Film scriptwriting: A practical manual (Communication arts books) - Hardcover

Swain, Dwight V

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0803823185 ISBN 13: 9780803823181

Publisher: Hastings House, 1976

Synopsis

This second edition of the widely acclaimed Film Scriptwriting is a truly practical manual for the working writer. It provides all the clear, step-by-step guidance you need to script both fact and feature film and video - from getting and developing ideas to the writing of master scene or shooting script.

Featured in this new edition are annotated excerpts from some of today's most successful films, selected to point up principles and techniques discussed. Interviews with working film specialists reveal the things professional directors, producers, story editor, and analysts look for in appraising the scripts that come across their desks.

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From the Publisher

Featured in this new edition are annotated excerpts from some of today's most successful films, selected to point up principles and techniques discussed. Interviews with working film specialists reveal the things professional directors, producers, story editor, and analysts look for in appraising the scripts that come across their desks.

Edition details

• Publisher: Hastings House
• Publication date: 1976
• ISBN 10: 0803823185
• ISBN 13: 9780803823181
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 373