› › The Screenwriter S Sourcebook

The Screenwriter's Sourcebook

Author : Michael Haddad

Publisher : Chicago Review Press

Page : 447 pages

File Size : 21,78 MB

Release : 2005-02-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1569765162

Get eBook

Book Description

Written for both new and experienced writers, this comprehensive marketing guide offers advice and tips needed by writers to succeed in the film and television industries. Focusing on the business of writing, it gives writers the unabashed truth about the film industry, and advice on how to get scripts to the gatekeepers of the studios and read by agents. Comprehensive listings of contests, fellowships, grants, and development opportunities from an industry expert provide specific information on securing a healthy writing career. This extensive resource also includes guidelines regarding copyrights, sources for emergency funds, a listing of online resources, information on writers' colonies and retreats, and more.



The Independent Film Producers Survival Guide: A Business and Legal Sourcebook

Author : Gunnar Erickson

Publisher : Schirmer Trade Books

Page : 419 pages

File Size : 30,50 MB

Release : 2011-08-01

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 0857124986

Get eBook

Book Description

In this comprehensive guidebook, three experienced entertainment lawyers tell you everything you need to know to produce and market an independent film from the development process to deal making, financing, setting up the production, hiring directors and actors, securing location rights, acquiring music, calculating profits, digital moving making, distribution, and marketing your movie.



Dramatists Sourcebook 26th Edition

Author :

Publisher : Theatre Communications Group

Page : 313 pages

File Size : 40,83 MB

Release : 2011-12-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1559366745

Get eBook

Book Description

The fully updated new edition of this indispensable guide.



The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, Updated and Expanded Edition

Author : Ed Hooks

Publisher : Back Stage Books

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 25,87 MB

Release : 2007-10-16

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 0823099490

Get eBook

Book Description

All actors and acting teachers need The Ultimate Scene and Monologue Sourcebook, the invaluable guide to finding just the right piece for every audition. This remarkable book describes the characters, action, and mood for more than 1,000 scenes in over 300 plays. This unique format is ideal for acting teachers who want their students to understand each monologue in context. Using these guidelines, the actor can quickly pinpoint the perfect monologue, then find the text in the Samuel French or Dramatist Play Service edition of the play. Newly revised and expanded, the book also includes the author’s own assessment of each monologue.



Writer's Internet Sourcebook

Author : Michael Graubart Levin

Publisher :

Page : 308 pages

File Size : 35,28 MB

Release : 1997

Category : Computers

ISBN : 9781886411111

Get eBook

Book Description

Novelist and journalist Levin directs professional and aspiring writers to some 500 valuable sites and resources on the Internet. Descriptions of sites and wry comments are arranged in sections on agents and publishers, the business of writing, genres, improving writing, and getting published online. Subjects range from writers' conferences to screenwriting, zines, Black and Hispanic sites, and research powerhouses. For novice and experienced Internet users. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR



Elements of Style for Screenwriters

Author : Paul Argentini

Publisher : Lone Eagle

Page : 182 pages

File Size : 42,84 MB

Release : 1998-09-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1580650031

Get eBook

Book Description

In the grand tradition of Strunk and White's Elements of Style, Paul Argentini presents an essential reference masterpiece in screenwriting. He provides clear and concise principles of screenplay formatting structure, as well as stylistic advice. Argentini explains how to design and format manuscripts to impress any film school professor, story editor, agent, producer or studio executive. No book in shorter space, with fewer words, will help screenwriters more than this persistent volume. Elements of Style for Screenwriters contains: · A to Z listing of format terms and examples · Incorporates changes in acceptable screenplay format submissions · Includes a special section on stage play formatting · Complete listing of literary agencies that represent screenwriters



Dramatists Sourcebook

Author : Theater Communications Group

Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com

Page : 686 pages

File Size : 49,37 MB

Release : 2010-07

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1458781402

Get eBook

Book Description

The deities of the theatre are the playwrights. These gods have their own bible - the Dramatist Sourcebook.' - Back Stage. 'The Sourcebook is a treasure trove of sound advice and practical information for the working writer. It provides a road map for beginning writers and is an essential reference for those well traveled.' - Donald Margulies, P...



The Screenwriter's Bible

Author : David Trottier

Publisher :

Page : 330 pages

File Size : 45,57 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 9781879505445

Get eBook

Book Description

One of the most popular and useful books on screenwriting, now greatly expanded and completely updated. This edition includes a list of resources and contains approximately 100 new entries.



Small Business Sourcebook

Author : Yolanda A. Johnson

Publisher :

Page : 1850 pages

File Size : 18,16 MB

Release : 1998

Category : Small business

ISBN : 9780787611514

Get eBook

Book Description



The Movie Business Book

Author : Jason E Squire

Publisher : CRC Press

Page : 652 pages

File Size : 37,56 MB

Release : 2016-08-05

Category : Art

ISBN : 1317221591

Get eBook

Book Description

Tapping experts in an industry experiencing major disruptions, The Movie Business Book is the authoritative, comprehensive sourcebook, covering online micro-budget movies to theatrical tentpoles. This book pulls back the veil of secrecy on producing, marketing, and distributing films, including business models, dealmaking, release windows, revenue streams, studio accounting, DIY online self-distribution and more. First-hand insider accounts serve as primary references involving negotiations, management decisions, workflow, intuition and instinct. The Movie Business Book is an essential guide for those launching or advancing careers in the global media marketplace.