If you've got the talent, here are the screenwriting techniques. Learn all the basics--and way beyond--of writing for film and television. Pat Silver-Lasky, who has worked in the business for more than 20 years and taught screenwriting at universities, reveals all the secrets of creating a film script that could become an international blockbuster. From organizing the plot to selling the final product, this unique guide discusses:
* The elements of a screenplay, constructing a scene, and character vs. characterization * How comedies translate in the international market * Adapting a novel for film * Ways to work with a formula without being formulaic * Procedures for getting a script accepted, both in Hollywood and in the UK * Marketing and the international marketplace of the 21st century, including how to protect your material.
Pat Silver-Lasky has been a scriptwriter for over 20 years. She has lectured on scriptwriting at several American Universities and was the script consultant and guest lecturer at the London International Film School for eight years until 1999. She is on the Executive Council of the Writers Guild of Great Britain, a member of BAFTA and a member of the Writers Guild of America. Born in Seattle, Washington and a former actress. She now lives in London.
Pat's relationship with Hollywood goes back a long way before she was born. In 1913, her future father-in-law, Jesse L. Lasky, produced the first full-length motion picture The Squaw Man. Her late husband, Jesse Lasky, Jr. wrote over 50 films, 8 for C.B. DeMille, including The Ten Commandments, and Samson And Delilah. Pat began her career as a Hollywood actress and progressed to directing and writing. With Jesse, she wrote four books, 8 produced films, nearly 100 produced tv scripts. Her book, SCREENWRITING FOR THE 21ST CENTURY was published in 2004 by Chrysalis, Batsford in the UK. Born in Seattle, Washington, she attended the University of Washington, Stanford University and Reed College. She lived in London until 2009. Pat and her husband, cartoonist(Peeby) and painter Peter Betts now live in Orange County, California. She knew Marilyn Monroe, Orson Welles, Tony Quinn and a host of stars personally.
THE PHOTOS: As an actress, Barbara Hayden (photo Esquire Magazine). As Pat Silver-Lasky, writer with Jesse Lasky, Jr. and Doug Fairbanks, Jr., Book Jackets: Love Scene, The Offer, Screenwriting for the 21st Century, Pirates of Tortuga, Crime and Passion. During the writing of this last film I spent 4 weeks on a Swiss mountain top with Omar Sharif and the crew filming.
Books by Pat Silver-Lasky Non-Fiction Screenwriting for the 21st Century (With Jesse L. Lasky, Jr.) Men of Mystery Love Scene Novel The Offer
My latest erotic thriller RIDE THE TIGER,is available to order on Amazon and on Kindle. The trade paperback and Kindle are each priced at $4.95. And now it's available in the Kindle library - KDP Select.
So here's the dope: For the next 3 months, starting January 2012, it can be checked out from the Kindle Library, JUST LIKE ANY LIBRARY BOOK. Look on Amazon.com The Kindle Store for details of their KDP Select program. And if that's not enough to make you want to read it - for 5 days within that period (from the 24th through the 28th of January) you can actually get a free copy to keep - if you have a Kindle Reader -- which will not make me any money, but I'm hoping if you enjoy RIDE THE TIGER, you will spread the word.
What's the story all about? Fame, money and sex, that's what movie star Madelaine Brent wanted and she always got everything she wanted. But sometimes everything is too much and somebody can get murdered. Maddie remembered an ancient Chinese proverb:'She who rides the tiger better not dismount.' Was she about to fall off? One critic said: "This is the deeply penetrating story of a film star who puts her career and her erotic desires above all else. Madelaine Brent is willing to undergo the tortuous beauty treatments that will keep her on top - a survivor in the film world, the Las Vegas showtime scene and a survivor in the art of love. But Maddie does not foresee the consequences her actions will have on the men in her life: her British film director husband Charles who is devoted to her, the one-night stand she thought she could dismiss, the French film star who fathered her child, the young writer-director she seduced and the actor who holds her spellbound. Her beautiful daughter Cathy, alienated from her mother, has taken a dangerous path that leads to prison. Maddie's path leads her to a place she didn't expect - and a trail of murders."
This review is from: Screenwriting for the 21st Century (Paperback)
I found this book extremely useful in better understanding the screenwriting process. Even though I have no interest in being a screenwriter, as a film/television buff, I found the book very informative in anaylizing script construction, the ingredients of a quality script, and understanding the relationship of the scriptwriter to the producer, the director, cast, etc. I took a screenwriting course in college, and the text book used in the class was totally useless compared to what Pat Silver-Lasky has written. Every aspect of the scriptwriting process is covered in this book, and the material is logically presented in language that is understandable to even the novice scriptwriter. Nevertheless, even season scriptwriters will find this book useful as well. Ms. Silver-Lasky draws from her personal experience as a successful scriptwriter, instructor, and film enthuasist to create this must have read. At less than $15, one cannot go wrong purchasing this book.
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This review is from: Screenwriting for the 21st Century (Paperback)
This is a great book for anyone who is interested in screenwriting either as a hobby or as a professional. It gives a straightforward and easy to understand explanation of how to develop your initial idea into a fully blown screenplay. It also includes antidotes, stories and references by the author who has an excellent insight into writing for this medium from her own experience. Pat Silver-Lasky makes you feel that you are being taught on a one-to-one basis, which is something that is rarely achieved from books in this category. Go out, buy it, read it, then start to write that screenplay you have always had at the back of your mind.
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