Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices Paperback
暫譯: 為綠燈而寫:如何讓你的劇本成為好萊塢注意的焦點 平裝本
Scott Kirkpatrick
- 出版商: Focal Press
- 出版日期: 2015-03-16
- 售價: $1,880
- 貴賓價: 9.5 折 $1,786
- 語言: 英文
- 頁數: 202
- 裝訂: Paperback
- ISBN: 1138016462
- ISBN-13: 9781138016460
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商品描述
Tailor your screenplay to sell. Find out what Hollywood script readers, producers, and studio executives want in a screenplay (and why) from someone who’s been there. Discover what it takes to begin a lasting career as a screenwriter.
Peppered with interviews from established professionals, Writing for the Green Light: How to Make Your Script the One Hollywood Notices gives you a sharp competitive edge by showcasing dozens of everyday events that go on at the studios but are rarely if ever discussed in most screenwriting books. With his behind-the-scenes perspective, Scott Kirkpatrick shows you why the system works the way it does and how you can use its unwritten rules to your advantage. He answers such questions as:
- Who actually reads your script?
- How do you pique the interest of studios and decision makers?
- What do agents, producers, and production companies need in a script?
- How much is a script worth?
- What are the best genres for new writers and why?
- What are real steps you can take to ‘break in’ to television writing?
- How do you best present or pitch a project without looking desparate?
- How do you negotiate a contract without an agent?
- How do you exude confidence and seal your first deal?
These and other insights are sure to give you and your screenplay a leg-up for success in this competitive landscape!
商品描述(中文翻譯)
調整您的劇本以便銷售。了解好萊塢的劇本讀者、製片人和影業高層在劇本中想要什麼(以及為什麼),這些都是來自於有經驗的人的見解。發現開始一個持久的編劇生涯所需的條件。
《為綠燈而寫:如何讓您的劇本成為好萊塢注意的焦點》透過與已建立專業人士的訪談,為您提供銳利的競爭優勢,展示了在影業中發生的數十個日常事件,但這些事件在大多數編劇書籍中卻很少被討論。Scott Kirkpatrick 以幕後的視角向您展示了為什麼這個系統以這種方式運作,以及您如何利用其不成文的規則來獲益。他回答了以下問題:
- 誰實際上會閱讀您的劇本?
- 您如何引起影業和決策者的興趣?
- 代理人、製片人和製作公司在劇本中需要什麼?
- 一個劇本的價值是多少?
- 對於新作家來說,哪些類型是最佳選擇,為什麼?
- 您可以採取哪些實際步驟來“打入”電視寫作?
- 您如何最佳地呈現或推銷一個項目而不顯得絕望?
- 您如何在沒有代理人的情況下談判合同?
- 您如何散發自信並達成您的第一筆交易?
這些以及其他見解必將為您和您的劇本在這個競爭激烈的環境中提供成功的優勢!