Essentials of Screenwriting: The Art, Craft, and Business of Film and Television Writing (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780452296275)

Hollywood's premier teacher of screenwriting shares the secrets of writing and selling successful screenplays in this perfect gift for aspiring screenwriters.

Anyone fortunate enough to win a seat in Professor Richard Walter's legendary class at UCLA film school can be confident their career has just taken a quantum leap forward. His students have written more than ten projects for Steven Spielberg alone, plus hundreds of other Hollywood blockbusters and prestigious indie productions, including two Oscar winners for best original screenplay--Milk (2008) and Sideways (2006).

In this updated edition, Walter integrates his highly coveted lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes new advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it. There is never a shortage of aspiring screenwriters, and this book is their bible.

Author: Richard Walter
ISBN-10: 0452296277
ISBN-13: 9780452296275
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2010
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.71lbs
Size: 7.96h x 5.32w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2010 pg. 285