Playwriting for Theater, Film, and Television

by Laura Annawyn Shamas

This unusual and exemplary manual focuses on the process of writing one's own play. Most books of this ilk give innumerable pages to plot points, action curves, and formal presentation but little to... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155870213X
• ISBN13: 9781558702134
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Betterway Publications
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.

Customer Reviews

This is essential reading!

As a playwriting and screenwriting instructor myself, this is the book I always recommend to students and friends who want to know more about how to write for theater, film and television. Laura Shamas expertly maps out a clear and confident approach for the beginning writer. As a professional writer, I find this book keeps me on my toes and reminds me of a lot of things I sometimes forget. It's been said that you can't teach talent, but you can learn craft, and this book is truly one of the best of its kind.