Screenwriters' masterclass : screenwriters talk about their greatest movies / edited by Kevin Conroy Scott.

Contributor(s):

Kevin Conroy Scott

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : New market Press, c2006.Description: vii, 389p. : ill. ; 23cmISBN:

1557046921

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DDC classification:

22nd ed. 808.23 SCR

Summary: The secret of writing a successful screenplay is sought after by ever-growing numbers of scribes and enthusiasts. Screenwriters' Masterclass offers state-of-the-art advice in that line, through interviews with nineteen of the leading scriptwriters of our day whose insights are invaluable to any aspirant." "Each interview guides the reader entertainingly through the creation process of the film; how the writer handled the painstaking process of creating a three-dimensional world out of their imagination; what worked - and what didn't - in the finished film; and, most importantly, why that was so. In the process, each interview is a valuable case history, offering film buffs an uncommon glimpse behind the scenes of cinema.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Literature/Kiswahili Fasihi	808.23 SCR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00003127
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Literature/Kiswahili Fasihi	808.23 SCR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00003128
Books	CUoM Library General Stacks	Literature/Kiswahili Fasihi	808.23 SCR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	00003129

The secret of writing a successful screenplay is sought after by ever-growing numbers of scribes and enthusiasts. Screenwriters' Masterclass offers state-of-the-art advice in that line, through interviews with nineteen of the leading scriptwriters of our day whose insights are invaluable to any aspirant." "Each interview guides the reader entertainingly through the creation process of the film; how the writer handled the painstaking process of creating a three-dimensional world out of their imagination; what worked - and what didn't - in the finished film; and, most importantly, why that was so. In the process, each interview is a valuable case history, offering film buffs an uncommon glimpse behind the scenes of cinema.

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