- Paperback: 144 pages
- Publisher: Batsford (Oct 28 2003)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0713488336
- ISBN-13: 978-0713488333
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 16 x 1.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 236 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,157,779 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Product Description
If you've got the talent, here are the screenwriting techniques. Learn all the basics--and way beyond--of writing for film and television. Pat Silver-Lasky, who has worked in the business for more than 20 years and taught screenwriting at universities, reveals all the secrets of creating a film script that could become an international blockbuster. From organizing the plot to selling the final product, this unique guide discusses:
* The elements of a screenplay, constructing a scene, and character vs. characterization
* How comedies translate in the international market
* Adapting a novel for film
* Ways to work with a formula without being formulaic
* Procedures for getting a script accepted, both in Hollywood and in the UK
* Marketing and the international marketplace of the 21st century, including how to protect your material.
It could be the key to a screenwriting Oscar.
* The elements of a screenplay, constructing a scene, and character vs. characterization
* How comedies translate in the international market
* Adapting a novel for film
* Ways to work with a formula without being formulaic
* Procedures for getting a script accepted, both in Hollywood and in the UK
* Marketing and the international marketplace of the 21st century, including how to protect your material.
It could be the key to a screenwriting Oscar.
About the Author
Pat Silver-Lasky has been a scriptwriter for over 20 years. She has lectured on scriptwriting at several American Universities and was the script consultant and guest lecturer at the London International Film School for eight years until 1999. She is on the Executive Council of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, a member of BAFTA and a member of the Writers Guild of America. Born in Seattle, Washington and a former actress. She now lives in London.
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Required reading for anyone interested in film., April 12 2005
By TV and film enthusiast - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Screenwriting for the 21st Century (Paperback)
I found this book extremely useful in better understanding the screenwriting process. Even though I have no interest in being a screenwriter, as a film/television buff, I found the book very informative in anaylizing script construction, the ingredients of a quality script, and understanding the relationship of the scriptwriter to the producer, the director, cast, etc. I took a screenwriting course in college, and the text book used in the class was totally useless compared to what Pat Silver-Lasky has written. Every aspect of the scriptwriting process is covered in this book, and the material is logically presented in language that is understandable to even the novice scriptwriter. Nevertheless, even season scriptwriters will find this book useful as well. Ms. Silver-Lasky draws from her personal experience as a successful scriptwriter, instructor, and film enthuasist to create this must have read. At less than $15, one cannot go wrong purchasing this book.
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Review of Screenwriting in the 21st Century, Mar 31 2004
By Alex Tweddle - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Screenwriting for the 21st Century (Paperback)
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in screenwriting either as a hobby or as a professional. It gives a straightforward and easy to understand explanation of how to develop your initial idea into a fully blown screenplay. It also includes antidotes, stories and references by the author who has an excellent insight into writing for this medium from her own experience. Pat Silver-Lasky makes you feel that you are being taught on a one-to-one basis, which is something that is rarely achieved from books in this category. Go out, buy it, read it, then start to write that screenplay you have always had at the back of your mind.
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