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Reading Screenplays: How to Analyse and Evaluate Film Scripts
By Lucy Scher
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Script Readers play a crucial role in the film industry, often responsible for determining whether a script is even looked at by a producer or development executive; yet those accountable for reading can be on the first rung of the industry ladder and have had little or no training for the task. This user-friendly 'how-to' guide written by one of the UK's leading script analysis specialists, lays bare the process of analysing film scripts. This is invaluable to anyone looking to work as a script reader, anyone who wants to work in development with writers, and for screenwriters themselves who are seeking guidance on how the industry might respond to their work. An essential reference tool, the book includes information on:
- How to write a brilliant script report
- Storytelling and screen genres
- Treatments and other short documents
- Writing clear and detailed analysis of the craft of storytelling for film
- Best practice in reading and reporting on scriptsIt also includes a full Resource Section listing useful print and online publications, organisations and associations.
- How to write a brilliant script report
- Storytelling and screen genres
- Treatments and other short documents
- Writing clear and detailed analysis of the craft of storytelling for film
- Best practice in reading and reporting on scriptsIt also includes a full Resource Section listing useful print and online publications, organisations and associations.
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Lucy Scher
Lucy Scher was director of The Script Factory, the UK's premier screenwriters' organisation. She devised the UK's first training course in script reading, developed the UK's only Diploma in Script Development and was an internationally recognised script developer. Sadly, Lucy passed away in 2018.
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