The rapid growth of the cable television and videodisc markets as well as the expanding number of new television and movie production companies have created a high demand for original teleplays and screenplays in the world of entertainment.
What makes the teleplay or screenplay work? What makes them salable? These are the two most important questions a writer asks when he or she decides to enter into this lucrative market. Writing Television and Motion Picture Scripts That Sell shows you how to create a screenplay that will capture viewer interest at once and sustain it to the final fadeout. The book employs proven writing techniques to take you through each creative stage of writing the script:
*the page format
*the protagonist
*the antagonist as counterthrust
*the start--where the problem begins
*exposition
*the build
*resolution
A special feature of Writing Television and Motion Picture Scripts That Sell is its inclusion of a full-length produced television teleplay in its original typewritten format. The author uses the teleplay to fully explain the mechanics of constructing a professional script.
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