Writing for the green light : how to make your script the one hollywood notices /

Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio executives want in a screenplay (and why) from someone who's been there. Discover what it takes to begin a lasting career as a screenwriter. Peppered with interviews from established professionals, Wri...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Kirkpatrick, Scott (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Burlington, MA : Focal Press, 2015.
Subjects:	Motion picture authorship. Cinéma > Art d'écrire. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Composition & Creative Writing. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric. REFERENCE > Writing Skills.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; CONTENTS ; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter One A CRAZY LITTLE THING CALLED "HOLLYWOOD LOGIC"; Chapter Two "SO, WHAT'S IT ABOUT?"; Chapter Three WRITING YOUR FEATURE-LENGTH SPEC SCRIPT; Chapter Four HOW I LEARNED TO STOP WORRYING AND WRITE FOR TELEVISION; Chapter Five CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF THE L.A. KIND; Chapter Six TO LIVE AND WRITE IN L.A.; Chapter Seven "GOLD-MINE" GENRES ... NOW AND FOREVER; APPENDICES; Appendix I Script Coverage; Appendix II The Non-Union Writer-for-Hire Agreement; Appendix III The Non-Union Option / Purchase Agreement; GLOSSARY.