Writing & Selling Drama Screenplays
eBook - ePub

Writing & Selling Drama Screenplays

A Screenwriter's Guide for Film and Television

  1. 192 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Writing & Selling Drama Screenplays

A Screenwriter's Guide for Film and Television

About this book

All aspects of drama screenwriting, with such case studies as  Erin Brockovich, The King's Speech, Juno, and many more

Breaking down the nuts and bolts of what differentiates drama from genre, this book considers questions such as What is "emotional truth?" What separates stereotypical and authentic characters? What are the different types of drama feature screenplay? How do we make these films, when there's "no money?" and What are the distribution opportunities for dramas? Exploring the ways in which drama and authenticity work, it empowers screenwriters to make their own story and character choices, so they can write and also package, finance, and even make their own drama features. Detailed case studies of dramas made on both shoestring and bigger budgets offer insights from their writers, directors, and producers. Films discussed include  Brokeback Mountain, American Beauty, Saving Mr. Banks, Changeling, and Girl, Interrupted.

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Yes, you can access Writing & Selling Drama Screenplays by Lucy V. Hay,L. V. Hay in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Media & Performing Arts & Film Screenplays. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Blurb
  3. Author the Author
  4. Title
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Preface
  8. What Drama is Not (And Beyond)
  9. Writing Versus Selling
  10. Truth and Dare
  11. The Psyche and Conflict
  12. Common Writer and Drama Mistakes
  13. Know Your Drama Niche
  14. Beating the Odds
  15. True Blue
  16. No One Size Fits All
  17. Whatever It Takes
  18. Writing And Selling Your Own Spec Drama Screenplay
  19. Addendum
  20. Resources
  21. About Us
  22. Copyright