Breaking In - Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches (Hardcover)

Breaking In: Tales from the Screenwriting Trenches is a no-nonsense, boots-on-the-ground exploration of how writers REALLY go from emerging to professional in today's highly saturated and competitive screenwriting space. With a focus on writers who have gotten representation and broken into the TV or feature film space after the critical 2008 WGA strike and financial market collapse, the reader will learn from tangible examples of how success was achieved via hard work and specific methodology. This book includes interviews from writers who wrote major studio releases (The Boy Next Door), staffed on television shows (American Crime, NCIS New Orleans, Sleepy Hollow), sold specs and television shows, placed in competitions, and were accepted to prestigious network and studio writing programs. These interviews are presented as Screenwriter Spotlights throughout the book and are supported by insight from top-selling agents and managers (including those who have sold scripts and pilots, had their writers named to prestigious lists such as The Black List and The Hit List) as well as working industry executives. Together, these anecdotes, learnings and perceptions, tied in with the author's extensive experience in and knowledge of the industry, will inform the reader about how the industry REALLY works, what it expects from both working and emerging writers, as well as what next steps the writer should engage in, in order to move their screenwriting career forward.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	March 2017
First published:	2017
Authors:	Lee Jessup
Dimensions:	229 x 152mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	328
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-67911-5
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > General Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Creative writing & creative writing guides Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Cinema industry Books > Business & Economics > Industry & industrial studies > Media, information & communication industries > Radio & television industry Promotions
LSN:	1-138-67911-9
Barcode:	9781138679115

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