Successful Television Writing成功的电视写作

出版时间：2003-6  出版社：John Wiley & Sons Inc  作者：Rabkin, William  页数：209  

内容概要

The industry speaks out about SUCCESSFUL TELEVISION WRITING     "Where was this book when I was starting out? A fantastic, fun, informative guide to breaking into–and more importantly, staying in–the TV writing game from the guys who taught me how to play it."—Terence Winter, Coexecutive Producer, The Sopranos     "Goldberg and Rabkin write not only with clarity and wit but also with the authority gleaned from their years of slogging through Hollywoods trenches. Here is a must-read for new writers and established practitioners whose imagination could use a booster shot."    —Professor Richard Walter, Screenwriting Chairman, UCLA Department of Film and TV     "Not since William Goldmans Adventures in the Screen Trade has there been a book this revealing, funny, and informative about The Industry. Reading this book is like having a good, long lunch with your two best friends in the TV business."—Janet Evanovich     "With sharp wit and painful honesty, Goldberg and Rabkin offer the truest account yet of working in the TV business. Accept no substitutes!"—Jeffrey B. Hodes and Nastaran Dibai, Coexecutive Producers, Third Rock from the Sun     "Should be required reading for all aspiring television writers."—Howard Gordon, Executive Producer, 24 and The X-Files

书籍目录

AcknowledgmentsIntroduction: So You Want to Write for Television1. Basic Preparation2. What Is a TV Series?3. The Four-Act Structure4. Telling a TV Story5. The Spec Script6. What to Spec?7. The Name Is Morris, William Morris8. The Pitch9. How to Read the Producer's Mind10. What to Pitch11. You've Got the Assignment, Now What?12. Your First Assignment13. We've Got a Few Notes14. Am I There Yet?15. Becoming Rob Petrie16. Rewrites17. Your Really Great Idea for a Show18. I'm a Professional Writer, and I've Got the Card to Prove ItAfterwordAppendices  A  Plotting a Mystery: How We Wrote Diagnosis Murder  B  Diagnosis Murder Writers' Guidelines  C  Martial Law Writers' Guidelines  D  Martial law Pitch/Leave-Behind("Sammo Biammo")  E  Martial Law Beat Sheet ("Sammo Blammo")  F  seaQuest 2032 Pitch/Leave-Behind("Depths of Deceit")  G  seaQuest 2032 Beat Sheet("Depths of Deceit")  H  Diagnosis Murder Beat Sheet("A Passion for Murder")  I Diagnosis Murder Beat Sheet("The Last Laugh")