Essentials of Screenwriting
The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing
Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · June 29, 2010
Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters.
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- Who it’s for
- Aspiring screenwriters seeking advice on writing and selling scripts.
- Themes
- Screenwriting craft, Selling screenplays, Film and television writing
- Genres
- Screenwriting, Writing for TV, Business Writing
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Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters. Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward.
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His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two Oscar winners for best original screenplay—Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006). In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible.
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| Screenwriting | 100% |
|---|---|
| Writing for TV | 26% |
| Business Writing | 24% |
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Publisher categories
- Screenwriting
- Performing Arts Resources
- Writing for TV
- Authors
- Richard Walter
- Publisher
- Penguin Publishing Group
- Published
- June 29, 2010
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Screenwriting craft · Selling screenplays · Film and television writing
- Reading lane
- Screenwriting