Television and screen writing from concept to contract

• Main Author: Blum, Richard A. (Author)
• Format: Unknown
• Language: English
• Published: New York Focal Press 2001
• Edition: 4th ed.
• Subjects: Television authorship; Motion picture authorship
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• Physical Description: xvii, 413 pages 24 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781138138834 (hbk.)

Now in its fourth edition, Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing. This book will teach you how to become a creative and marketable writer in every professional arena - including major studios, production companies, networks, cable and pay TV, animation, and interactive programs. Specific techniques and script samples for writing high-quality and producible "spec" scripts for theatrical motion pictures, the sitcom series, one-hour dramatic series, longform television, soaps, talk show, variety, animation, interactive and new media are provided. Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition also offers a fully detailed examination of the current marketplace, and distinct strategies for marketing your scripts, from registering and copyrighting the script to signing with an agent.