How to Make Money Scriptwriting
Distributed for Intellect Ltd
219 pages
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6-3/4 x 9
Many books deal with how to write better scripts, but this is the only one to tackle the business side of being a professional writer.Written by a leading literary agent, this is an indispensable insider's guide to the development process - from the original idea right through to production - it provides the reader with an easy-to-read handbook for:
• Identifying what audiences want and understanding their emotional needs
• Developing successful ideas for film and television drama
• Writing more effective treatments and step outlines
• Improving one's ability to pitch ideas and scripts
• Surviving 'development hell'
• Handling meetings to get what you want out of them
• Negotiating and understanding contracts
• Protecting ideas, treatments and scripts
• Establishing copyright for writers
Includes 'An A-Z of law and contracts and deal memos' and 'The Writers' Guild Minimum Terms Agreement'.
• Identifying what audiences want and understanding their emotional needs
• Developing successful ideas for film and television drama
• Writing more effective treatments and step outlines
• Improving one's ability to pitch ideas and scripts
• Surviving 'development hell'
• Handling meetings to get what you want out of them
• Negotiating and understanding contracts
• Protecting ideas, treatments and scripts
• Establishing copyright for writers
Includes 'An A-Z of law and contracts and deal memos' and 'The Writers' Guild Minimum Terms Agreement'.
Contents
Introduction
1. The Politics of being a Writer
2. Creativity – Understanding the Sources of Ideas
3. The Writer as a Business Person
4. Writing Treatments that Work
5. The Step Outline
6. Markets for Your Work
7. Life’s a Pitch
8. Criticism and Rewriting
9. Script Editing and Script Reports
10. The Psychology and Physiology of Emotion in Audiences
11. Ratings, Share and Audience Research
12. Interactive Multimedia
13. Agents
14. Handling Meetings
15. Negotiating
16. A Basic Agreement
17. Protecting Your Work
18. Financial Survival
19. Research
Appendix 1 Some Examples of Negotiations with Producers
Appendix 2. Deal Memo Examples
Appendix 3. A Brief A-Z of Contracts and Law for Writers
Appendix 4. Writers’ Guild Minimum Terms
Bibliography
1. The Politics of being a Writer
2. Creativity – Understanding the Sources of Ideas
3. The Writer as a Business Person
4. Writing Treatments that Work
5. The Step Outline
6. Markets for Your Work
7. Life’s a Pitch
8. Criticism and Rewriting
9. Script Editing and Script Reports
10. The Psychology and Physiology of Emotion in Audiences
11. Ratings, Share and Audience Research
12. Interactive Multimedia
13. Agents
14. Handling Meetings
15. Negotiating
16. A Basic Agreement
17. Protecting Your Work
18. Financial Survival
19. Research
Appendix 1 Some Examples of Negotiations with Producers
Appendix 2. Deal Memo Examples
Appendix 3. A Brief A-Z of Contracts and Law for Writers
Appendix 4. Writers’ Guild Minimum Terms
Bibliography
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