Teach Yourself Screenwriting is the ideal introduction for someone who wants to break into the field, but is unsure of how it all works. This book explains the processes involved in transforming your creative ideas into a format that will really work on screen, and offers specialist advice on various issues, such as characterisation and the use of visual language. Ray Frensham shares his extensive knowledge to help both the beginner and those with some prior knowledge of screenwriting to have the best possible start for success. This book is an essential read for the budding screenwriter and does not only guide the reader through the intricacies and craft of writing for the screen, but also advises on how to approach the industry.
Internationally respected Script Doctor, script advisor and tutor, Ray Frensham is former Chairman of the Screenwriters' Workshop (the UK's leading script training organisation since 1983). He has written for and worked with international TV and film companies; he also regularly lectures, runs seminars, workshops and clinics. He has been on the Advisory Committee for the Edinburgh International Television Festival and associated with a number of film judging panels, including the FujiFilm Scholarship. He is also a consultant to the British Film Institute.
Title: Teach Yourself Screenwriting New Edition (TY Creative Writing)
Author: Frensham, Ray
ISBN: 9780340859711
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Publisher: John Murray Press
Publication Date: 2003-03-28
Number of Pages: 272
Weight: 0.3584 kg