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Abushwesha Farah |
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Rocliffe notes : a professional approach for screenwriters & writer-directors / / Farah Abushwesha |
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Harpenden, Hertfordshire : , : Kamera Books, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (385 p.) |
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Motion picture authorship |
9781843444282 |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Acknowledgements; Contents; Finding the Right Collaborator; CONTRIBUTORS; WHY I LOVE WRITING; 01; What Is the Job of a Writer?; What Is the Job of Director or Writer-Director?; What Does a Director Do?; What Do Producers Do?; Other Decision Makers and What They Do; Know Thyself Creatively; ROCLIFFE NOTES on... Working Out Your Creative DNA; A Writer Needs to Write; ROCLIFFE NOTES ON... Getting Started; 02; What's Your Writing Process?; Ideas Are in the Ether: Use Them or Lose Them; Where Do Your Ideas Come From?; Rocliffe Notes on... Inspiration |
Everyone Can Write, But Not Always a Good Screenplay Rocliffe Notes on... Writing a Good Screenplay; A Professional Approach to Writing; Rocliffe Notes on... A Professional Approach; No One Way In; Tips for Breaking In Today from Emerging Writers; 03; New Talent Is the Industry's Lifeblood; What Do You Like to Find?; Where Do You Look for New Talent?; How Do Projects Get Developed and Commissioned?; Personal vs Professional Taste; Sending Out Samples of Your Work; Read My Script - That Is the Question; What Makes the First Read the Last? |
Rocliffe Notes on... How to Help Yourself and Script Housekeeping Less Is More - Ideal Length; 04; Comedy Writing; Key Things You Want to Find in a Film Script; Create a Web Series; Rocliffe Notes on... Writing |
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and Creating a Web Series; Writing for Theatre; TV Writing; Rocliffe Notes from... Paula Milne; Adaptation; Radio; Documentaries and Unscripted - From Start to Finish; Co-Writing - How Does That Work?; Co-Writing - The Pros; Co-Writing - The Cons; Industry Misconceptions and Realities; 05; Cover Notes; Filling In the Application Form; Rocliffe Notes on... What to Consider When Filling In Forms |
A Short Biography - 100 Words Rocliffe Notes on... Writing a Short Biography; Spec Samples of Work; Rocliffe Notes on... Spec Samples; It's All About Character, Character, Character; Creating a Character; Rocliffe Notes on... Creating Characters' Backstory; The Treatment; Rocliffe Notes on... Treatments; Writing TV Episode Guides or Storylines; Rocliffe Notes on... Storylines and Episode Guides; Say It in One Line - The Elevator Pitch; Rocliffe Notes on... The One-Line Synopsis; 06; Finding a Producer; Perfect Pitching; Executives on Preparing for a Meeting With Them; Creatives on Preparing for a Meeting |
Rocliffe Notes on... Overcoming Nerves for a Meeting, Pitch or Presentation Rocliffe Notes on... Meetings; Rocliffe Notes On... Finding Collaborators; Rocliffe Notes on... What to Look for in a Developer or Collaborator; Approaching a Production Company; Rocliffe Notes on... Who to Send Your Script to; What Is the BBC Writers room?; 07; Development; What Are Notes?; The Purpose of Feedback and Notes; Who to Get Feedback from; Conflicting Feedback; Consider Rejection a Rite of Passage; Rejection Isn't Just for Newbies; Rocliffe Notes on... Why Your Script Might Be Turned Down; 08; Procrastination; Research |
Finishing What You Start |
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A manual for screenwriters and filmmakers, in the form of notes, on how to take your career from amateur writer to pro Rocliffe Notes is a compendium for screenwriters and filmmakers which brings together tips and opinions from more than 140 film and TV industry professionals, and provides a step-by-step, common-sense guide on how writers and writer-directors can best present themselves to the industry. Including insider insights from award-winning industry players, it also details their habits, writing processes, daily passions, and preoccupations, while also looking at the nuts and bolts of |
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