Off the Page
eBook - PDF

Off the Page

Screenwriting in the Era of Media Convergence

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Off the Page

Screenwriting in the Era of Media Convergence

About this book

Off the Page examines the business and craft of screenwriting in the era of media convergence. Daniel Bernardi and Julian Hoxter use the recent history of screenwriting labor coupled with close analysis of scripts in the context of the screenwriting paraindustry—from “how to write a winning script” books to screenwriting software—to explore the state of screenwriting today. They address the conglomerate studios making tentpole movies, expanded television, Indiewood, independent animation, microbudget scripting, the video games industry, and online content creation. Designed for students, producers, and writers who want to understand what studios want and why they want it, this book also examines how scripting is developing in the convergent media, beneath and beyond the Hollywood tentpole. By addressing specific genres across a wide range of media, this essential volume sets the standard for anyone in the expanded screenwriting industry and the scholars that study it.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Off the Page
  3. Title
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. INTRODUCTION: SCREENWRITING OFF THE PAGE
  8. 1. MILLENNIAL MANIC: CRISIS AND CHANGE IN THE BUSINESS OF SCREENWRITING
  9. 2. ATOP THE TENTPOLE: HOLLYWOOD SCREENWRITING TODAY
  10. 3. RUNNING THE ROOM: SHOWRUNNING IN EXPANDED TELEVISION
  11. 4. NEW MARKETS AND MICROBUDGETS: “INDEPENDENT” STORYTELLERS
  12. 5. SCREENWRITER 2.0: THE LEGITIMATION OF WRITING FOR VIDEO GAMES
  13. CONCLUSION: SCRIPTING BOUNDARIES
  14. Notes
  15. Index