Binding: Paperback
Description: Off the Page examines the business and craft of screenwriting in the era of media convergence. Bernardi and Hoxter use the recent history of screenwriting labor coupled with close analysis of the screenwriting para - industry - from "how to write a winning script" books to screenwriting software - to explore the state of screenwriting throughout the US media industries. They address the conglomerate studios making tentpole movies expanded television Indiewood independent animation microbudget scripting the video games industry and online content creation. This book is designed to be used by students and writers who want to understand what studios want and why they want it but also how scripting is developing in the convergent media beneath and beyond the Hollywood tent - pole. By addressing specific genres old and new across a wide range of media this essential volume sets the standard for anyone in the expanded screenwriting industry and the scholars that study it.
Title: Off The Page Screenwriting In The Era Of Media Convergence
Author(s): Hoxter Julian
Publisher: University Of California Press
Barcode: 9780520285651
Pages: 320 Pages, 5 B-W, 1 Chart, 1 Table
Publication Date: 9/12/2017
Category: Media Studies