Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition
Editorial Reviews
Review
"This book covers everything from story structure to pitching strategies and sample contracts." --- Hollywood Scriptwriter, April 2001
"What a great resource! I'm a screenwriter, a former development executive, and a teacher at a top communications school. I've read all of the screenwriting books, even written one myself, but have seen few that compare to the latest edition of Television And Screen Writing. Featuring everything from pitching strategies, to sample contracts, to statistics on recent script sales, to discussions about soap, interactive, and nonfiction writing, this book is a resource that ALL writers will want to keep close to the keyboard. Thank you, Richard Blum!"
--- Evan Smith, author of Writing Television Sitcoms
"They say you can't have it all but this book has just that: everything you need to know about writing for film and television. Beyond profound insights into theory and analysis, here are also important nuts-and-bolts considerations that turn real writers into reel writers. Written in language that is itself clear as light, the new edition expands Professor Blum's substantial contribution to the field."
---Professor Richard Walter, author, Escape From Film School: a Novel, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman
"This is a terrific book if you want to learn about full-length screenplays, half-hour comedies and one-hour dramas from start to finish. A rare all-inclusive resource."
- David Sacks Senior Vice President Current Programming, Warner Bros. Television
Review
"This book covers everything from story structure to pitching strategies and sample contracts." --- Hollywood Scriptwriter, April 2001
"What a great resource! I'm a screenwriter, a former development executive, and a teacher at a top communications school. I've read all of the screenwriting books, even written one myself, but have seen few that compare to the latest edition of Television And Screen Writing. Featuring everything from pitching strategies, to sample contracts, to statistics on recent script sales, to discussions about soap, interactive, and nonfiction writing, this book is a resource that ALL writers will want to keep close to the keyboard. Thank you, Richard Blum!"
--- Evan Smith, author of Writing Television Sitcoms
"They say you can't have it all but this book has just that: everything you need to know about writing for film and television. Beyond profound insights into theory and analysis, here are also important nuts-and-bolts considerations that turn real writers into reel writers. Written in language that is itself clear as light, the new edition expands Professor Blum's substantial contribution to the field."
---Professor Richard Walter, author, Escape From Film School: a Novel, UCLA Screenwriting Chairman
"This is a terrific book if you want to learn about full-length screenplays, half-hour comedies and one-hour dramas from start to finish. A rare all-inclusive resource.”
- David Sacks Senior Vice President Current Programming, Warner Bros. Television
Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition
Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition,Richard A Blum,Focal Press,0240803973,Composition & Creative Writing - Play/Scriptwriting,Film & Video - Screenwriting,Motion picture authorship,Performing Arts,Performing Arts/Dance,Pop Arts / Pop Culture,Television - Screenwriting,Television authorship,Films, cinema,Performing Arts / Film / Direction & Production,Television,Writing & editing guides,Writing skills
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