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Record Nr.

UNINA9910455474003321

Autore

Friedmann Julian

Titolo

How to Make Money Scriptwriting [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bristol, : Intellect, 2000

ISBN

1-280-47646-X

9786610476466

1-84150-885-3

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (226 p.)

Disciplina

700.1

808.23

Soggetti

Art and technology

Consciousness in art

Technology and the arts

Television authorship

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; 1 The Politics of being a Writer; 2 Creativity - Understanding the Sources of Ideas; 3. The Writer as a Business Person; 4 Writing Treatments that Work; 5 The Step Outline; 6 Markets for Your Work; 7 Life's a Pitch; 8 Criticism and Rewriting; 9 Script Editing and Script Reports; 10 The Psychology and Physiology of Emotion in Audiences; 11 Ratings, Share and Audience Research; 12 Interactive Multimedia; 13 Agents; 14 Handling Meetings; 15 Negotiating; 16 A Basic Agreement; 17 Protecting Your Work; 18 Financial Survival; 19 Research

Appendix 1. Some Examples of Negotiations with Producers Appendix 2. Deal Memo Examples; Appendix 3. A Brief A-Z of Contracts and Law for Writers; Appendix 4. Writers' Guild Minimum Terms; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Many books deal with how to write better scripts, but this is the only one to tackle the business side of being a professional writer.Written by a leading literary agent, this is an indispensable insider's guide to the



development process - from the original idea right through to production - it provides the reader with an easy-to-read handbook for:  Identifying what audiences want and understanding their emotional needs  Developing successful ideas for film and television drama  Writing more effective treatments and step outlines  Improving one's ability to pitch ideas and scripts