Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV

Name: Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781138904576
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By Matt Stevens and Claudia Johnson

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Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV explores the collaborative processes behind some of the most acclaimed movies and television series. Drawing on the expertise of renowned Hollywood partnerships such as Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club), and Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen (Friends), this guide reveals how to find the ideal co-writer, develop characters and story structure together, and navigate the creative and business aspects of co-writing.
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Perfect for established and aspiring screenwriters seeking practical advice on successful collaboration in film and television writing.

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Some of the greatest movies and television series have been written by script partners. Script Partners: How to Succeed at Co-Writing for Film & TV brings together the experience, knowledge, and winning techniques of Hollywood’s most productive partnerships—including Lucy Alibar & Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack (Dallas Buyers Club), and Andrew Reich & Ted Cohen (Friends).

Established and aspiring screenwriters will learn how to pick the right partner and the right project, co-create character and story structure, co-draft and revise a script, collaborate in film school and in the film industry, and manage both the creative and business sides of partnerships.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781138904576

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 April 2016

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Routledge

Edition: 2nd edition

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 362g

Pages: 256

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Arts & Culture Claudia Johnson Education & Reference Matt Stevens Non-Fiction

About the Author

Claudia Johnson & Matt Stevens met on the faculty of the FSU Film School and have been writing together since. Two of their scripts were finalists for the Sundance Screenwriters Lab, and their recent feature, Ruby—based on Claudia’s doc The Other Side of Silence: The Untold Story of Ruby McCollum—has been optioned by Invitation Entertainment. Their screenplay Scrooge in Love is based on their novella, A Christmas Belle, a sequel to Dickens’ A Christmas Carol. They were twice named "Star Speakers" at L.A.’s Creative Screenwriting Expo for their co-writing workshops. Claudia left FSU to teach at USC’s Writing for Film & Television Division, and Matt is a Senior Copywriter and Digital Content Specialist in L.A.