicler The Master Storyteller The Screenwriter and the High Road Afterword Appendix A: Glossary Appendix B: Conventional Three-Act Format Appendix C: Hollywood Mythic Formula Appendix D: Resources Selected Bibliography Index
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