I Liked It, Didn't Love It: Screenplay Development from the Inside Out
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| Rating | : | 4.26 (674 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1580650627 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 250 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Monika Skerbelis and Rona Edwards have lived the life of a studio and development executive, having developed and sold screenplays for the past 15 years. . They have taught feature film development classes at UCLA for the past six years Both authors live in Los Angeles
They have taught feature film development classes at UCLA for the past six years Both authors live in Los Angeles. Monika Skerbelis and Rona Edwards have lived the life of a studio and development executive, having developed and sold screenplays for the past 15 years. They present exercises created to assist the reader in developing their writing skills. From the Publisher The most commonly used rejection line spewed by studio executive honchos when they do not buy a script is, "I liked it, didn’t love it." What happens to your screenplay or novel when it leaves your hands and is submitted to a st
I recommend this book to all of my screenwriting students I could be wrong, but I think this may be one of the only books that focuses on development. Well written. The authors are extremely knowledgeable. I recommend this book to all of my screenwriting students.. Good behind-the-scenes look As a writer who has yet to sell a script, I've been told snippets of the information in this book by my agent and manager, but I never had the whole picture of what happens when my script leaves my hands. It was both sobering and comforting to get what sounds like a very accurate description. I also see now what I did--both right and wrong--the time a script of mine, a romantic comedy, went out and didn't sell but got me meetings.. truefeather77 said Power Grid. In Hollywood, tourists buy maps to the homes of the stars.But if you really want to know the lay of the land -- how things work and where the power lives -- buy this book, instead! The authors know what they're talking about, and even better: they write about it so clearly that *you* know what they're talking about.Edwards and Skerbelis map the trails and terrors of the Hollywood jungle and cover every step -- from finding an idea
The most commonly used rejection line spewed by studio executive honchos when they do not buy a script is, "I liked it, didn’t love it." What happens to your screenplay or novel when it leaves your hands and is submitted to a studio or production company? What happens to it after it’s optioned or sold? What does "in development" really mean? Rona Edwards and Monika Skerbelis will shed light on all those questions for both those who are new to the business, and those already journeying through the "storied" halls at a film studio, television network, or production company. Edwards and Skerbelis will tackle how to find new ideas, what it takes to be a development executive or a story analyst, how to work with producers and writers, and tips for pitching. They present exercises created to assist the reader in developing their writing skills.