Overview
"Screenwriting Fundamentals: The Art and Craft of Visual Writing takes a step-by-step approach to screenwriting, starting with a blank page and working through each element of the craft. Written in an approachable anecdote-infused style that’s full of humor, Bauer shows the writer how to put the pieces together, taking the process of screenwriting out of the cerebral and on to the page. Part One of the book covers character, location, time-frame and dialogue, emphasizing the particularity in writing for a visual medium. Part Two of the book focuses on the narrative aspect of screenwriting. Proceeding incrementally from the idea and story outline, through plotting and writing the treatment, the workshop-in-a-book concludes with writing the First Draft. A unique emphasis on the visual elements of storytelling because the camera is always present—the screenplay must act as a guide for the director and the editor. A ""workshop in a book"" approach that walks the reader step-by-step through a screenplay—focusing on character, location, time frame, visual components, and transitions—with plenty of exercises that generate material for the narrative writing process. A process-oriented approach, combined with a lighthearted tone and approachable style, that allows the reader to ease into the daunting task of writing a First Draft and takes them all the way through to the end— First Draft in hand."
Full Product Details
Author: Irv Bauer ,
Vimi Bauer
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint: Routledge
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 1.30cm
, Length: 22.90cm
Weight: 0.650kg
ISBN: 9781138666221
ISBN 10: 113866622
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 15 November 2016
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Tertiary & Higher Education
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Irv Bauer is a force. An inspiration in teaching, he challenges the story at its deepest emotional level. --Brad Furman, Director/Screenwriter, Lincoln Lawyer, Los Angeles Irv inspired me and opened a whole new world to me. His clear structure and sharp understanding of the craft is peerless. --Grit Fischer, Graduate, Hochschule Film School, Berlin Irv Bauer's screenwriting course was a huge benefit to me at the start of my career as an independent film producer. I was able to gain a fresh perspective on how to look at a script and understand what makes it good or bad. Irv has a simple and effective method of developing characters and story, and translating ideas into properly written, comprehensive screenplays. Once you learn and understand his process, you can easily see in a script where some of those fundamentals are solid or lacking. --Steve Shapiro, Producer, November Man, Into The Forest, Winters Bone, New York/Los Angeles When I was a student at NYU and later as well, Irv Bauer not only taught me about the craft of screenwriting he also helped me find and shape my own voice. He taught me the importance of creativity and originality, and turning out material that resonates with the heart. Irv was truly my mentor and I'll always value him as my teacher. --Meng Ong, Director/Screenwriter, A Fantastic Ghost Wedding, Miss Wonton, Singapore I think of Irv often especially when I read scripts. 'What would Irv think and suggest here?' He helps me a lot. I owe him a lot. --Luigi Ferrara-Santamaria, Producer, Rome We must undo what we think we know in order to be in the embrace of Irv's wisdom, a real privilege and a great surprise! He walked me through the dark tunnel of writer's block. Irv Bauer's process and intimate hands on experience of screen writing, comes from a lifetime. 'I am the lucky one!' --Joanne Cheng, Director/Screenwriter, Bound Feet, C/O Butterfly, Beijing/New York Irv was my screenwriting teacher at NYU in the 90s. Later, I studied with him privately. His deeply rooted passion to character development and storytelling was and will always be an inspiration to me. They don't make them like Irv anymore. --Evan Footman Kreeger Irv Bauer is a powerful antidote to the Hollywood meat grinder school of screenwriting. You won't find pat templates, or tired plot-by-numbers schematics, but a unique method combining the tools working writers have been utilizing for centuries, all presented in concise, easy steps. Irv helped me reclaim that sine qua non of all successful writers - passion. --Stephen Beckner, Writer/Director, Paris A master teacher, Irv Bauer has the rare ability to break down the craft of screenwriting into an understandable step by step process. Extremely knowledgeable, Bauer synthesizes his many years of experience, giving students the tools they need to develop their work from character sketch to finished screenplay. A dynamic and inspiring approach that yields extremely gratifying results. --Eileen Kurtis-Kleinman, Student, Sarah Lawrence College, New York Kudos for Irv Bauer's screenwriting course. It definitely ain't a bombastic, boring lecture. It's a hands-on, minds-on, writing process. It is said that if you want to learn to write you have to write. They coined this expression for Irv's course and he makes it fun. --Robert E. Lee, Screenwriter, Editor/Writer, Long Beach Style Magazine, New York I completed a BFA at New York University Film School and I hold Irv largely responsible for my success in my career, without him I would be in a totally different place. I cannot complement Irv Bauer enough on his help, humor and style of teaching. He made script writing fun. --Martin Kovel, Producer/Director, Sydney, Australia Irv Bauer is the best hands-on screenwriting teacher in the business. He doesn't dictate. He knows that every work is different. His experience and guidance elevated my work. --Robert K. Wilcox, Author, Journalist, Screenwriter, Editor Irv Bauer takes screenwriting out of the cerebral and puts it into the practical. I hear from people about all of these famous screenwriting gurus. I've also read some of their books. While well written they're mostly academic and theoretical in concept but not much help when figuring out how to apply on to the page. That's where Irv's process outshines them all. --Carlotta Schoch, Actress, Screenwriter, Producer, Los Angeles/New York
