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Author Horton, Andrew, 1944-

Title Screenwriting for a global market : selling your scripts from Hollywood to Hong Kong / Andrew Horton ; foreword by Bernard Gordon
Published Berkeley : University of California Press, c2004

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Description 1 online resource (xvii, 210 p.)
Contents Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Drink Locally, Write Globally; PART ONE. AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY WAYS; Chapter 1. Have Laptop and Passport, Will Travel Personal Takes on Worldwide Screenwriting; Chapter 2. The Hollywood Influence on Worldwide Screenwriting and International/Independent Influences on Hollywood; Chapter 3. Eight Worldwide Projects Up Close; PART TWO. A CARNIVAL OF WORLDWIDE SCREENWRITERS; Chapter 4. New Zealand: Moving Beyond a National Cinema; Chapter 5. After Naked Men and Wedding Bells Screenwriting in the United Kingdom in a New Century
Chapter 6. Through a Mythic LensChapter 7. Screenwriting (and Filmmaking) in the Balkans; Chapter 8. American TV Writing Musings of a Global Storyteller; Chapter 9. Lew Hunter's Worldwide Screenwriting 434; Chapter 10. Building a Screenplay: A Five-Act Paradigm, or, What Syd Field Didn't Tell You; Chapter 11. "I Want Movies to Surprise, Stimulate, and Shock Audiences": An Interview with Terry Gilliam; Fade Out: Conclusions, New Beginnings; APPENDIXES; Appendix 1. Print Resources; Appendix 2. The Internet and Screenwriting: FADEIN.com; Appendix 3. Americans Reaching Out
Appendix 4. Hooking into Hollywood and Beyond from OverseasAppendix 5. Finding an Agent, Producer, or Guardian Angel; Appendix 6. A Recipe for Worldwide Salmon Out of Water; Bibliography; List of Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Summary "Cinema is a truly global phenomenon and screenwriters who limit their ambitions to Hollywood can unnecessarily limit their careers. This book, loaded with information on every page, provides the practical know-how for breaking into the global marketplace. It is the first book to offer specific advice on writing for screens large and small, around the world from Hollywood to New Zealand, from Europe to Russia, and for alternative American markets including Native American, regional, and experimental. The book provides valuable insider information, such as * Twenty-five percent of German television is written by Hollywood writers. Screenwriters just need to know how to reach that market. * Many countries, including those in the European Union, have script development money available-to both foreign and local talent--from government-sponsored film funds. * The Web's influence on the film industry has been profound, and here you can find out how to network through the Web. The book also lists the key Web addresses for writers. Andrew Horton, author of two acclaimed books on screenwriting, includes personal essays by accomplished screenwriters from around the world and offers insightful case studies of several films and television scripts, among them My Big Fat Greek Wedding; Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon; and The Sopranos. Full of endless enthusiasm for great films and great scripts, this book will be an essential resource for both aspiring writers and accomplished writers hoping to expand their horizons, improve their skills, and increase their chances for success. Includes an interview with Terry Gilliam and contributions from Bernard Gordon, writer for The Day of the Triffids and The Thin Red Line; Lew Hunter, Chair of Screenwriting at UCLA; Karen Hall, writer/producer for Judging Amy and M*A*S*H; and other screenwriters."-- Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-196) and index
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Subject Motion picture authorship.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Composition & Creative Writing.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Rhetoric.
REFERENCE -- Writing Skills.
PERFORMING ARTS -- Film & Video -- General.
Motion picture authorship
Écriture de scénario.
Genre/Form Motion pictures
Motion pictures.
Films.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021696444
ISBN 9780520937529
052093752X
9786612359798
661235979X