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The Insider's Guide to Writing for Television

London : The British Library 2012Description: 960 Pages : 23cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volume001: 28246ISBN: 9781844553761Subject(s): Television | TV | WritingDDC classification: 808.225 FRE

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Do you want to write for TV?

Want advice from TV industry experts on how to sell a script?

Whether you understand beats and through lines or are still trying to figure out your A
story from your B story, The Insider's Guide to Writing for TV supports you through the whole process of writing a television script - from working out a premise to getting your script on screen.

Co-authored by a successful scriptwriter and script editor, and the co-founder of one of the UK's most prestigious scriptwriting agencies, you can be confident of definitive guidance on how to write a television script as well as the best professional advice on how to make money from scriptwriting.

The television industry continues to expand and producers are always on the lookout for new writing talent. If you're an aspiring scriptwriter, you can make sure you write a winning screenplay - and get it made - with the help of The Insider's Guide to Writing for TV .

Inside The Insider's Guide to Writing for TV , you'll find out:
What sort of scripts producers are looking for - and which they aren't
What practical things - such as production costs - need to be considered What you can - and can't - do on television.
Beginning with the basics of scriptwriting and how to develop your script premise and generate story ideas, The Insider's Guide to Writing for TV gives tips from television industry experts on understanding the structure of a television script, creating believable characters and ensuring your script has a compelling storyline. Once you're happy with your television screenplay, there's essential advice on pitching your script and approaching agencies or production companies.

Whether you want to write soaps, a TV drama or a sitcom, The Insider's Guide to Writing for TV is your toolkit to making sure your dream of writing for TV becomes a reality.

Insider's Guides are comprehensive handbooks written by industry experts with many years of practical experience - so you can be sure you're getting unrivalled advice on how to break into the profession. Also available in the series: The Insider's Guide to Getting Your Book Published

For more information please visit http://www.writingfor-television.co.uk/.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Foreword (p. v)
Introduction (p. vii)
The business of writing for television (p. 1)
Part 1 Breaking in (p. 3)
1 Why write for television? (p. 5)
2 Research, training and networking (p. 10)
3 Calling card scripts (p. 18)
4 Submission strategies (p. 23)
5 What happens next? (p. 46)
Part 2 Making a living (p. 51)
6 Negotiating writers' contracts (p. 53)
7 Options (p. 59)
8 Commissions (p. 78)
9 Working with an agent (p. 89)
The art and craft of writing for television audiences (p. 119)
10 What do audiences watch? (p. 121)
11 What audiences want (p. 134)
12 Hooking an audience (p. 156)
13 Holding an audience (p. 165)
14 Audience expectations: formats and genres (p. 183)
15 Script presentation (p. 216)
16 Writing is rewriting (p. 231)
Conclusion (p. 248)
Appendix: Synopsis, outline and treatment for Otters Reach (p. 251)
Glossary (p. 261)
Resources (p. 271)
About the authors (p. 275)
Acknowledgements (p. 277)

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Insider's Guide Writing for Tv By J. Friedmann, C. Walker Crimson Publishing, Limited ISBN: 9781844553761 CHAPTER ONE – WHY WRITE FOR TELEVISION? How writing for TV compares with writing for other media, and why you need to be a businessperson as well as a writer. The Business of Writing for Television Writers are usually freelancers, with all the connotations of irregular income and eking out a livelihood. Many writers are driven by a desire to tell stories. They do not see writing primarily in terms of bringing in money but rather as something they have to do. For some, storytelling in whatever format is almost a compulsion. Most writers, whether experienced, compulsive or beginners, do not see themselves as running a ‘business’ and, as a result, do not behave in a businesslike way. They allow themselves to be disadvantaged, with the result that they earn below the minimum wage. They put themselves into that position and cannot blame producers – some of whom are equally impoverished – for exploiting them. Committed writers tend to keep going whether they earn from their writing or not and one must have some admiration for them, especially if they also have talent. Yet some with talent do not always carve out for themselves the career that they want, though there are always others - with less talent - who do manage to achieve a career. Which are you likely to be? Many experienced scriptwriters will admit that a large part of their working lives is spent in what is known as ‘development hell’. They will also admit that they spend more time rewriting than writing. As you will see, scriptwriters (more than novelists) get feedback, notes and criticism from many people. Often the feedback is contradictory: not everyone will respond to the treatment or script in the same way (the treatment is a relatively short prose document outlining what the script will be about, possibly including the structure of the story). Excerpted from Insider's Guide Writing for Tv by J. Friedmann, C. Walker All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher. Excerpted from Insider's Guide Writing for Tv by J. Friedmann, C. Walker All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

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