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The Basics of Screenwriting

Name: The Basics of Screenwriting
Author: Norman Fitts
ISBN: 9781453841730

by Norman Fitts

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Overview

Taking your idea from thought to paper can be a very difficult thing to do. This guide will take you through the creation of a storyline, the creation of your characters including character histories, and then how to create the screenplay following accepted industry standards. Afterward it will introduce you to the tools you need to market your screenplay. It also includes glossaries covering standard screenwriting terms and camera settings.

Synopsis

Taking your idea from thought to paper can be a very difficult thing to do. Within this guide I will show you how to create a storyline, develop characters, and then turn it into a screenplay.

About the Author, Norman Fitts

I’ve been writing for several years. I’ve completed a dozen feature length screenplays. I’ve written and published four science fiction novels titled “The Encounter", “Contact”, “The Submarine Effect” and “The Sentinel”. I teach Creative Writing and Screenwriting classes in Houston, TX for Leisure Learning and I also offer them privately for people who can’t make the classes. I also donate my time to a non-profit organization “Skills for Living” mentoring 15 and 16 year old high school students. I worked with the Austin Film Festival for a couple of years reading and judging screenplays for their “Heart of Film” screenplay competition and I belong to American Zoetrope reviewing screenplays there. I belong to, and write for, the Houston Film Industries Group supporting the film industry in Houston as well as the state of Texas.