Raindance Writers' Lab by Elliot Grove
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, Elliot Grove uses a hands-on approach to screenwriting based on his many years of experience teaching the subject for Raindance training. He uses step-by-step processes illustrated with diagrams and charts to lend a visual structure to the teaching. Techniques are related to real-life examples throughout, from low budget to blockbuster films. The Companion Website contains interviews with British writers and directors as well as a handy series of legal contracts, video clips and writing exercises. In this brand new 2nd edition, Grove expands on his story structure theory, as well as how to write for the internet and short films. The website also contains sample scripts and legal contracts, a writing exercise illustrated with a video clip, a folder full of useful hyperlinks for research, and a demo version of Final Draft screenwriting software.This is an invaluable manual for the first-time screenwriterA 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
Grove, Elliot: - Elliot Grove founded Britain's Raindance Film Festival in 1993, The British Independent Film Awards in 1998, and Raindance TV in 2007. He has produced more than 150 short films and five feature-length films. He teaches writers and producers in the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Japan, and has written two previous books on filmmaking, as well as a soon-to-be published novel.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780240520797 |
| ISBN 10 | 0240520793 |
| Title | Raindance Writers' Lab |
| Author | Elliot Grove |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Year published | 2008-09-29 |
| Number of pages | 272 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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