The teaching of film script writing--either as an end in itself or as a means of sharpening the student's visual and narrative awareness--can intensify the student's responsiveness to literature and increase his sense of continuity and consistency of point of view when writing compositions. When developing a silent screen script, students should…

Seventeen steps are presented for the successful production of training films and video tapes. The steps include concept, script preparation, budget, filming and recording, laboratory processing, editing, titles and narration, sound mix, corrections, manufacture of prints, and distribution. (CT)

Pointing out that what sells a story idea for film or television is not writing the script but preparing the "treatment"--the brief pitch of a story to a producer or agent--this book furnishes dozens of examples of treatments from actual productions. The book makes the distinction between scripts designed for feature films, episodic…

Intended as a guide for prospective scriptwriters, this handbook provides information about and examples of scripts for radio, films, and television. The scriptwriter's role in the preparation of filmstrips, sound slidefilms, commercial announcements, and storyboards is also examined. The book offers guidance in the techniques of getting writing…