Complete Book of Scriptwriting

Name: Complete Book of Scriptwriting
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ISBN: 9781582971582

ISBN-10: 1582971587

ISBN-13: 9781582971582

Edition: 1996 (Revised)

Authors: J. Michael Straczynski

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Michael Straczynski, writer/producer of Murder, She Wrote and creator of Babylon 5, teaches scriptwriters everything they need to know to write and sell work for television, movies, animation, radio and the theater. They'll find page after page of insider advice and uncommon insight, while learning how to:- Approach the craft and business ofscreenwriting professionally- Strengthen their writing technique- Bring their own unique vision to the work- Avoid scriptwriting formulas- Master script format- Secure an agent's services- Elude show business's trickiest trapsStraczynski covers each medium in depth. He reveals facts, tells stories and offers observations from the vantage point of a…

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List price: $19.99
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: F&W Media, Incorporated
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

Preface
Introduction	p. 1
Television
A Brief History of Television	p. 7
The Writer, the Language, the Formats	p. 16
The Craft of Telescripting	p. 35
Marketing the Television Script	p. 77
A Look at the Future	p. 104
Motion Pictures
A Brief History of Motion Pictures	p. 116
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Screenwriting	p. 129
The Art of the Screenplay	p. 139
The Craft of Screenwriting	p. 145
The Screenplay	p. 159
Marketing the Screenplay	p. 181
Animation
Animation: Past, Present and Future	p. 206
The Art and Craft of the Animation Script	p. 216
Marketing the Animated Script	p. 235
Radio
Radiodrama Scripting: Past, Present and Future	p. 241
The Art and Craft of Radiodrama Scripting	p. 248
Marketing the Radiodrama Script	p. 273
The Stage Play
Writing for the Stage: Past, Present and Future	p. 289
The Art and Craft of the Stage Play	p. 294
Marketing the Stage Play	p. 322
The Business of Scriptwriting
Warning Signs	p. 332
The Writers Guild of America	p. 341
The Art of Getting and Keeping an Agent	p. 348
Appendix	p. 355
App. Two	p. 368
Index	p. 419
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