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A guide to screenwriting success : writing for film and television /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Duncan, Stephen V., 1949-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Landham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2006]
Subjects:
Motion picture authorship.
Television authorship.
Online Access:Table of contents
Table of Contents:
  • Develop a solid premise
  • Invent interesting characters
  • Craft a strong story
  • Frame an engaging story with sound structure
  • Visual descriptions and dialogue
  • The rewriting process
  • Analyze scene-by-scene
  • Rewrite act one
  • Rewrite act two first half
  • Rewrite act two second half
  • Rewrite act three
  • The polish
  • The first draft spec feature
  • Which series to write
  • Television characters
  • Television writing basics
  • Overview of television structure
  • Developing the one-hour episode
  • Writing the one-hour teleplay
  • Rewriting the one hour teleplay
  • Writing the situation comedy
  • The economics of television writing
  • Writing original teleplays
  • A career writing for television
  • Becoming a professional screenwriter.