Film Scriptwriting: A Practical Manual

by Joye R. Swain and Dwight V. Swain

Book Overview

This second edition of the widely acclaimed Film Scriptwriting is a truly practical manual for the working writer. It provides all the clear, step-by-step guidance you need to script both fact and feature film and video - from getting and developing ideas to the writing of master scene or shooting script. Featured in this new edition are annotated excerpts from some of today's most successful films, selected to point up principles and techniques discussed...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0240511905
• ISBN13: 9780240511900
• Release Date: August 1988
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

thank you

Swain is always good for nuts & bolts advice on writing

The best screenwriting book I've found so far!

I'm not sure what book the other reviewers here were reading, but after looking at some of the other popular screenwriting books out there, I've found that this "Practical Manual" is perhaps the best overall at helping screenwriters learn the craft, both technically and creatively. It is full of very useful practical (thus the appropriate title) advice and guidelines for structuring a screenplay in terms of story and style. Don't hesitate to buy this book and use it! It's worth every penny.

A nice easy Primer

This book takes the budding Script writer through the nonsense to a solid plan to get that novel written.Sound advice and guidanace from a good teacher. Well worth the money.

Roseburg, OR

This manual is an excellent resource for beginning script writers who need guidance through the minefields of writing and getting a script into the hands of the correct people.