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Robert De Niro at Work is the first critical study to examine how Robert de Niro, perhaps the finest screen actor of his generation, works with screenplays to imagine, prepare and denote his performance. In categorising the various ways in which De Niro works with a screenplay, this book will re-examine the relationship between actor and text. This book considers the screenplay as above all a working document and a material object, present at every stage of the filmmaking process. The working sc...

The complete, authorised scripts, including deleted scenes, of the multiple award-winning Succession.'The smartest, cruellest, funniest show on television.' Irish Times'The most thrilling and beautifully obscene TV there is.' Guardian'Miraculously funny yet mind-blowingly intense.' Empire** Winner of nineteen Emmys, nine Golden Globes, three BAFTAs and a Grammy. **With an exclusive introduction from Lucy Prebble. 'Love'. You're coming for me with love?In the wake of an ambush by his rebellious s...

An encyclopedic behind-the-scenes look for fans of The Andy Griffith Show. In October 1960, The Andy Griffith Show began its eight-year reign as one of the top-ten television shows in the country. Now, more than 60 years later, the original 249 episodes still remain among the most frequently watched television shows—and its stars, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Jim Nabors, and of course, Andy Griffith, live on in popular culture. Neal Brower, longtime superfan and show expert, has been writing and eve...

The old screenwriting motto is, “Work on your script, and the jobs will come.” This is false.A great script is only as good as the effort you put into your career, but there is little information for the aspiring screenwriter about how to break in. Even those who study TV or film in college are taught to simply “get a production assistant job.” But then what? And how do you get that job to begin with?Breaking into TV Writing contains all the crucial information left out of most screenwriting boo...

25% discount offer - use code CE25 at checkout 'If you decide to adapt a classic or much-loved book, your working maxim should be, 'How will it work best as a film?' However faithful it is to the original, if it's not interesting onscreen then you've failed.' - William Boyd in Story and Character: Interviews with British Screenwriters Hollywood. Netflix. Amazon. BBC. Producers and audiences are hungrier than ever for stories, and a lot of those stories begin life as a book - but how exactly do y...

Being There and the Evolution of a Screenplay provides an insightful look at the drafting of one of Hollywood history’s greatest scripts. Being There (1979) is generally considered the final film in Hal Ashby’s triumphant 1970s career, which included the likes of Harold and Maude (1971) and Shampoo (1975). The film also showcases Peter Sellers’s last great performance. In 2005, the Writers Guild of America included Being There on its list of 101 Best Scripts. Being There and the Evolution of a...

This volume contains six scripts from the second season of the television programme "Buffy the Vampire Slayer": "When She Was Bad", "Some Assembly Required", "School Hard", "Inca Mummy Girl", "Reptile Boy" and "Halloween". These scripts are the shooting drafts, and contain production notes, cut dialogue and different scenes.

"Queer as Folk" is the story of three gay guys, their families and friends. The exploits of Stuart, Vince and Nathan covered many of the thornier problems in life, such as cleaning up your loft apartment after a wild party, how you should react when your mum wants to come clubbing with you, and the perils of being the ultimate social outcast - a Doctor Who fan. This title contains the complete unexpurgated scripts from the first series, and includes scenes that were never transmitted.

This book is an in-depth analysis of participatory worlds, practices beyond the mainstream models of content production and IP management that allow audience members to contribute canonically to the expansion of storyworlds, blurring the line between the traditional roles of consumers and producers. Shifting discussions of participatory culture and cross-media production and consumption practices to more independent media contexts, the book explores the limits, borders and boundaries of partici...

Though screenwriting is an essential part of the film production process, in Britain it is yet to be fully recognised as a form in itself. In this original study, Jill Nelmes brings the art of screenwriting into sharp focus, foregrounding the role of the screenwriter in British cinema from the 1930s to the present day. Drawing on otherwise unseen drafts of screenplays, correspondence and related material held in the Special Collections of the BFI National Archive, Nelmes's close textual analysi...

Navigating through the challenging process of writing a comedy pilot, this book will help screenwriters to create an original script for television. Practical and accessible, the book presents a step-by-step guide focusing on the key elements of the process. Incorporating both the history of TV comedy as well as its current evolving state in this age of the dramedy and an ever-increasing variety of broadcast and streaming platforms, the book will serve as a guide for the fledgling sitcom scrib...

Told from the perspective of a Hollywood executive with nearly 20 years’ experience professionally pitching and distributing film/TV projects, Mastering the Pitch reveals all the nuanced details of the pitching process. Readers will gain valuable insights into how the Hollywood system operates, improve their professional pitching skills and gain a competitive edge in getting their ideas from concept to greenlight. This book covers:how projects are packaged and developed before a pitchhow a pitc...

Break Into Writing For Television takes you from the very first line of the script through to becoming a regular writer for soaps and 'continuing dramas'. It starts with the basics of different types of script and production, and moves on to getting ideas, shaping character and dialogue, re-writing, pitching work and the practicalities of who does what in the production world, in both the UK and the US. Structured around a practical, progressive, goal-orientated approach, each chapter contains a...

Over the years, Doctor Who has become one of the most popular science fiction series to date, with an ever growing and extremely dedicated fan base. Now fans can enjoy a plethora of their favorite memorable quotes and wisest words spoken throughout the series from the first episode to the most recent season starring Matt Smith. Each chapter focuses on a reoccurring theme or subject from the series.

"This does indeed deserve comparisons with Blackadder" Radio Times"A knockabout, well-researched take on the working and domestic life of Shakespeare." The GuardianIt’s the 1590s. William Shakespeare – brought to life on screen by the inimitable David Mitchell – is at the start of his career. But no one is taking him seriously. In London, he is mercilessly mocked by his rivals and at home in Stratford he is belittled by his sullen teenage daughter. Yet he is determined to find an ending for his...

The Thick of It is one of the funniest and most biting TV comedies around today -- a modern-day Yes, Minister for New Labour. A satire on the inner workings of modern politics, it's brim-full of spin-doctoring, back-stabbing, and policy-making on the hoof. And, according to insiders, it's frighteningly close to the truth. This exclusive collection of razor-sharp scripts and extras is a treat for fans of this award-winning show.

Broadcast Writing (1991) looks at the tools necessary for writers to find and develop stories for radio and television. Through the use of numerous original examples, the reader learns to shape ideas into well-developed scripts. It addresses the challenges of documentary and dramatic writing for TV and radio, and provides examples for most of the different writing genres.

This book provides aspiring screenwriters with a practical and informed way to learn how to think and write like a “creative” (the film industry term commonly used to refer to members of the key creative team – writer, director or producer) by connecting the transdisciplinary academic fields of screenwriting, film studies and cognitive psychology and neuroscience. It stands apart from other screenwriting “how to” books by applying contemporary scientific research about creativity to the craft o...