Irv Bauer is a force. An inspiration in teaching, he challenges the story at its deepest emotional level. --Brad Furman, Director/Screenwriter. Lincoln Lawyer, The Infiltrator. Los Angeles Irv inspired me and opened a whole new world to me. His clear structure and sharp understanding of the craft is peerless. --Grit Fischer, Graduate, Hochschule Film School, Berlin Irv Bauer's screenwriting course was a huge benefit to me at the start of my career as an independent film producer. I was able to gain a fresh perspective on how to look at a script and understand what makes it good or bad. Irv has a simple and effective method of developing characters and story, and translating ideas into properly written, comprehensive screenplays. Once you learn and understand his process, you can easily see in a script where some of those fundamentals are solid or lacking. --Steve Shapiro. Producer, November Man, Into The Forest, Winters Bone, New York/Los Angeles When I was a student at NYU and later as well, Irv Bauer not only taught me about the craft of screenwriting he also helped me find and shape my own voice. He taught me the importance of creativity and originality, and turning out material that resonates with the heart. Irv is truly my mentor and I'll always value him as my teacher. --Meng Ong, Director/Screenwriter. A Fantastic Ghost Wedding, Miss Wonton, Singapore I think of Irv often especially when I read scripts. 'What would Irv think and suggest here?' He helps me a lot. I owe him a lot. --Luigi Ferrara-Santamaria, Producer, Rome We must undo what we think we know in order to be in the embrace of Irv's wisdom, a real privilege and a great surprise! He walked me through the dark tunnel of writer's block. Irv Bauer's process and intimate hands on experience of screen writing, comes from a lifetime. 'I am the lucky one!' --Joanne Cheng, Director/Screenwriter, Bound Feet, C/O Butterfly, Beijing/New York Irv was my screenwriting teacher at NYU in the 90s. Later, I studied with him privately. His deeply rooted passion to character development and storytelling was and will always be an inspiration to me. They don't make them like Irv anymore. --Evan Footman Kreeger Irv Bauer is a powerful antidote to the Hollywood meat grinder school of screenwriting. You won't find pat templates, or tired plot-by-numbers schematics, but a unique method combining the tools working writers have been utilizing for centuries, all presented in concise, easy steps. Irv helped me reclaim that sine qua non of all successful writers - passion. --Stephen Beckner, Writer/Director, Paris A master teacher, Irv Bauer has the rare ability to break down the craft of screenwriting into an understandable step by step process. Extremely knowledgeable, Bauer synthesizes his many years of experience, giving students the tools they need to develop their work from character sketch to finished screenplay. A dynamic and inspiring approach that yields extremely gratifying results. --Eileen Kurtis-Kleinman, Student, Sarah Lawrence College, New York Kudos for Irv Bauer's screenwriting course. It definitely ain't a bombastic, boring lecture. It's a hands-on, minds-on, writing process. It is said that if you want to learn to write you have to write. They coined this expression for Irv's course and he makes it fun. --Robert E. Lee, Screenwriter, Editor/Writer, Long Beach Style Magazine, New York I completed a BFA at New York University Film School and I hold Irv largely responsible for my success in my career, without him I would be in a totally different place. I cannot complement Irv Bauer enough on his help, humor and style of teaching. He made script writing fun. --Martin Kovel, Producer/ Director, Sydney, Australia Irv Bauer is the best hands-on screenwriting teacher in the business. He doesn't dictate. He knows that every work is different. His experience and guidance elevated my work. --Robert K. Wilcox, Author, Journalist, Screenwriter, Editor Irv Bauer takes screenwriting out of the cerebral and puts it into the practical. I hear from people about all of these famous screenwriting gurus. I've also read some of their books. While well written they're mostly academic and theoretical in concept but not much help when figuring out how to apply on to the page. That's where Irv's process outshines them all. --Carlotta Schoch, Actress, Screenwriter, Producer, Los Angeles/New York
Author Information
Irv Bauer’s vast experience in teaching screenwriting includes undergraduate programs at New York University and Sarah Lawrence College, playwriting at many universities and venues, and non-performance workshops for writers at the New Dramatists. Bauer has mentored countless up-and-coming industry writers and directors and taught his own very successful classes and tutorials, drawing students from all over the world. He is the author of several produced and optioned plays and screenplays as well as many commissioned rewrites of film and television scripts and stage plays. Irv is also widely known for the animated series Courage The Cowardly Dog on Cartoon Network. Learn more at www.bauerscreenwriting.com
