Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing

by Richard Walter

Paperback, 1988

Status

Available

Call number

808.066791

Tags

screenwriting, film

Collection

Your library

Publication

Plume (1988), Paperback, 256 pages

Description

How important is the story? Crucial, says the acclaimed head of UCLA's Dept. of Film and Television, which boasts many award-winning graduates. Walter's advice: Lie through your teeth, integrate and think beginnings, middles and ends. That's really all there is to structure. Norelco

Subjects

Creative writing
Motion picture authorship Vocational guidance
Motion picture plays Technique
Television authorship Vocational guidance
Television plays Technique

Language

English

Original language

English

Physical description

240 p.; 7 inches

ISBN

0452260868 / 9780452260863

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