Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters - Softcover

Lazarus, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312338317 ISBN 13: 9780312338312

Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

Every screenwriter needs to rewrite more than once, probably many times to make the story work and then to make a sale. And then again later on, to please producers, studios or stars. Tom Lazarus, author of "Stigmata", among other scripts, is a working screenwriter and instructor at UCLA extension. In this book, he's distilled his own experience and that of other screen writers into a system. "Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters" will teach writers how to: prioritize big scenes; track transitions; plot corrections; add new information; pass through for dialogue; and do an "on the nose" rewrite. Hugely valuable to first-time screenwriters and to veterans of Hollywood pitch wars alike, "Rewriting Secrets for Screenwriters" is laced with humour and attitude as well as information. Its anatomy of a screenplay rewrite breaks down the book's lessons into their practical application - a must for anyone looking for a break in the film business.

About this title

About the Authors

Tom Lazarus is the author of SECRETS OF FILM WRITING.  He has had eight feature films made from his original screenplays, including the #1 hit “Stigmata.”  He has also taught an Advanced Screenwriting Workshop at UCLA Extension for thirteen years and writes, directs and executive produces an hour-long drama for cable television.    

Tom Lazarus is the author of SECRETS OF FILM WRITING. He has had eight feature films made from his original screenplays, including the #1 hit "Stigmata." He has also taught an Advanced Screenwriting Workshop at UCLA Extension for thirteen years and writes, directs and executive produces an hour-long drama for cable television.

From the Back Cover

How do you finish your screenplay? How do you maximize your writing? How do you perfect your screenplay?

Rewrite, rewrite, REWRITE!

In REWRITING SECRETS FOR SCREENWRITERS, Tom Lazarus decodes what's often a tough, thankless process and converts it into a streamlined system that will help every screenwriter improve their work. Read this book, and the secrets of that system will become second nature. Learn how to:

- create a page turner
- prioritize and track scenes
- create dynamic transitions
- polish dialogue
- deal with script notes
- track the chronology of an actual rewrite

Valuable to both first-time screenwriters and veterans of the screenplay wars, REWRITING SECRETS FOR SCREENWRITERS will inspire you to rewrite efficiently, effectively and elegantly - and to get your screenplay read and sold.

"Lazarus tells it like it is."--Mike Bracken, Culturedose.net

Edition details

• Publisher: Saint Martin's Griffin,U.S.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0312338317
• ISBN 13: 9780312338312
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256