In this guide, Ray Frensham explains the processes involved in transforming your creative ideas into a format that should work on screen and offers specialist advice on various issues such as characterization and the use of visual language. Aimed not just at the beginner but also at those with some prior knowledge of screenwriting, this book covers not just the intricacies and craft of writing for the screen, but also advises on how to approach the industry.

Author Biography

Internationally respected Script Doctor, script advisor and tutor, Ray Frensham is former Chairman of the Screenwriters' Workshop (the UK's leading script training organisation since 1983). He has written for and worked with international TV and film companies; he also regularly lectures, runs seminars, workshops and clinics. He has been on the Advisory Committee for the Edinburgh International Television Festival and associated with a number of film judging panels, including the FujiFilm Scholarship. He is also a consultant to the British Film Institute.