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Walter, Richard, 1944-

Title Essentials of screenwriting : the art, craft, and business of film and television writing / Richard Walter.

Publication Info.	New York, N.Y. : Plume, [2010]
	©2010

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Location	Call No.	Status
West Hartford, Bishop's Corner Branch - Non Fiction	808.23 WALTER	Check Shelf
West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction	808.23 WALTER	Check Shelf

Description	xx, 376 pages ; 21 cm
Note	Includes material previously published in Screenwriting and The whole picture.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (pages [373]-376).
Contents	Introduction -- Art. Seven naughty words -- Audience: the status of the observer -- The personal screenplay -- Creative choices : idea, story, theme, and identity -- Conflict : violence and sex -- Illusion : real versus reel -- Story : tale assembly -- Character -- Dialogue -- Action and setting -- Format -- Feedback : notes on notes -- Craft. The writing habit -- Emotion -- Crazy art -- Business. Cooperation and collaboration -- Script sales strategies -- The whole picture.
Summary	In this updated edition, Walter integrates his lessons and principles from Screenwriting with material from his companion text, The Whole Picture, and includes advice on how to turn a raw idea into a great movie or TV script-and sell it.--from publisher's description.
Subject	Motion picture authorship.
	Motion picture plays -- Technique.
	Television authorship.
	Television plays -- Technique.
	Motion picture authorship. (OCoLC)fst01027122
	Motion picture plays -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01027223
	Television authorship. (OCoLC)fst01146709
	Television plays -- Technique. (OCoLC)fst01146978
ISBN	9780452296275 (paperback alkaline paper)
	0452296277 (paperback alkaline paper)

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