Essentials of screenwriting
Subtitle: the art, craft, and business of film and television writing
By: Richard Walter.
Publisher: Plume
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780452296275
Subjects: Motion picture authorship; Motion picture plays -- Technique; Television authorship; Television plays -- Technique
Notes: Includes material previously published in Screenwriting and The whole picture.

Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Art. Seven naughty words; title: Audience: the status of the observer; title: The personal screenplay; title: Creative choices : idea, story, theme, and identity; title: Conflict : violence and sex; title: Illusion : real versus reel; title: Story : tale assembly; title: Character; title: Dialogue; title: Action and setting; title: Format; title: Feedback : notes on notes; title: Craft. The writing habit; title: Emotion; title: Crazy art; title: Business. Cooperation and collaboration; title: Script sales strategies; title: The whole picture.