Clements (communications, Augusta State U.) has written, directed, and produced more than 3,000 non-fiction television programs. In this book, he explains the show runner's job as television producer,
Naked Playwriting is a complete playwriting course-from developing a theme through plotting and structuring a play, developing characters, creating dialog, formatting the script, and plying methods th
Produced by... is a well-written, A-to-Z guide to producing movies, whether they are large-budget studio-backed productions or low-budget and mid-budget independents. Logically organized to follow a
As entertaining as it is enlightening, Created by… presents a stellar cast of 21 show creators who candidly talk about writing and selling hit television series. J.J. Abrams (Alias, Lost) Alan Ball (
Hollywood is currently seeing a great influx of young African-American filmmakers who collectively are altering the face of American filmmaking. African-American Screenwriters Now brings together rece
Filmmaker Spiegel presents a practical filmmaking manual based upon the teachings of the late montage artist Slavko Vorkapich (film, USC) as well as his own experience. Vorkapich's approach focuses on
Every year, over 60,000 commercial roles for all ages, physical types, and ethnic backgrounds are cast by ad agencies, producers, directors, and casting directors across the country. Breaking Into Com
Screenwriting Tricks of the Trade distills William Froug's many years as a Hollywood professional and a highly respected screenwriting teacher into a fresh and timeless primer that takes the novice sc
The Actor Takes A Meeting is the first book to address the actor's self-presentation at an interview or meeting. It shows the actor how to be the host of a meeting and the initiator of an exciting exp
For film music lovers, this volume contains interviews with composers such as Philip Glass, Mark Isham, Rachel Portman, Marc Shaiman, Alan Silvestri, and Gabriel Yared. A handful of orchestrators and
Characterizing improvisation technique as a specific body of work for creating skilled improvisational acting with its own rules, procedures, and applications, professional acting coach Book explains
This collection of new essays and interviews with some of Hollywood's top screenwriters, producers, and directors is a sequel to Froug's highly popular Zen and the Art of Screenwriting. Here, Froug on
Designed not just to awaken creativity, but to teach the writer the process of being creative within the context of screenwriting, this new, unique addition to Linda Seger's collection of books combi
A film is finished and almost ready to make its way into theaters, but one or more of its prime movers (producer, director, studio brass) contends that it doesn't feel right. What can be almost instan
