Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #92700 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-13
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 275 pages

Synopsis
Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, and George Lucas all began their careers making a short film. By contrasting and comparing the differences and similarities between feature films and short films, "Writing Short Films, 2nd Edition", offers readers the essential requirements necessary to make their writing crisp, sharp and compelling. Emphasising characters, structure, dialogue and story, Linda Cowgill dispels the 'magic formula' concept that screenplays can be constructed by anyone with a word processor and a script formatting program. This new edition has been completely updated and revised along with the addition of several new chapters and new film examples. Currently, this title remains the best selling university text book on writing short film screenplays.

From the Publisher
Learn screenplay writing for shorter films
Writing a good screenplay, short or long, is a difficult job, and Writing Short Films offers readers the essential requirements necessary to make their writing crisp, sharp and compelling. Citing numerous examples from short films as well as feature films, Cowgill teaches strategies to keep a short film on track and writer's block at bay. For more information, visit the Lone Eagle Web Site at http://www.loneeagle.com

Customer Reviews

Very good
This book is just great. Read the book while you are writing the play, it will help you dramaticing the story.

A terrific guide for short film writing
A wonderful introduction to screenwriting for a shorter format. Filled with tips and strategies on structure, constructing scenes, developing characters. The book takes the writer's perspective, from start to finish. And it all starts with story. Author also gives examples you can find in video stores. Another bonus. And all the information in this book is transferable to writing feature length screenplays. A real find.