Essentials of Screenwriting
The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing
$52.93
- Paperback
400 pages
- Release Date
13 September 2010
Summary
Hollywood’s premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters.Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter’s legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, includin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780452296275 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0452296277 |
| Author: | Richard Walter |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Plume |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 400 |
| Release Date: | 13 September 2010 |
| Weight: | 318g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 136mm x 22mm |
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“This inspiring and comprehensive book teaches the nuts and bolts of screenwriting with clarity, wisdom, and humor.”– Alexander Payne, Oscar-winning writer/director of Sideways
“This inspiring and comprehensive book teaches the nuts and bolts of screenwriting with clarity, wisdom, and humor.”—Alexander Payne, Oscar-winning writer/director of Sideways “In his legendary lectures, and now in this book, [Walter] kicks you in the tail, gets you laughing, and with invaluable specifics, makes that blank page seem surmountable.”—Dustin Lance Black, Oscar-winning writer of Milk “In the gold rush atmosphere of screenwriting, Richard Walter is a wise guide.”—Andrew Bergman, writer/director of The Freshman and Honeymoon in Vegas
About The Author
Richard Walter
Richard Walteris a celebrated storytelling educator, movie industry expert and longtime co-chairman of the graduate screenwriting program at UCLA School of Theater, Film, and Television.A screenwriter and widely published author, his books include the novelsEscape from Film SchoolandBarry and the Persuasions, as well as the non-fiction worksThe Whole Picture- Strategies for Screenwriting Success in the New Hollywood,Screenwriting- The Art, Craft and Business of Film and Television WritingandTheEssentials of Screenwriting.
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