Writing Treatments That Sell, Second Edition: How to Create and Market Your Story Ideas to the Motion Picture and TV Industry - Softcover

Atchity, Kenneth; Wong, Chi-Li

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0805072780 ISBN 13: 9780805072785

Publisher: Holt Rinehart and Winston, 2008

Synopsis

A fully revised guide to turning your movie idea into a treatment that can persuade even the most jaded movie producers As Hollywood insiders know, the first step in selling your story idea for film or television is preparing a treatment, the brief pitch that sells the concept to a busy producer or agent. Now including updates on the latest trends in the industry, writers-producers Kenneth Atchity and Chi-Li Wong tell readers everything they need to know to create an effective and saleable treatment, one that incorporates such key elements as conflict, likeable characters, plot twists, a climax, and visual drama.Using dozens of the latest examples from actual productions, "Writing Treatments That Sell "distinguishes between scripts designed for feature films, episodic television, and made-for-TV movies, and shows step-by-step how to prepare a selling treatment for each. Also included is essential information on copyrighting and acquiring rights along with a comprehensive glossary of industry terms. This book is essential for anyone hoping to get a foot in the door of the exciting scriptwriting business.

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Review:

"At last-someone wrote the book every screenwriter has needed for years. It can make the difference between success and failure in the industry." --Linda Seger, author of Making a Good Script Great and From Script to Screen

"Essential material for the beginning screenwriter and the established writer, both." --Dale Pollack, producer of Saturday Night Fever

From the Author:

chosen by Book of the Month Club as a Quality Paperback!
This book answers the questions: What is a treatment? How do I write a treatment? How do I use my treatment to sell my story to film or television?

About this edition

• Publisher: Holt Rinehart and Winston
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0805072780
• ISBN 13: 9780805072785
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 272