The connected screenwriter : a comprehensive guide to the U.S. and international studios, networks, production companies, and filmmakers that want to buy your screenplay / editor, Barry Turner.

Contributor(s):

Turner, Barry, 1937- [editor]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2009.Edition: 1st U.S. edDescription: x, 290 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780312545253
0312545258

Uniform titles:

Screenwriter's handbook, 2009.

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

808.2/3

LOC classification:

PN 1996 C752 2009

Online resources:

Contents:

Introduction / Barry Turner Foreword / Jake Eberts An ever changing scene / Barry Turner Film, television... it's all the same isn't it? The differences in writing for the two media / Nick Moorcroft Just a Mamet / Barry Turner From stage to screen : why theatrical drama rarely finds a home on the big screen / James Christopher The art of adaptation / Ronald Harwood Learn from the classics : assessing why five classic scenes work / Pete Daly Helping the baby grow up : the art of good development / Jon Croker 'Play it again, Sam' : screenwriting in a virtual world / Andrew S. Walsh Frequently asked questions about how to develop a script / Neil Peplow

Summary: The Connected Screenwriter is the essential guide for all aspiring, new, and established writers for the screen. Covering every aspect of scriptwriting for the small and big screen, this guide includes hundreds of useful, easy-to-search, detailed contact entries ranging from courses, societies, and grants to representation and production companies. Along with provocative articles and valuable advice from top creators in the industry, this is the only practical guide that provides the most comprehensive information for all screenwriters.

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Humanidades	Humanidades (4to. Piso)	PN 1996 C752 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		00000070492

Prev. published as: The screenwriter's handbook, 2009. Basingstoke ; New York : Macmillan, 2008

Includes bibliographical references (pages 271-276) and index.

Introduction / Barry Turner
Foreword / Jake Eberts
An ever changing scene / Barry Turner
Film, television... it's all the same isn't it? The differences in writing for the two media / Nick Moorcroft
Just a Mamet / Barry Turner
From stage to screen : why theatrical drama rarely finds a home on the big screen / James Christopher
The art of adaptation / Ronald Harwood
Learn from the classics : assessing why five classic scenes work / Pete Daly
Helping the baby grow up : the art of good development / Jon Croker
'Play it again, Sam' : screenwriting in a virtual world / Andrew S. Walsh
Frequently asked questions about how to develop a script / Neil Peplow

The Connected Screenwriter is the essential guide for all aspiring, new, and established writers for the screen. Covering every aspect of scriptwriting for the small and big screen, this guide includes hundreds of useful, easy-to-search, detailed contact entries ranging from courses, societies, and grants to representation and production companies. Along with provocative articles and valuable advice from top creators in the industry, this is the only practical guide that provides the most comprehensive information for all screenwriters.

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