Write to TV : out of your head and onto the screen /: out of your head and onto the screen. (2020)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Martie Cook.
• Authors: Cook, Martie
• Contents: PREFACE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION PART I How Hollywood Works Chapter 1 FROM DINOSUAR TO DIGITAL: AN OVERVIEW OF THE TV INDUSTRY Chapter 2 THE LAY OF THE LAND Chapter 3 THE SPECTACULAR SPEC Chapter 4 GETTING YOUR SCRIPTS READ PART II Comedy Chapter 5 WRITING FOR LAUGHS Chapter 6 DEVELOPING YOUR COMEDIC STORY Chapter 7 COMEDIC STRUCTURE Chapter 8 OUTLINING YOUR COMEDIC STORY Chapter 9 SCRIPTING YOUR COMEDY Chapter 10 OTHER KINDS OF TV COMEDY PART III Drama Chapter 11 PLOT-DRIVEN DRAMAS Chapter 12 CHARACTER-DRIVEN DRAMA Chapter 13 FORMATTING FOR DRAMA Chapter 14 DRAMADIES PART IV Creating Original Series Chapter 15 THE MECHANICS OF A TELEVISION PILOT Chapter 16 BUILDING YOUR SERIES FROM THE GROUND UP Chapter 17 SELLING AN ORIGINAL IDEA PART V Characters Chapter 18 CREATING COMPLEX AND COMPELLING CHARACTERS PART VI Dialogue Chapter 19 WRITING DIALOGUE THAT DANCES ON THE PAGE PART VII Rewriting, a Necessary Evil Chapter 20 REWRITE THE HECK OUT OF IT PART VIII Pitch Perfect: How to Pitch Stories and Series Chapter 21 ESSENSIALS OF A PROFESSIONAL PITCH Chapter 22 PITCHING IDEAS FOR EXISITING SERIES Chapter 23 PITCHING PILOTS PART IX Niche Can Be Nice Chapter 24 WRITING FOR FRAGMENTED AUDIENCES PART X Thinking Out of the Box Chapter 25 WEB SERIES AND PODCASTS PART XI The Business Side of Television Chapter 26 THE WRITERS GUILD OF AMERICA Chapter 27 AGENTS, MANAGERS, AND ENTERTAINMENT ATTORNEYS Chapter 28 WRITING TEAMS PART XII How to Get Your Foot in the Door Chapter 29 HOW TO GET WORK AS A TELEVISION WRITER Chapter 30 GETTING THE INTERVIEW Chapter 31 CONGRATULATIONS, YOU’VE GOT THE JOB … NOW WHAT? Chapter 32 THE POWER OF NETWORKING Should You Bring Your Spec Scripts? Chapter 33 OTHER THINGS THAT CAN HELP YOU SUCCEED Chapter 34 Welcome to the Room! Chapter 35 Some Final Thoughts INDEX
• Edition: Third edition
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2020
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 808.225; Television authorship
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000071900; 9781000071849; 9781000071870; 9780429322068
• Related ISBNs: 9780367338114; 9780367338138
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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