Martie Cook

Broschiertes Buch

Write to TV

Out of Your Head and onto the Screen

Beschreibung

Learn to craft smart, original scripts and teleplays for a variety of television formats, including comedy, animation, drama, movies of the week, pilots, reality television, TV news magazine, and children's programming. Using the tools the author provides: checklists, sample outlines and treatments for each format, sample script pages, war stories from writers and executives, and a sample query letter to introduce finished script pages to agents, you'll avoid common pitfalls and come across as an industry veteran. Benefit from the experience of pros: 45 luminaries contribute their experience and wisdom, including Jay Leno, Mike Wallace, Norman Lear, Paul Haggis, writers for"Grey's Anaatomy,""Desperate Housewives,"and more!With twenty-five years of industry experience as a television writer and producer, Martie Cook teaches you not only how to hone your craft but also how to break into the industry. Guiding you through the often confusing television hierarchy, Write to TV offers practical advice on important issues such as how to get an agent, how to write a query letter, how to network, even how to"do lunch". By learning how to craft smart scripts for a variety of television formats and how to get your foot in the door and keep it there, this invaluable book will help you get that big idea out of your head, onto the page, and then to the top of the heap.

Autor

Martie Cook has over twenty-five years of experience as a television writer and producer and is a professor at Emerson College. She has written for such hit shows as Charles in Charge, Full House, Joes Life, and One West Waikiki. Her screenplay, Zacharys Truth was a finalist in the Massachusetts Screenwriting Contest, and in the prestigious Chesterfield Writers Program, before being optioned by Universal Studios. Martie has served as writer/producer on Real Life, Better Homes and Gardens, NBC Nightly News, The Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, Americas Most Wanted, and the Emmy-award winning childrens show, Zoom.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Seitenzahl: 491
• Erscheinungstermin: Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 19mm x 152mm x 229mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780240808765
• ISBN-10: 0240808762
• Artikelnr.: 22446925

Rezensionen

"Martie Cook's Write to TV (3^rd Edition) is a must read for anyone interested in exploring the world of writing for Television. From the basics of concept and scene work to best industry practices, this energized gem covers it all. Ms Cook also quotes an extraordinary range of celebrated talent from Bob Weide to David McGee to Kristin Hahn in a journey through the world of the television writer. I cannot recommend it more highly."

Linda Reisman, Producer, Leave No Trace; The Danish Girl, Distinguished Producer-in-Residence, Emerson College

"Martie has done an amazing job at explaining real-world script writing information. Beginning writers get it right away. The book is

direct, honest, and authentic."
Bill Lancaster, Communication's Professor Northeastern University and Television Producer

"Martie Cook's Write to TV is an essential tool and resource in the screenwriting classroom. Students learn from excellent examples and a diverse array of writing topics that equip future writers into the dynamic and ever expanding world of writing for television and streaming media. Terrific book, my students love it!"

Eric Swelstad, Professor/Chair, Media Arts Los Angeles Valley College

Praise for the Previous Edition:

"Martie Cook has one of the best minds out there when it comes to writing for television. Her experience and insight played a crucial role in shaping my writing career, and I'm thrilled for the aspiring writers who will surely benefit from the wisdom in these pages!"

Jon Rineman, Writer, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

"Martie Cook's Write to TV is required reading for anyone considering a career in TV writing. More than any other single thing, I owe my success to following her teachings."

Matt Fusfeld, Writer/Producer New Girl; Community; American Dad

"I think this is about the best book on writing for television out there. I hope it sells like crazy because television will be better for it."

Peter Dunne, Emmy and Peabody Award-Winning Writer/Producer, CSI; Melrose Place; Dallas; Knots Landing; Author, Emotional Structure

"Write to TV takes you inside the minds of writers, producers, and network suits in this brutally honest book. A 'must read' for anyone who has the dream of making it in Hollywood. I wish I had read this book 20 years ago!"

Glenn Meehan, Producer, The Talk; Little People, Big World; Entertainment Tonight

"Martie Cook's Write to TV is the best book I've found on the subject in 20 years as a prime time writer/producer and 15 years as a college professor teaching the subject. I highly recommend it for anyone who wants to learn the ins and outs of writing TV comedy and drama."

Ross Brown, Associate Professor of Film and Media Arts, Dodge College at Chapman University; Writer, The Cosby Show; Who's the Boss?; Step By Step; Author, Create Your Own TV Series for the Internet

"Write to TV is an invaluable resource not just for writers but for anyone interested in getting the inside scoop about the way the industry works and how to break in. It gives an extensive overview of the current world of TV and a step-by-step guide for the new writer in town. It's anecdotal yet informational, entertaining yet insightful. Because the author has lived this experience, she can give a first hand step-by-step account of how you get from that first pitch to the on-screen credit."

Libby Beers, Executive Producer, The Christmas Ornament; Bringing Ashley Home

"Martie Cook imparts a tremendous amount of knowledge in a way that is both easy to understand and entertaining. It is like having a mentor in book form."

Christopher Crowe, Writer, The Last of the Mohicans; Fear





"Martie Cook's Write To TV is a smart 'How It Is' book. It's an inspiring and edifying insider's first-hand experience and knowledge imparted lovingly and entertainingly. It's a book you can't set down once you begin and when you're done you'll know what it takes to be successful in breaking into the business-the rest is up to you."

Hassan Ildari, Writer/Director, Face of the Enemy; Assistant Professor, Emerson College