Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing Paperback - 2010
by Richard Walter
Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays
Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two recent Oscar winners for best original screenplay-Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006).
In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible.
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Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two recent Oscar winners for best original screenplay-Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006).
In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible.
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- Title Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing
- Author Richard Walter
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books
- Date 2010-06-29
- Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780452296275 / 0452296277
- Weight 0.71 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 7.96 x 5.32 x 0.85 in (20.22 x 13.51 x 2.16 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2010005304
- Dewey Decimal Code 808.23
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- Reference and Research Bk News, 11/01/2010, Page 285
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