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Screenwriting at Birkbeck, University of London

Language: English Studies in English
University website: www.bbk.ac.uk
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Screenwriting
Screenwriting, also called scriptwriting, is the art and craft of writing scripts for mass media such as feature films, television productions or video games. It is frequently a freelance profession.
Screenwriting
This...is why screenwriting pays so well. They don't pay me to write. I'd write for free. They pay me NOT to punch people in the neck.
Screenwriter John Rogers, discussing The Core
Screenwriting
[Screenwriting] is no more complicated than old French torture chambers, I think. It's about as simple as that.
Writer/Director James L. Brooks in the documentary Dreams on Spec
Screenwriting
I often attribute my screenwriting to journalism because they drill in the who, what, when, where and why – but we really need to land on that why. That’s what I’ve been exploring in my writing for many years and trying to get better at.
Mara Brock Akil "New BET series aims for cross-cultural appeal" Eric Hegedus , New York Post, January 7, 2014
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