Writing for the Screen

Creative and Critical Approaches

By: Craig Batty, Zara Waldeback

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Paperback | 16 May 2019 | Edition Number 2

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282 Pages

Edition Type
Revised

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21.0 x 14.8 x 1.52

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This revised and refreshed edition guides the contemporary screenwriter through a variety of creative and critical approaches to a deeper understanding of how to tell stories for the screen. With a renewed focus on theme and structure, the book is an essential guide for writers, script developers and teachers to help develop ideas into rich dynamic projects, and craft compelling, resonating screenplays. Combining creative tools and approaches with critical and contextual underpinnings, the book is ideal for screenwriting students who are looking to expand their skills and reflect on practices to add greater depth to their scripts. It will also inspire experienced writers and developers to find fresh ways of working and consider how new technology is affecting storytelling voices. Comprehensive and engaging, this book considers key narrative questions of today and offers a range of exercises to address them.

Integrating creative guidance with rigorous scholarship, this is the perfect companion for undergraduate students taking courses in screenwriting. Encouraging and pragmatic, it will provide a wealth of inspiration for those wishing to work in the industry or deepen their study of the practice.

New to this Edition:
- Refreshed and revised edition to meet the demands of contemporary screenwriting
- New case studies, models, tools and approaches to writing for the screen
- Updated areas of industry practice, including web series, transmedia, VR and long-form storytelling
- Includes practical approaches and creative exercises that can be used in the classroom

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