Raindance Writers Lab, Second Edition: Write + Sell The Hot Screenplay

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If you're looking for a straightforward, practical, no-nonsense guide to scriptwriting that will hold your hand right the way through the process, read on! The Raindance Writers' Lab guides you through the tools that enable you to execute a strong treatment for a feature and be well on the way to the first draft of your script.Written by the creator of the Raindance Film Festival himself, Elliot Grove uses a hands-on approach to screenwriting based on his many years of experience teaching the subject for Raindance training. He uses step-by-step processes illustrated with diagrams and charts to lend a visual structure to the teaching. Techniques are related to real-life examples throughout, from low budget to blockbuster films.The Companion Website contains interviews with British writers and directors as well as a handy series of legal contracts, video clips and writing exercises.In this brand new 2nd edition, Grove expands on his story structure theory, as well as how to write for the internet and short films.The website also contains sample scripts and legal contracts, a writing exercise illustrated with a video clip, a folder full of useful hyperlinks for research, and a demo version of Final Draft screenwriting software. * Written by the Founder and Director of the Raindance Film Festival - the largest independent film festival in Europe! * Companion Website contains interviews with top directors, sample scripts, legal contracts, and writing exercises! * A no-nonsense approach to writing and selling a HOT screenplay * NEW screenplays to discuss including Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind and Borat

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To a master of storytelling silenced too soon Merlin Russell Grove 1929–1962 AMSTERDAM • BOSTON • HEIDELBERG • LONDON • NEW YORK • OXFORD PARIS • SAN DIEGO • SAN FRANCISO • SINGAPORE • SYDNEY • TOKYO Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Focal Press is an imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP, UK 30 Corporate Drive, Suite 400, Burlington, MA 01803, USA First published 2009 Copyright © 2009, Elliot Grove. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved The right of Elliot Grove to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone +44 (0) 1865 843830; fax +44 (0) 1865 853333; email: [email protected] Alternatively you can submit your request online by visiting the Elsevier web site at http://elsevier.com/locate/permissions, and selecting Obtaining permission to use Elsevier material Notice No responsibility is assumed by the publisher for any injury and/or damage to persons or property as a matter of products liability, negligence or otherwise, or from any use or operation of any methods, products, instructions or ideas contained in the material herein British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data A catalog record for this book is available from the Library of Congress ISBN: 978-0-240-52079-7 For information on all Focal Press publications visit our website at www.focalpress.com Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd, Bodmin, Cornwall 09 10 11 12 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Design and cover illustration by Dominic Thackray Contents Exclusive Online Resources Ackno