Basics Film-Making 02 : Screenwriting - Robert Edgar

Basics Film-Making 02

Screenwriting

By: Robert Edgar, John Marland, James Richards

Paperback | 18 May 2009 | Edition Number 1

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Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting is the second in the Basics Film-Making series and is aimed at both students on film production courses, as well as those wishing to write a short film. The book teaches the key elements of screenwriting through examining areas such as dialogue, sound, setting, shots and structure. It also provides advice to new film-makers on how to market their productions. 

Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting provides both a practical approach to the discipline as well as a theoretical exploration, explaining why a knowledge of basic film theory is essential to inform and enrich the film-maker's writing.

Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting explores existing movies to illustrate key concepts and contains exercises designed to test and build on the reader's understanding of screenwriting. The text includes drafts of short screenplay written for the book; taking the reader through the complete process from formulating the initial draft to preparing film pitches. 

This is an essential guide to screenwriting and will teach the reader to write and produce artistically satisfying shorts. 

Other titles in the Basics Film-Making series include: Producing, Directing Fiction and The Language of Film.  

Industry Reviews
A superbly illustrated compendium of information, examples, concepts, and more... Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting is an ideal and effective introduction that should be considered an invaluable instructional guide and continuing reference manual for anyone who aspires to write a professional quality screenplay.
Library Bookwatch, June 2009

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