Elements of Screenwriting: A Guide for Film and Television Writing
Irwin R. Blacker
Language: English
Pages: 168
ISBN: 002861450X
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
In the tradition of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, this screenwriter's guide covers writing specific to the film and television industry as well as general writing advice - truly an "Essential Guide" for the screenwriting process.
Chayefsky, wrote, "In drama, you create a set of incidents and you develop characters to execute those incidents. The characters take shape in order to make the story true ... as a rule, your character has to be capable of performing the incidents required by the story." A character is developed in relation to other characters; he must act upon, react to, and, in turn, be acted upon by others. He is revealed by encounter, decision, action, and reaction. In the film industry, the lead
himself a product that can be shown and sold to networks, studios, and producers, who are always in need of talented writers. He has a strong advocate and representative in the Writers Guild of < previous page page_96 next page > If you like this book, buy it! < previous page page_97 next page > Page 97 America (East and West Coast branches), and admission is open to him after his first theatrical film sale. (See Appendix A, Writers Guild of America: Functions and
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