The Creative Screenwriter
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The Creative Screenwriter

Exercises to Expand Your Craft

Craig Batty, Zara Waldeback

  1. 224 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Creative Screenwriter

Exercises to Expand Your Craft

Craig Batty, Zara Waldeback

Book details
Table of contents
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About This Book

This is a book for aspiring screenwriters who want to establish a powerful writing practice; a manual for teachers and students seeking inspiring exercises to encourage discussion and reflection; and a handbook for professionals wanting to hone their craft and solve specific writing problems. It is a book that will help rekindle the creative spark, remind you why you enjoy writing, and create new ways to help you expertly express the stories you want to tell - and sell!

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Information

Publisher
Bloomsbury Academic
Year
2012
ISBN
9781408155196
Edition
1
Topic
Media & Performing Arts
Subtopic
Film Screenwriting

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Acknowledgements
  4. Introduction
  5. 1 Being creative
  6. 2 Generating ideas
  7. 3 Developing stories
  8. 4 Understanding characters
  9. 5 Shaping relationships
  10. 6 Designing structure
  11. 7 Reimagining structure
  12. 8 Defining beginnings and endings
  13. 9 Weaving worlds
  14. 10 Exploring genre and form
  15. 11 Enhancing scene writing
  16. 12 Strengthening visual storytelling
  17. 13 Improving dialogue
  18. 14 Managing rewrites
  19. 15 Perfecting the pitch
  20. 16 Building outlines and treatments
  21. 17 Discovering voice
  22. Conclusion
Citation styles for The Creative Screenwriter

APA 6 Citation

Batty, C., & Waldeback, Z. (2012). The Creative Screenwriter (1st ed.). Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved from https://www.perlego.com/book/805030/the-creative-screenwriter-pdf (Original work published 2012)

Chicago Citation

Batty, Craig, and Zara Waldeback. (2012) 2012. The Creative Screenwriter. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing. https://www.perlego.com/book/805030/the-creative-screenwriter-pdf.

Harvard Citation

Batty, C. and Waldeback, Z. (2012) The Creative Screenwriter. 1st edn. Bloomsbury Academic. Available at: https://www.perlego.com/book/805030 (Accessed: 3 July 2024).

MLA 7 Citation

Batty, Craig, and Zara Waldeback. The Creative Screenwriter. 1st ed. Bloomsbury Publishing, 2012. Web. 25 Sept. 2021.