Successful Television Writing

Name: Successful Television Writing
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ISBN: 9780471431688

ISBN-10: 0471431680

ISBN-13: 9780471431688

Edition: 2003

Authors: Lee Goldberg, William Rabkin

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The industry speaks out about SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION WRITING "Where was this book when I was starting out? A fantastic, fun, informative guide to breaking into-and more importantly, staying in-the TV writing game from the guys who taught me how to play it." -Terence Winter, Coexecutive Producer, The Sopranos "Goldberg and Rabkin write not only with clarity and wit but also with the authority gleaned from their years of slogging through Hollywood's trenches. Here is a must-read for new writers and established practitioners whose imagination could use a booster shot." -Professor Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA Department of Film and TV "Not since William Goldman's…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 7/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: So You Want to Write for Television



Basic Preparation



What Is a TV Series?



The Four-Act Structure



Telling a TV Story



The Spec Script



What to Spec?



The Name Is Morris, William Morris



The Pitch



How to Read the Producer's Mind



What to Pitch



You've Got the Assignment, Now What?



Your First Assignment



We've Got a Few Notes



Am I There Yet?



Becoming Rob Petrie



Rewrites



Your Really Great Idea for a Show



I'm a Professional Writer, and I've Got the Card to Prove It


Afterword


Appendices



Plotting a Mystery: How We Wrote Diagnosis Murder



Diagnosis Murder Writers' Guidelines



Martial Law Writers' Guidelines



Martial Law Pitch/Leave-Behind ("Sammo Blammo")



Martial Law Beat Sheet ("Sammo Blammo")



seaQuest 2032 Pitch/Leave-Behind ("Depths of Deceit")



seaQuest 2032 Beat Sheet ("Depths of Deceit")



Diagnosis Murder Beat Sheet ("A Passion for Murder")



Diagnosis Murder Beat Sheet ("The Last Laugh")