| Author | : Barry Hampe |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1993 |
| Genre | : Advertising copy |
| ISBN | : 9780452268685 |
A comprehensive handbook that shows what is involved in researching, organizing and writing a commercial video, this writer's guide is a valuable resource for producers, directors, corporate communicators, and students of film and video production.
| Author | : Jonathan Halls |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 70 |
| Release | : 2015-06-26 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9781514717622 |
Make your web videos quicker and easier to understand by writing scripts that take into account how people watch video. This book explores the dynamics of communication and what this means for video writing before going through specific script writing techniques you can immediately use. If you're winging it with your video and skipping the process of writing scripts, you are missing some real benefits of a script. A well written script will make your video more engaging, save you time and money in production and make you or the people on camera look and sound better.
| Author | : Matthew Kalil |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2018 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9781615932863 |
Working from a writer's perspective, this book explores these Three Wells and helps you con-sciously draw from them to develop new scripts, or strengthen old ones. It includes 29 exercises and techniques that help you to write stories that contain fresh ideas, intriguing characters, original scenes, inventive dialogue, unique locations, and important themes.
| Author | : J. Michael Straczynski |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 296 |
| Release | : 1982 |
| Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
| ISBN | : |
To survive and thrive in the fantasyland that is show business, you need to know the realities of writing and selling. J. Michael Straczynski learned these realities the hard way. With his help, you'll learn them the easy way. Here the writer/producer of Murder, She Wrote and creator of Babylon 5 tells you how it really is - and how you can really succeed writing scripts. Straczynski shows you the importance of distinguishing yourself, through professionalism and discipline, from the wannabes. He helps you strengthen your writing technique while urging you to bring your own vision to your work, avoid formula, and create from passion. And he takes you in for a close look at every entertainment medium hungry for good scriptwriters.
| Author | : Jeff Kitchen |
| Publisher | : Billboard Books |
| Total Pages | : 386 |
| Release | : 2006 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 9780823069781 |
Let’s cut to the chase:Writing a Great Movieis a practical nuts-and-bolts manual to dramatic writing for film. This hands-on course in screenwriting shows how to create, develop, and construct an original screenplay from scratch using seven essential tools for the screenwriter—(1) Dilemma, Crisis, Decision and Action, and Resolution; (2) Theme; (3) the 36 Dramatic Situations; (4) the Enneagram; (5) Research and Brainstorming; (6) the Central Proposition; and (7) Sequence, Proposition, and Plot—which break the writing process down into approachable steps and produce great results. Author Jeff Kitchen—a working screenwriter, renowned dramaturge, and teacher at the University of Southern California’s graduate film school—shares the insider secrets he has developed over years of writing and teaching.Writing a Great Movieis the complete guide to creating compelling screenplays that will sell. • State-of-the-art screenwriting theory and technique from a master • Author named one of today's top screenwriting teachers inCreative Screenwritingmagazine • Great for writers at every level, beginner to established
| Author | : Mike Sacks |
| Publisher | : Penguin |
| Total Pages | : 475 |
| Release | : 2014-06-24 |
| Genre | : Humor |
| ISBN | : 0143123785 |
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR Amy Poehler, Mel Brooks, Adam McKay, George Saunders, Bill Hader, Patton Oswalt, and many more take us deep inside the mysterious world of comedy in this fascinating, laugh-out-loud-funny book. Packed with behind-the-scenes stories—from a day in the writers’ room at The Onion to why a sketch does or doesn’t make it onto Saturday Night Live to how the BBC nearly erased the entire first season of Monty Python’s Flying Circus—Poking a Dead Frog is a must-read for comedy buffs, writers and pop culture junkies alike.
| Author | : Alan Hueth |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 482 |
| Release | : 2019-02-18 |
| Genre | : Performing Arts |
| ISBN | : 0429866488 |
What are the foundations of scriptwriting? Why do some scripts gain more prestige than others? How do you write a script and get it noticed? Scriptwriting for Film, Television and New Media answers these questions and more, offering a comprehensive introduction to writing scripts for film, television, the Internet, and interactive multimedia. Author Alan C. Hueth explains not just how to write, but how to think and apply the fundamental principles of screenwriting to multiple platforms and genres. This includes chapters on numerous script formats, including drama and comedy in film and TV, short films, commercials and PSAs, news and sports, interview shows, documentaries, reality shows, and corporate and educational media, including interactive multimedia. This book also addresses legal and ethical issues, how to become a professional scriptwriter, and a section on production language that provides helpful explanations of how camera, locations, visual and audio effects combine on screen to engage and sustain viewer attention, and, consequently, how to improve scriptwriting technique. The book features numerous case studies and detailed examples, including chapter by chapter exercises, plot diagrams, quick-look and learn tables that assist readers to quickly understand genre related script elements, and in-depth script close-ups to examine precisely how writers utilize the principles and elements of drama to create a successful script. It is also supported by a comprehensive companion website with further case studies, assignments, video clips, and examples of films and programs discussed in the book. Scriptwriting for Film, Television, and New Media is ideal for aspiring scriptwriters and anyone wanting to broaden their understanding of how successful scripts are created.
| Author | : Peter Gutierrez |
| Publisher | : Teachers College Press |
| Total Pages | : 177 |
| Release | : 2013-11-22 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 0807754668 |
This dynamic resource offers teachers a new way to energize the teaching of writing while also meeting Common Core State Standards. The author draws on his unique background in education and media to provide this all-in-one resource to help teachers use the versatility of scriptwriting to motivate students and support literacy skills across the disciplines. Each chapter covers a different medium, outlining the writing skills required and providing practical tips, sample projects, standards alignment, and strategies for differentiated instruction. Book Featues: the rationale, curricular connections, lessons, and projects to help teachers incorporate scriptwriting into their existing writing curriculum; authentic connections to students' in-school and out-of-school literacies; easy-to-use sections, such as Why Teach This? Skills Focus, Literacy Across the Disciplines, QuickStart lesson launchers, and The Writing Process; robust differentiated instruction including specific strategies for English language learners and below-level students; and appendices with Additional Resources, Revision Checklists, Writing Rubrics, and a glossary of Media and Script terms.
| Author | : Ashley Scott Meyers |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| Genre | : Motion picture authorship |
| ISBN | : 9781601451484 |
Selling Your Screenplay is a step-by-step guide to getting your screenplay sold and produced. Learn how to get your script into the hands of the producers and directors who can turn your story into a movie.
