Notes to Screenwriters
Advancing Your Story, Screenplay, and Career With Whatever Hollywood Throws at You
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Film, Reference, Performing Arts
| Author: | Barbara Nicolosi, Vicki Peterson | ISBN: | 9781615932269 |
| Publisher: | Michael Wiese Productions | Publication: | January 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Michael Wiese Productions | Language: | English |
| Author: | Barbara Nicolosi, Vicki Peterson |
| ISBN: | 9781615932269 |
| Publisher: | Michael Wiese Productions |
| Publication: | January 1, 2015 |
| Imprint: | Michael Wiese Productions |
| Language: | English |
Screen storytelling is an essentially collaborative process. Writers need feedback but too often the notes they receive stall them and even demoralize them. This book unpacks the whys and what-fors of all the most commonly given notes on scripts, stories, and writers themselves. Coming from the perspective of experienced Hollywood professionals, Notes to Screenwriters offers insightful and concise guidance on the entire storytelling process, as well as what comes before it in the life of the writer, and after it in the marketing of the screenplay. It is a unique blend of classical storytelling principles combined with practical knowledge of the contemporary marketplace. This book is destined to be a resource for every writer who gets past the initial stage of writing a first draft and needs sage counsel for what to do next.
Screen storytelling is an essentially collaborative process. Writers need feedback but too often the notes they receive stall them and even demoralize them. This book unpacks the whys and what-fors of all the most commonly given notes on scripts, stories, and writers themselves. Coming from the perspective of experienced Hollywood professionals, Notes to Screenwriters offers insightful and concise guidance on the entire storytelling process, as well as what comes before it in the life of the writer, and after it in the marketing of the screenplay. It is a unique blend of classical storytelling principles combined with practical knowledge of the contemporary marketplace. This book is destined to be a resource for every writer who gets past the initial stage of writing a first draft and needs sage counsel for what to do next.
