Break into screenwriting /

Frensham, Raymond G.

Break into screenwriting / Screenwriting Ray Frensham. - [New] ed. - London : Teach Yourself, 2010. - x, 326 p. : ill. 20 cm - Teach yourself . - Teach yourself .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Screenplay layout: your visual language -- Originating your ideas -- Developing your ideas: from idea to framework -- Creating your characters -- Character goals, growth, motivation and conflict -- Structure -- Structural variations -- 'Deep Structure' -- Enhancing emotion -- The next step -- The actual writing -- The craft of the rewrite -- The 'finished' item -- Assembling your portfolio -- Copyright -- Agents -- Adaptions, shorts, soaps, series, sitcoms and collaboration -- The industry: how it works and your place in it -- Your career as a writer -- Final comments -- Screenwriting and the internet -- Taking it further

This is a comprehensive, jargon-free guide for all budding screenwriters. It guides you through the techniques and skills you need to write for the screen (film and television), but also to give you guidance on how to approach the industry as a whole.

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Authorship
Television plays--Technique
Motion picture plays--Technique
Television authorship
Motion picture authorship
Motion picture authorship--Technique
Literature.
Creative writing & creative writing guides
Screenwriting techniques
Language: reference & general
Film scripts & screenplays