Product Description

As screenwriters come to be seen as the storytellers of the age this book presents the fundamentals of writing a really compelling screenplay. Parker's new approach to writing for film and TV covers everything from finding an idea to writing a finished piece, containing advice on how to apply creative vision and the needs of the market. Parker breaks from the dominant concerns of act structure and character-driven narratives with a six-part framework comprising story, plot, dramatic structures, narrative and style.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #462876 in Books
• Published on: 1999-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Review
"'First class and triple-A, I recommend this book without reservation.' - Lew Hunter 'In films murders are always very clean. I show how difficult it is and what a messy thing it is to kill a man.' - Alfred Hitchcock"

Screenwriter Magazine
An excellent if quite demanding book...plenty of practical advice.

About the Author
Phil Parker is one of Britain's permier lecturers in Screenwriting. He runs the successful MA in Screenwriting at the London College of Printing.

Customer Reviews

A very useful book!
This book clearly and in an understandable way covers all you need to know about all the elements used to create a good screenplay. I have found the information on layouts and genre to be particularly useful as well as the way in which the author provides examples of films (and a few script extracts) for all of his points. As a beginner to screenwriting I have found the information in this book useful and it has increased my analytical skills in looking at various scripts that I have brought. It has also furthered my appreciation of screenplays. This book would also prove useful to those with more experience of screenwriting as it offers advise on polishing up your screenplays and on seeking employment as a screenwriter. The author does not give you all the answers with what to write, explaining that it is the writer's own approach to style, genre etc which gives the screenplay a sense of originality, but gives examples of various sources you can use to come up with ideas and how best to develop these into a good screenplay. It makes an interesting read and gets you thinking about areas you may not have considered before. Thumbs up.