By
Mary Johnson, Professor of Scriptwriting, University of Central Florida
Description
The New Scriptwriter's Journal places you, the writer, in the center of the complex and challenging process of scriptwriting. Charge up
your imagination while learning how to write a professional screenplay. This informational and inspirational guide details the creative
aspects of scriptwriting such as crafting dialogue and shaping characters.
Inside, you'll find blank pages to jot down your thoughts,
ideas, and responses to the text, creating your own source book of script ideas. Whether you're an indie filmmaker longing to shoot your
first digital feature or an aspiring screenwriter writing a spec script for Hollywood, your journal will be an invaluable resource.
Special chapters offer insights on adaptation, ethics of screenwriting, and the future of storytelling in the digital age, as well
as alternative storytelling.
Additionally, The New Scriptwriter's Journal includes an invaluable annotated guide to periodicals, trade
publications, books, catalogs, production directories, script sources. scriptwriting software, and internet resources.
Audience:
Beginning and experienced scriptwriters; students.
