ADVANCED SCREENWRITING: Raising Your Script to the Academy Award Level - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1879505738 ISBN 13: 9781879505735

Publisher: SILMAN-JAMES PRESS, 2003

Synopsis

A respected screenwriting consultant and author of several books on the topic, Seger provides a collection of meditations on fine-tuning scripts for writers who already have the attained a basic knowledge of the art. The book offers numerous meditations including working with non-traditional forms, maintaining a consistent and ongoing storyline, developing a personal cinematic style, finding a script's audience, developing subtexts, and transforming characters. Seger illustrates her points using examples from newer films including Academy Award winners and nominees made between 1980 and present. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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About the Author

Dr Linda Seger began her script consulting business in 1981, based on a script analysis method she developed as part of her doctoral dissertation, "What Makes a Script Work?". Since then, she has consulted with writers, producers, directors, and production companies on over 2,000 scripts and 100 produced films and taught scriptwriting in 31 countries. Among her many clients have been Ray Bradbury, Peter Jackson, William Kelley, Tony Bill, ITC Entertainment, Charles Fries Entertainment, TriStar Pictures, and the Sundance Institute. She has given seminars for executives at ABC, CBS, NBC, Disney, Embassy Television, RAI television (Italy), and ZDF television (Germany), as well as for members of the American Film Institute, the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Living Legacy Award from the Moondance International Film Festival. She is the author of eight books on screenwriting.

Edition details

• Publisher: SILMAN-JAMES PRESS
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1879505738
• ISBN 13: 9781879505735
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 1