Subject AreaPerforming Arts, Language Arts & Disciplines
SeriesThe Complete Idiot's Guide Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Weight21.3 Oz
Item Length3.5 in
Item Width7.4 in
Additional Product Features
Edition Number2
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-103230
Dewey Edition21
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal808.2/3
SynopsisThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Screenwriting, Second Edition is an updated and revised edition of this practical and popular guide to realizing the dream of succeeding as a screenwriter. Insider Skip Press gives novice screenwriters a cook's tour of the industry, then leads them through the process of choosing a winning idea, structuring and writing a screenplay, and packaging the final script for sale. This down-in-the-trenches book provides invaluable tips and advice that will help the newcomer navigate the business and avoid mistakes that brand him/her as an amateur. Also included are chapters on writing for television, including a sample TV script segment., A guide, which takes readers through creating a screenplay, from devising a story and formatting it as a script to pitching the project to producers. It examines the differences between writing for TV and film and provides tips on how to get your work noticed by the right people.