The Writer's Guide to Writing Your Screenplay: How to Write Great Screenplays for Movies and Television - Softcover

Whitcomb, Cynthia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0871161915 ISBN 13: 9780871161918

Verlag: Writer, 2002

Inhaltsangabe

With the average payment for a screenplay over $100,000, every writer knows that screenwriting is where the money is. In this guide, successful screenwriter and teacher Cynthia Whitcomb shares her extensive knowledge on writing for the screen. This book will teach you her proven techniques, including how to: test an idea for its commercial potential
plan a compelling script
write great openings and endings
create characters that grow and evolve
revise and hone your script to attract Hollywood agents and producers Includes lists of the best movies to study and why! Cynthia Whitcomb has sold more than 70 feature-length screenplays, 25 of which have been filmed. She has made millions of dollars for her work, and her scripts have won and been nominated for many awards, including the Emmy Award, Cable Ace Award, Edgar Allan Poe Award, Humanitas Award, and Writers Guild of America Awards. Her students have also gone on to write successful box-office hits. She has taught screenwriting for many years, including seven at the acclaimed UCLA Film School. Whitcomb s commercial success and teaching experience make this an essential resource for anyone who wants to write winning scripts for Hollywood.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Writer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0871161915
• ISBN 13: 9780871161918
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 221
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