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Book 2010

Writing a Screenplay

3 readers

Publisher
Oldcastle Books, Limited
Language
English
Published
2010
  • LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES
  • Rhetoric
  • REFERENCE
  • Writing Skills
  • Motion picture authorship
  • Music, Dance, Drama & Film
  • Composition & Creative Writing
  • Film

The recent explosion of unsolicited material written for the world's greatest, sexiest entertainment medium has largely produced a mountain of wasted paper. Truth is, the many who write from scratch, no matter how talented, have more chance of winning the lottery than creating an excellent script. The few who achieve success do so because they have shed the blood, sweat and tears necessary to master the elaborate art and craft of Screenwriting. This book explodes the myth that a screenplay is the easiest literary form to master, navigates a relatively painless path through the Screenwrit.