'Screenwriting for the 21st Century

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Front cover of 'Screenwriting for the 21st Century

About the book: In the book, successful scriptwriter and lecturer Pat Silver-Lasky takes the reader through the basics and beyond. As she freely admits, she can’t teach talent, but she can teach techniques and concepts that will make it easier for you to use your own vision and creativity successfully in today’s market.

The book includes:
• Writing techniques: elements of the screenplay; constructing a scene; character vs. characterisation

• Genres
• How comedies translate in the international market
• Translating a novel into a script – changing a cerebral work into a visual one
• Procedures for getting your script accepted in the UK and in the US
• Marketing and the marketplace in the 21st century, how to protect your material
About the author: Pat Silver-Lasky has been a scriptwriter for over 20 years and wrote as a team with her late husband, Jesse Lasky, Jr.. She has lectured extensively on scriptwriting at several American Universities and was the script consultant and lecturer at the London International Film School for eight years until 1999. She served 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, she is a former actress. She now lives in London.

You can find out more about Pat Silver-Lasky by visiting her website

www.patsilver-lasky.com

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