2nd Edition

Raindance Writers' Lab Write + Sell the Hot Screenplay

By Elliot Grove Copyright 2009
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

If you're looking for a straightforward, practical, no-nonsense guide to scriptwriting that will hold your hand right the way through the process, read on! The Raindance Writers' Lab guides you through the tools that enable you to execute a strong treatment for a feature and be well on the way to the first draft of your script. Written by the creator of the Raindance Film Festival himself,... Read more

Chapter 1 - INTRODUCTION
Chapter 2 - The Seven Basic Requirements of a Screenplay
Chapter 3 GETTING YOUR IDEAS ON PAPER
Chapter 4 Tale Assembly
Chapter 5 Characters
Chapter 6 - Scene Writing
Chapter 7 Dialogue
Chapter 8 Writing Shorts
Chapter 9 The Writer's Blueprint
Chapter 10 10,000 Monkeys- Copyright
Chapter 11 - MARKETING YOUR MOVIE
Chapter 12 The Movie Game
Chapter 13 The Power File
Chapter 14 Pitching
Chapter 15 - Eight-Line Letter
Chapter 16 The Deal
Chapter 17 - The Life of a Screenwriter
Chapter 18 Script Format and Style Guide
Chapter 19 - Three Golden Rules
Chapter 20 Resources

Biography

Elliot Grove

This is an invaluable manual for the first-time screenwriter. A guide that takes in every aspect of the screenwriting process.
--Ayub Khan-Din, Writer for East is East

An authoritative guide full of wit and wisdom, through which Grove's personality shines.
--Justin Bowyer, Total Film