* Covers all aspects of scriptwriting, from visuilization to marketing * New information on competitions, festivals, and workshops * Now includes internet sources for screenwriters Now in its fourth edition, Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract is a classic resource for students and professionals in screenwriting and television writing. This book will teach you how to become a creative and marketable writer in every professional arena – including major studios, production companies, networks, cable and pay TV, animation, and interactive programs. Specific techniques and script samples for writing high-quality and producible spec scripts for theatrical motion pictures, the sitcom series, one-hour dramatic series, longform television, soaps, talk show, variety, animation, interactive and new media are provided. Television and Screen Writing: From Concept to Contract, Fourth Edition also offers a fully detailed examination of the current marketplace, and distinct strategies for marketing your scripts, from registering and copyrighting the script to signing with an agent. This new edition has been expanded to include the most up-to-date creative and professional script samples, marketing resources, and practical information possible. The companion website offers a wide range of contacts and resources for you to explore, and Internet links to professional resources. There is also an Annotated and Selected Bibliography for your reference Television and Screenwriting reveals how to write successful scripts for television and motion pictures, and how to effectively market them. To be successful, screenwriters must learn techniques to guide them from the germination of an idea to the revision of the final draft. Episodic television, long-form television, and motion pictures all share certain needs, the development of producible stories, appealing and castable characters, credible dialogue, expert structure, and skillful visualization. This Book Was Selected By: · Writers Guild of America Website for Tools of the Trade as a recommended reading. · The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting as a recommended reading resource for every writer and student of writing in the country and abroad interested in the five $25,000 fellowships. It was added to the Bibliography of Books on Screenwriting &Other Resource Information and is on the Nicholl Screenwriting Fellowships Website as a recommended reading. · Scriptwriting Links Website and Playwriting Website as a recommended reading.