Writing for Television
How to Write and Sell Successful TV Scripts
William Smethurst(Author)
How To Books Ltd (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 1. September 2000
Book
Paperback/Softback
176 pages
978-1-85703-666-4 (ISBN)
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Description
Television is a huge and expanding market for writers. This book gives information and advice on all areas of writing for TV, such as, should you plan for commercial breaks, what camera moves should be put in, how should a script be presented and who should you contact? This revised edition includes a rewritten chapter on the opportunities available to new writers and the basics of scriptwriting, and a new chapter on situation comedy. There is also a section on Internet help sites and workshops for new writers.
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations, glossary, index
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85703-666-4 (9781857036664)
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Content
The opportunities; the basics; story and theme; style; structure; plotting; visual interest; dialogue; characterization; situation comedy; presentation; from script to screen; the difficult markets; programmes looking for writers; soap operas; other markets for scripts; common queries; TV talk - common words and expressions used in scripts and in the TV industry; organizations that will help you; where to send your script.