The Creative Screenwriter by Craig Batty

The Creative Screenwriter by Craig Batty

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The film industry is seeking fresh screenwriting talent, but today's writers don't just need to be accomplished at their craft - they need to be highly creative. The Creative Screenwriter is a workbook of inspiring writing exercises to sharpen the writer's talents.

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The Creative Screenwriter by Craig Batty

The film industry is seeking fresh screenwriting talent, but today's writers don't just need to be accomplished at their craft - they need to be highly creative. The Creative Screenwriter is a workbook of inspiring writing exercises to sharpen the writer's talents.
A manual for teachers and students seeking inspiring exercises to encourage discussion, and a handbook for professionals wanting to hone their craft* Writers Forum *

Dr Craig Batty is Senior Lecturer in Creative and Professional Writing at RMIT University in Melbourne. He taught screenwriting at several British universities prior to this, including Bournemouth University. He has worked as a writer and script consultant on various short film, feature film, television and online projects. He publishes numerous books and articles on screenwriting and regularly speaks at conferences and festivals around the world.

Zara Waldeback is Head Dramaturg on 'Writing for Film and Interactive Media' at Brobygrafiska Högskolan, Sweden. She previously taught at Brunel and Sussex Universities in the UK and was programme leader for the MA in Creative Screenwriting at Thames Valley University. She freelances as a Script Consultant, and has worked in development for British Screen, the First Film Foundation and North by Northwest. As a writer she has written scripts with funding from the UK Film Council, Screen South and South East Arts, and developed feature film scripts with Danish and British producers. She specialises in developing effective methods for teaching screenwriting online, has written extensively for ScriptWriter Magazine and is co-author of "Writing for the Screen: Creative and Critical Approaches" (Palgrave Macmillan, 2008).

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ISBN 13 9781408137192
ISBN 10 1408137194
Title The Creative Screenwriter
Author Craig Batty
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published 2012-03-15
Number of pages 224
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.