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Television and Screen Writing From Concept to Contract Third Edition
Richard A Blum
Richard A. Blum is Professor of film and head of the screenwriting track at the University of Central Florida. He is a former executive and writer-producer for Columbia Pictures TV, and a consultant for Columbia Pictures. He served as a senior program officer for the National Endowment for the Humanities. Dr. Blum was a Consultant for Lorimar/Warner Bros. New Writers' Program. He was Judge and Regional Coordinator for the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships, sponsored by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Foundation. Dr. Blum has conducted numerous screenwriting programs, including seminars at The American Film Institute, Writers Guild of America, and others. He has authored and co-authored several other books in the field of television and film.

 
  • Covers all aspects of scriptwriting, from visualization to marketing
  • Information on competitions, festivals, and workshops
  • Includes  sources for screenwriters

 


"This is a terrific book if you want to learn about full-length screenplays, half-hour comedies and one-hour dramas from start to finish. A rare all-inclusive resource.”
- David Sacks Senior Vice President Current Programming, Warner Bros. Television
In brief

Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing. This book will teach you how to become a creative and marketable writer in every professional arena – including major studios, production companies, networks, cable and pay TV, animation, and interactive programs. Specific techniques and script samples for writing high-quality and predictable “spec” scripts for theatrical motion pictures, the sitcom series, one-hour dramatic series, longform television, soaps, talk show, variety, animation, interactive and new media are provided.

Contents

Introduction; How To Create Marketable Premises For Motion Pictures And TV; How To Develop A Marketable Story; How To Write The Story; Dramatic Elements And Act Structure; How To Develop Credible And Castable Characters; How To Write Realistic Dialogue; Spec Screenplay Format; How To Write Effective Scenes In Screenplays; Script Revisions; Television Sitcom Format; How To Write Professional Scenes In Sitcoms; Animation, Interactive And New Media, And Nonfiction Entertainment; Television Drama Format; How To Write Professional Scenes In TV Drama; Soap, Talk Show, And Variety; How To Create New Television Series; How To Sell Your Motion Picture Screenplay; How To Sell Your Television Script; National And State Funding Sources; Where To Go Next; Annotated And Selected Bibliography

Readership: Beginning and practicing screenwriters, students

ISBN: 0240801946     Paperback
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Pages: 299

Publication Date: 1995

Price: $29.99