Television and Screen Writing
From Concept to Contract
- 4th Edition - January 22, 2001
- Imprint: Focal Press
- Author: Richard A Blum
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 0 8 - 0 5 7 4 3 2 - 5
Now in its fourth edition, Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing.… Read more
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Now in its fourth edition, Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing. This book will teach you how to become a creative and marketable writer in every professional arena - including major studios, production companies, networks, cable and pay TV, animation, and interactive programs. Specific techniques and script samples for writing high-quality and producible "spec" scripts for theatrical motion pictures, the sitcom series, one-hour dramatic series, longform television, soaps, talk show, variety, animation, interactive and new media are provided. Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition also offers a fully detailed examination of the current marketplace, and distinct strategies for marketing your scripts, from registering and copyrighting the script to signing with an agent.
This new edition has been expanded to include the most up-to-date creative and professional script samples, marketing resources, and practical information possible. The companion website (www.focalpress.com/companions) offers a wide range of contacts and resources for you to explore, and Internet links to professional resources. There is also an Annotated and Selected Bibliography for your reference
This new edition has been expanded to include the most up-to-date creative and professional script samples, marketing resources, and practical information possible. The companion website (www.focalpress.com/companions) offers a wide range of contacts and resources for you to explore, and Internet links to professional resources. There is also an Annotated and Selected Bibliography for your reference
Covers all aspects of scriptwriting, from visuilization to marketing
New information on competitions, festivals, and workshops
Now includes internet sources for screenwriters
New information on competitions, festivals, and workshops
Now includes internet sources for screenwriters
Beginning and practicing screenwriters, students
Introduction; How To Create Marketable Premises For Motion Pictures And TV; How To Develop A Marketable Story; How To Write The Story; Dramatic Elements And Act Structure; How To Develop Credible And Castable Characters; How To Write Realistic Dialogue; Spec Screenplay Format; How To Write Effective Scenes In Screenplays; Script Revisions; Television Sitcom Format; How To Write Professional Scenes In Sitcoms; Animation, Interactive And New Media, And Nonfiction Entertainment; Television Drama Format; How To Write Professional Scenes In TV Drama; Soap, Talk Show, And Variety; How To Create New Television Series; How To Sell Your Motion Picture Screenplay; How To Sell Your Television Script; National And State Funding Sources; Where To Go Next; Annotated And Selected Bibliography
- Edition: 4
- Published: January 22, 2001
- Imprint: Focal Press
- Language: English
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Richard A Blum
Affiliations and expertise
Richard A. Blum is Professor of film and head of the screenwriting track at the University of Central Florida. He is a former executive and writer-producer for Columbia Pictures TV, and a consultant for Columbia Pictures. He served as a senior program officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Blum was a Consultant for Lorimar/Warner Bros. New Writers' Program. He was Judge and Regional Coordinator for the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Pic