Description
Book SynopsisIf you''re looking for a straightforward, practical, no-nonsense guide to scriptwriting that will hold your hand right the way through the process, read on! The Raindance Writers'' Lab guides you through the tools that enable you to execute a strong treatment for a feature and be well on the way to the first draft of your script.
Written by the creator of the Raindance Film Festival himself,
Elliot Grove uses a hands-on approach to screenwriting based on his many years of experience teaching the subject for Raindance training. He uses step-by-step processes illustrated with diagrams and charts to lend a visual structure to the teaching. Techniques are related to real-life examples throughout, from low budget to blockbuster films.
The Companion Website contains interviews with British writers and directors as well as a handy series of legal contracts, video clips and writing exercises.
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Trade ReviewThis is an invaluable manual for the first-time screenwriter. A guide that takes in every aspect of the screenwriting process.
--Ayub Khan-Din, Writer for East is East
An authoritative guide full of wit and wisdom, through which Grove's personality shines.
--Justin Bowyer, Total Film
Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Seven Elements of Your Script; Chapter 3 Getting Your Ideas on to Paper; Chapter 4 Tale Assembly; Chapter 5 Characters; Chapter 6 Scene Writing; Chapter 7 Dialogue; Chapter 8 Writing for Short Films; Chapter 9 The Writer's Blueprint; Chapter 10 Marketing Your Script; Chapter 11 000 Monkeys – Copyright; Chapter 12 The Movie Game; Chapter 13 The Power File; Chapter 14 Pitching; Chapter 15 Eight–Line Letter; Chapter 16 The Deal; Chapter 17 The Life of a Screenwriter; Chapter 18 Script Format and Style Guide; Chapter 19 Troubleshooting Guide; Chapter 20 Three Golden Rules;
