Overview

This guide for screenwriters and those interested in the screenwriting process has important information on every facet of the screenwriter's trade. Introductory chapters discuss skills essential for all screenwriters. The second part covers various options available to screenwriters (such as different genres, indie films, adaptation) with important methods for each. Part Three is a collection of revealing interviews by the author with several established and seasoned professionals. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

Full Product Details

Author:   Shelly Frome
Publisher:   McFarland & Co Inc
Imprint:   McFarland & Co Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.354kg
ISBN:  

9780786434268

ISBN 10:   0786434260
Pages:   263
Publication Date:   10 February 2009
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order  
We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately.

Table of Contents

Table of Contents Preface      Introduction      Notes on Content      PART I—THE ESSENTIALS 1. An Eye for the Camera      2. A Knack for Juggling      3. A Touch of the Actor      4. A Storyteller’s Vision      PART II—OPTIONS AND METHODS: RUNNING THE GAMUT 5. Genre as a Niche      6. Alternative Routes and Strategies      7. The Indie Option      8. Intrepid Merchandising      9. The Adaptation Chronicles      10. Taking on the Novel      11. Piecework at the Factory      12. The Screenwriter at Work: Guidelines and Gauges      13. Scripting, Polishing and Other Nuts and Bolts      PART III—INTERVIEWS: THE VOICES OF EXPERIENCE The Top Flight Agent      Coverage and the Script Reader      The Hollywood Producer      The Independent Producer      The Film Festival Director      The Actor for All Seasons      The Versatile Writer-Director      The Hollywood Writing Partners      The Emmy-Winning Chronicler      The Master Storyteller      The Screenwriter and the High Road      Afterword      Appendix A: Glossary      Appendix B: Conventional Three-Act Format      Appendix C: Hollywood Mythic Formula      Appendix D: Resources      Selected Bibliography      Index     

Reviews

valuable screenwriting tool...as thorough as it is honest and passionate --The Review; as highly entertaining as it is informative --Republican-American; offers a refuge for those juggling with originality versus what will sell --The Hollywood Scriptwriter; An informative and lively book about the art and craft of screenwriting. --Peter Lefcourt, co-executive producer, Desperate Housewives and author of The Manhattan Beach Project and The Deal; Aspiring screenwriters will find these interviews a treasure trove, but everyone can appreciate them. If you wonder where film may be heading--especially independent film--then you'll savor the insights in [this] book. --Steve Lawson, executive director of the Williamstown Film Festival and author of the Emmy Award-winning documentary Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theater, and his adaptations of Tennessee Williams' letters (A Distant Country Called Youth and Blanche and Beyond) have been performed across America.

Author Information

Shelly Frome is a professor of dramatic arts emeritus at the University of Connecticut, a former professional actor and a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction. He lives in Litchfield, Connecticut.

Tab Content 6

Author Website:  

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

No review item found!

Add your own review!

Countries Available

All regions