[Commlist] 2nd edition book: Writing for the Screen: Creative and Critical Approaches

10 years after its initial publication, /Writing for the Screen: 
Creative and Critical Approaches/ has been radically updated and is now 
out. This revised and refreshed edition guides the contemporary 
screenwriter through a variety of creative and critical approaches to a 
deeper understanding of how to tell stories for the screen. With a 
renewed focus on theme and structure, the book is an essential guide for 
writers, script developers and teachers to help develop ideas into rich 
dynamic projects, and craft compelling, resonating screenplays. There is 
also a focus on the emerging area of screenwriting practice research.

_Reviews:_

/Writing for the Screen/, blending as it does theory and practical 
application, is the best single volume available for university students 
working on screenwriting courses today /– Tim Kelly, Coventry 
University, UK/

With a combination of exercises to flex creative muscles, critical 
analysis of key scenes and insights into the workings of the industry, 
/Writing for the Screen/ is an invaluable guide and source of 
inspiration wherever you are in your media career /– Sally Angel, Emmy 
award-winning producer, UK/

Insightful, accessible and full of useful exercises, this highly 
readable screenwriting book has all the essential elements you need to 
understand the art and craft of screenwriting /– Ben Michael, University 
of Melbourne, Australia/

_Inspection copies are available_, from the publisher, for those 
teaching screenwriting and storytelling.

https://www.macmillanihe.com/page/detail/writing-for-the-screen-craig-batty/?sf1=barcode&st1=9781352006025


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